In May 2006, police arrested two dozen native and non-native protesters for blockading expansion work on the Sea-to-Sky Highway, a 600-million-dollar piece of Olympic infrastructure designed to ferry athletes and equipment from Vancouver to the ski …

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The clampdown on communications, in which China also blocked Web sites including Facebook and Twitter nationwide, followed deadly ethnic riots in Xinjiang in July. Nearly 200 people died as Uighurs, a mostly Muslim minority group native to the region …

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Here in Vancouver we pride ourselves on our outdoor lifestyle, public art, and majestic views. Why, you can cycle from downtown all the way to Kitsilano by way of False Creek and take in stunning architecture and fabulous sunsets (well, in summer …

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