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Columbia Street grill adds jazz to an eclectic menu

2007-05-31

Heritage Grill manages to feel as much a club as a restaurant, with generous portions of West Coast Cajun A.R. Wodell Sun New Westminster's Columbia Street is a prime example of a town's once-bustling main thoroughfare being dealt a near-fa…

Detecting synthetic identity fraud

2007-05-31

Leslie McFadden USA Today If someone uses your Social Security number on a credit application, you might not find out about it. Not even if you checked your credit report. Why? You could be a victim of synthetic identity fraud -- a rapidly …

Shopping for a digital projector?

2007-05-31

Jefferson Graham USA Today The Epson PowerLite S4 If you've ever attended a company meeting, whether in a boardroom or a hotel ballroom, you've seen the latest tool of 21st-century business: the digital projector. Like the slide projector o…

Mexico surpasses U.K. with Canadian tourists

2007-05-30

Dollar's rise 'creates better buying opportunity,' agent says Bruce Constantineau Sun Puerto Vallarta, a popular destination More Canadians want to knock back margaritas in Puerto Vallarta than pints of ale in Portsmouth, according to Stati…

Turning the desk into a computer

2007-05-30

Edward C. Baig USA Today On Microsoft's Surface laptop, people can "grab" and stretch digital photos using their hands, not a mouse. They can order prints, make postcards and so on. Analyst Roger Kay says, "I try not to gush too much. I thi…

Slimmer phone big on features

2007-05-26

Sun SAMSUNG WRITEMASTER SE-T084L, $165 If you're not ready to trade in your notebook computer just because it's missing a DVD burner, here's a cheaper solution. The SE-T084L is a front slot-loading DVD burner that plugs in a USB connection.…

Province of BC buys $37M of Downtown Eastside Hotels - Buying spree was kept quiet

2007-05-26

Did the provincial government overpay? Defenders of the deals just blame a hot market Frances Bula Sun The Orange Hall at 295 East Hastings in Vancouver recently sold for $1,879,000, 118 per cent over the assessed value. Photograph by : Stu…

Sullivan wants Riverview to house the mentally ill

2007-05-25

Says he has the support of the premier Jack Keating Province Mayor Sam Sullivan is urging the provincial government to reopen Riverview Hospital as a "compassionate solution" for the mentally ill who are living on Vancouver streets. Sulliva…

Red ink rising but future bright for convention centre

2007-05-25

Ashley Ford Province The red ink may be rising faster than a Fraser River flood around the expanding Vancouver Convention Centre but there's big bucks and business in the convention business. The Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre y…

Coffee good for gout, studies say

2007-05-25

Risk of arthritic ailment cut by nearly 60 per cent in men who drink six or more cups a day Pamela Fayerman Sun Phenol chlorogenic acid, an antioxidant, is likely behind the beneficial effects of coffee. Tim Boyle, Agence France-Presse, Get…

Convention centre says earnings up 25 per cent for year

2007-05-25

Events already booked for expanded facility Michael Kane Sun Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre on Thursday announced record results with earnings up 25 per cent over the previous year. High profile international events like the U…

Local realtor Paulo Leung & Rosy Place Investments charged $205,000 fine for removal of 72 trees

2007-05-25

Naoibh O'Connor Van. Courier The loss of 65 trees on property overlooking Spanish Banks could create a possible safety hazard on the slopes. Photo-Dan Toulgoet The city has charged an offshore company and a realtor in connection with the un…

'Disposable' phone numbers come to Canada

2007-05-24

Internet-based calls never reveal a personal listing Gillian Shaw Sun A small California company that makes it possible to place a non-long-distance call to anyone around the world as long as you have their e-mail address is bringing the se…

Skewers and a salad in salaryman's setting

2007-05-24

Kitsilano brazier grill more like old Japan than modern Tokyo, a rustic cocoon of cedar and worn rice paper Mia Stainsby Sun Chef Seiji Sadaoka (left) offers skewers of chicken thighs, asparagus wrapped with bacon, chicken and leek, and mar…

New home sales rose 16.2% in April, prices fell 11%

2007-05-24

USA Today WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Sales of new homes rose 16.2% in April, sharpest climb in fourteen years, while prices fell a record 11%, according to a government report on Thursday that showed home builders taking extraordinary ste…

Red wine toasted as prevention for cancer

2007-05-23

Research centre finds men who drink seven glasses per week reduce risk to prostate Sun NEW YORK -- Red wine drinkers, raise your glasses! Another study extolling the health benefits of red wine was released on Tuesday, saying a glass a day …

Homeowners are moving on up

2007-05-23

With jobs for skilled trades, you can retain your income Brian Morton Sun Susan Miller of Williams Lake Cheryl Engemoen/Special to The Vancouver Sun Susan Miller and her husband Drew recently moved from Chilliwack to Williams Lake, where th…

1,000 luxury condo units planned for Bear Mountain 'trophy location'

2007-05-23

Developer Robert Quigg's plan will help Langford's economy, mayor says Carla Wilson, Victoria Times Colonist Sun VICTORIA -- A Vancouver developer known for building multimillion-dollar homes in "trophy locations" is planning a $1.4-billion…

Appetite for big houses is growing

2007-05-23

Stephen Ohlemacher and Paul Foy USA Today The Astle family, children Kayla, Mason and Ali, and parents Valerie and Evan, pose outside their new 5,700 square foot home in Utah. WASHINGTON — McMansions are sprouting in the suburbs of Wa…

New home construction to stay at high levels

2007-05-20