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Okanagan: Do you know what your kids are drinking?
A Provincial report shows Interior Health Region is the worst health authority area for teen binge drinking. Binge drinking is increasing, with 45 per cent of male, and 42 per cent of female students, in grades 7 through 12, drinking to get drunk at least once a month. 1/6/2009 9:18:34 PM
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Looks like Flaherty is going to give tax cuts to the rich
The vast majority of private sector economists that have spoken out on the subject place cuts to taxes well back on the string of priorities that Ottawa should consider in the budget, with infrastructure spending - lots of it and quick - leading the parade. 1/6/2009 7:30:53 PM
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Bummer: Man's bottom bared in Colo ski-lift mishap
A guy who dangled upside down from a ski lift with his bare bottom exposed probably doesn't want to hear any "ski bum" jokes. Officials at Vail Resorts in Colorado say the 48-year-old man was trying to get on the Blue Ski basin lift on New Year's Day. 1/6/2009 7:22:59 PM
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One of world's richest men kills himself after stock market gamble
One of the world's richest men has become the latest high-profile suicide linked to the credit crunch. There was no sign anyone else was involved, said police, adding there was a suicide note. 1/6/2009 6:45:56 PM
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Heavy rain on south coast, more snow for Okanagan
Residents on B.C.'s south coast may have to make a quick change from snowshoes to hip waders. It's projected 150 mm, or six inches, of rain could drench Howe Sound and the Fraser Valley before Thursday morning, the Okanagan is expecting more snow. 1/6/2009 5:23:39 PM
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