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Truck crash may have caused Washington state bridge collapse
ReutersOLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - A truck crashed into a four-lane freeway bridge in Washington state Thursday evening and may have caused it to collapse, sending vehicles and drivers tumbling into a frigid river, officials said. A U.S. National...Tags: Government, Disasters and Accidents, Hypothermia, Barbara Williams, Mount Vernon
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Truck strike may have caused Washington state bridge collapse, officials says
ReutersBy Jonathan Kaminsky OLYMPIA, Wash., May 24 (Reuters) - A colliding truck may have triggered the collapse on Thursday of part of a four-lane freeway bridge that sent vehicles and drivers tumbling into a frigid river in Washington state, officials said....Tags: Government, Hypothermia, Barbara Williams, Executive Branch, Transportation Industry
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Left wing set to win in Canada's BC, may reshape energy policy
ReutersBy Jennifer Kwan VICTORIA, British Columbia, May 9 (Reuters) - The left-leaning New Democrats are set to reshape energy policy in Canada's Pacific province of British Columbia if, as expected, they seize power from the Liberals in Tuesday's elections...Tags: Government, Environmental Issues, Conservation, Greenpeace, Energy Saving
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ANALYSIS-Canadian housing: bursting bubble or gentle landing?
ReutersBy Andrea Hopkins TORONTO, May 2 (Reuters) - It's looking like an unsettling spring in Canadian housing, a market that has proven far more even-keeled and less scary for investors in recent years than in the United States. In what is traditionally the...Tags: House Building, Government, Psychology, Canada, Real Estate
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Vancouver, Canada, sees sharp drop-off in movie, TV production
Hollywood North is going south. That's the fear among many in the once-booming production community in Vancouver, Canada. Although Vancouver still attracts high-profile movies and television shows, including A&E's recently launched "Bates Motel,"...
Tags: Stephen King, United Kingdom, Canada, Psych (tv program), Television
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ILM Considers London for 'Star Wars' Work (Exclusive)
ReutersApr 30 (TheWrap.com) - As the new "Star Wars" movie gets ready for production, visual effects giant Industrial Light & Magic is looking at opening a facility in the United Kingdom to take advantage of foreign tax subsidies, the company told TheWrap on...Tags: Lucasfilm Ltd., United Kingdom, Pacific Rim (movie), Movies, Jurassic Park (movie)
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Indy rail service to speed freight
Associated PressEconomic development officials hope a new rail service linking Indianapolis to West Coast ports in Canada will save central Indiana businesses time and money by bypassing a bottleneck in Chicago rail yards and help transform the capital into more of a...Tags: Road Transportation, Travel, Transportation, Canada, Railway Transportation
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Best Travel Deals
$599 ALASKA Seven-night Alaska Northbound cruise from Vancouver to Anchorage, leaving Aug. 31, Diamond Princess for your cruise. Scenic cruising with stops at Skagway, Juneau, Ketchikan, Glacier Bay National Park and College Fjord. Inside stateroom....
Tags: Glaciers, Landforms, Royal Caribbean International, Cruises, National Parks
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Canada: Is a hotel a crash pad? Yes, and much more, exhibition says
A hotel is more than just a place to lay your head down. If you don't believe it, check out a fascinating new show at the Canada's Vancouver Art Gallery convincingly argues that hotels are far more than just bricks and mortar. The gallery’s newest...
Tags: Arts, Astoria, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Arts and Culture
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Generating stunning visual effects, but not enough revenue
This should be a golden age for visual effects in movies. Thanks to the box office success of movies such as "The Avengers" and "Life of Pi," demand for visual effects has never been greater. Studios are spending $100 million or more to put ever more...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Wildlife, Conservation, Canada, George Lucas
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Vancouver Aquarium Holds Naming Contest for Homer Sea Otter
Channel 2 NewsA Canadian aquarium in British Columbia is offering Twitter users an opportunity to help name its newest female sea otter pup, which has been rehabilitated after it was rescued on the Homer Spit last year. Work to care for the pup began after it was...Tags: Glaciers, Landforms
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Yuna Kim feels skating perfection is possible again
LONDON, Ont. – Her clothes were dark, mostly black, for both practices Tuesday, and the hue fit the expressionless mask that covered Yuna Kim’s face. The convulsive, gloomy and interpretively challenging music for her short program, from...
Tags: England, 2010 Winter Olympic Games, Yu-Na Kim, Human Interest, International Trade
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Mar 12, 2013
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