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Members of "granny groups" from all over Vancouver Island are once again joining forces to help their counterparts half a world away.

White House reveals beer recipe, aims for political buzz

George MacMinn defends $480,000 contract, but MLAs want it scrapped

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The German manufacturer of a notorious drug that caused thousands of babies to be born with shortened arms and legs, or no limbs at all, issued its first ever apology Friday - 50 years after pulling the drug off the market.

A grad student wants to try to give gay and lesbian retirees in British Columbia a comfortable place to spend their golden years. Alex Sangha is trying to raise $25,000 for a feasibility study for a retirement home catering to the gay community.

When a geyser spewed black oil across a Vancouver-area neighbourhood in 2007, the result of a punctured pipeline, members of the Tsleil-Waututh were among those working to clean up the Burrard Inlet shoreline.

An outbreak of legionnaires' disease in Quebec City has claimed its 10th victim. Public health officials say there have now been 165 cases since the outbreak began in mid-July. The source is thought to be the cooling systems of two building towers.

I'm wearing long pants this week. Wearing an even longer face. Didn't just drive today, but commuted. Found condensation on the car window, too. It was dark when I got up, both outside the house and in my heart. Vacation is over. Summer is over.

CRA sends warning letters