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Epoch Times
| 7 months ago
October 31, 2012 During a trade mission to China in November 2011, premier of British Columbia, Canada, Christy Clark announced a $1.36 billion infusion of Chinese capital for new projects in the province's coal mining industry. Controversy is...
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Vancouver Sun
| 7 months ago
A 6.2 M earthquake off the southwest coast of Haida Gwaii was recorded at 7:49 p.m...The earthquake happened about 15 km under the ocean floor and about 105 km southwest of the island community of Sandspit, according to an National Oceanic and...
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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
| 7 months ago
Questions are being raised about the B.C. government's response to the weekend earthquake off the northwest coast after officials took more than half an hour to issue a tsunami warning...PT Saturday, eventually triggering tsunami alerts and...
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The Globe & Mail
| 7 months ago
The Canadian Press Published Tuesday, Oct. 30 2012, 3:52 PM EDT Last updated Tuesday, Oct. 30 2012, 3:52 PM EDT A new report suggests it would be foolhardy for Saskatchewan to follow Alberta or British Columbia's lead and privatize liquor stores. The...
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Vancouver Sun
| 7 months ago
B.C.'s emergency management program may need to improve its response time when informing the public about natural disasters and potential threats to the public, officials said Monday. The province took criticism for its response to the weekend's...
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United Press International
| 7 months ago
A report from Scotiabank said Canada is too dependent on the United States for oil exports, though industry leaders expect little change. Pat Mohr, a commodities expert at Scotiabank, writes that the Canadian oil export market needs to expand beyond...
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The Globe and Mail
| 7 months ago
Story British Columbia Premier Christy Clark during a news conference in Vancouver, Oct. 17, 2012. The Globe and Mail Watch I think we have all been complacent about what happens, or what can potentially happen, with an earthquake, Haisla Nation...
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Vancouver Sun
| 7 months ago
Communities on Haida Gwaii are calling for more equipment and funding from the province after Saturday's earthquake exposed potential gaps in the island's ability to respond to major disasters. We don't have a lot of emergency equipment at our...
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The Globe & Mail
| 7 months ago
14 PM EDT Last updated Monday, Oct. 29 2012, 11:47 PM EDT A shallow earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 struck off the B.C. coast, the U.S. Geological Survey said, the second powerful earthquake in the region in two days.
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The Globe & Mail
| 7 months ago
Story Any group that can promise a minimum of 15 participants gets a visit from Ms. Kloosterboer or other representatives to talk about planning ahead for a quake and dealing with the days after the event, when emergency personnel will be too...
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The Globe & Mail
| 7 months ago
Story That's what happened Saturday evening as an earthquake of magnitude 7.7 struck just offshore and shook Haida Gwaii and a large stretch of coastal B.C...Kendall, the emergency co-ordinator for Skidegate, needed before mobilizing an evacuation.
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Disinfo.com
| 7 months ago
Terry Wilson of the Canadian Awareness Network links the rogue geoengineering project by Russ George to a massive earthquake off the coast of British Columbia: A 7.7 Earthquake hit the coast of British Columbia on Saturday night, and there has since...
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SF Gate
| 7 months ago
Thousands of people who evacuated their homes along Hawaii's coast were allowed to return early Sunday after tsunami waves hit the islands with less intensity than predicted...The waves were triggered by a 7.7 magnitude earthquake Saturday night off...
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Vancouver Sun
| 7 months ago
The weekend's earthquakes have once again underscored the province's need to speed up seismic upgrades to dozens of British Columbia schools, according to one critic. Vancouver school board chairwoman Patti Bacchus said the process for approving the...
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Vancouver Sun
| 7 months ago
Social media was atwitter over the weekend after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake was detected off the west coast of Haida Gwaii Saturday night. Tweets ranged from the useful and informative to the banal and even ludicrous. Earthquakes Canada, a branch of...
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Vancouver Sun
| 7 months ago
Geological Survey immediately after the quake jolted his home just after 8 p.m. He also called the mayor of Masset, who told him he had issued an evacuation order despite not having heard from Emergency Management, the provincial agency responsible...
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United Press International
| 7 months ago
Parts of Canada's west coast shook throughout the day Sunday as aftershocks up to magnitude-6.3 kept people on alert. The morning after a magnitude-7.7 quake -- the strongest in Canada in more than 60 years -- struck the Haida Gwaii archipelago, the...
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Taiwan News
| 7 months ago
Taiwan News, Website Editorial Staff 2012-10-29 10:06 AM Thousands of people who evacuated their homes along Hawaii's coast were allowed to return Sunday after tsunami waves hit the islands with less intensity than predicted. The highest wave was...
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The Independent
| 7 months ago
Cesar Milan, The Dog Whisperer, was back on our show this week...Although it's been around for as long as I can remember, I appreciate that for most adults, cyber bu... Suggested Topics A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the west coast of Canada...
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Telegraph India
| 7 months ago
The warning was downgraded to an advisory a lower-level alert shortly after 1am today (1100 GMT), though state civil defence authorities said beaches and harbours would remain closed for the time being, and residents were urged to stay away from the...
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The Globe & Mail
| 7 months ago
Visitors and Oahu residents watch the water level in the Ala Wai Harbor waiting for the possible arrival of a tsunami Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012, in Honolulu. AP video CTV Video video video Another 6.4-magnitude aftershock rattled the region just...
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San Diego Union-Tribune
| 7 months ago
The light blue refers to areas that experienced light shaking...A magnitude 3.9 earthquake hit 18 miles west-southwest of Palm Springs at 12:47 a.m. Sunday, generating brief, light shaking that was felt across much of San Diego County, the US...
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Zee News
| 7 months ago
US authorities have cancelled a tsunami warning for Hawaii hours after a 7.7 earthquake in Canada's Charlotte Islands sent some residents scrambling to higher land as they prepared for a fierce impact of waves from thousands of miles away.
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Christian Science Monitor
| 7 months ago
ments Tsunami evacuation for Hawaii canceled after thousands flee The warnings followed a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 that hit Canada's Pacific coastal province of British Columbia late on Saturday. By Jorene Barut and Suzanne Roig, ...
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Leader Post Online
| 7 months ago
A violent earthquake measuring 7.7 jolted British Columbia's north-central coast Saturday night, frightening residents and forcing many to temporarily leave their homes for higher ground ahead of a possible tsunami. Tsunami warnings were issued for...
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Russia Today
| 7 months ago
Fuji will blow due to new tectonic pressures that are higher than when the volcano last erupted more than 300 years ago. Estimates say the eruption will affect more than 400,000 people and cost over $30 billion...A tsunami alert was issued for the...
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Canada.com
| 7 months ago
The tsunami warning issued for the British Columbia coast after a major magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck the Queen Charlotte Islands region, has been downgraded to an advisory. The earthquake occurred at 8:04 p.m. local time on Saturday night, 198...
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The Courier-Mail
| 7 months ago
Hawaii after a powerful earthquake off the west coast of Canada, forcing a state-wide evacuation but apparently failing to cause major damage. Television images from the island of Oahu showed relatively small waves peacefully rolling toward shore.
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Israel National News
| 7 months ago
The islands have been hit by some high waves, but none have done damage. A tsunami warning was issued Sunday morning for Hawaii, Alaska and the western coast of Canada following a 7.7-magnitude earthquake off the coast of British Columbia.
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Mail Online UK
| 7 months ago
28 October 2012 A Hawaii tsunami warning that spurred the coastal evacuations of 100,000 people statewide was downgraded to a tsunami advisory early Sunday, ending the threat of serious damage less than three hours after the first waves hit the...
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Christian Science Monitor
| 7 months ago
Residents in parts of British Columbia were evacuated but the province appeared to escape the biggest quake in Canada since 1949 largely unscathed.
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SF Gate
| 7 months ago
The first waves of a tsunami hitting Hawaii on Saturday night were smaller than expected, roughly three hours after evacuations were ordered for coastal areas threatened after a powerful earthquake struck off Canada. Gerard Fryer , a geologist...
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The Daily Telegraph
| 7 months ago
Canada has hit the US state of Hawaii, an official from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says. "The tsunami is arriving right now," Gerard Fryer, a senior geophysicist with the centre, told reporters. "It is coming in as we speak." Earlier a...
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SF Gate
| 7 months ago
British Columbia (AP) A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the west coast of Canada and authorities issued a tsunami warning, but there were no reports of major damage. Residents in parts of British Columbia were evacuated but the province appeared...
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Wellington Dominion
| 7 months ago
A tsunami warning has been issued for Hawaii after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake rocked an island off the west coast of Canada. The United States Geological Survey said the quake hit the Queen Charlotte Islands at 8.05pm on Saturday local time (4.05pm...
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United Press International
| 7 months ago
A hefty magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck in the Haida Gwaii archipelago along Canada's western coast Saturday night, U.S. seismologists said...Geological Survey said the quake occurred at 8:04 p.m. local time about 10.9 miles deep.
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Daily News & Analysis
| 7 months ago
A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 hit Canada's Pacific coastal province of British Columbia late Saturday, setting off a small tsunami, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, officials said...Geological Survey said an...
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BBC
| 7 months ago
Canada earthquake rocks British Columbia islands A 7.7 magnitude earthquake has rocked islands off Canada's western coastline, being widely felt in parts of British Columbia, but prompting no immediate reports of damage. The quake hit 125 miles (...
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Santa Barbara Independent
| 7 months ago
California NOT on Tsunami Warning After British Columbia Earthquake Powerful 7.7 Quake Hit Northwest Canada at 11:04 P.M. Saturday, October 27, 2012 Article Tools Santa Barbara authorities just released a statement explaining residents are in no...
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Ledger-Enquirer
| 7 months ago
British Columbia A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the west coast of Canada and a tsunami warning was issued, authorities said, but there were no immediate reports of major damage...Geological Survey said the quake hit the Queen Charlotte Islands...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| 7 months ago
was located 139km south of the town of Masset, the US Geological Survey said. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no "destructive widespread tsunami threat" at this time. However, the regional West Coast-Alaska Tsunami Warning Center...
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CNN Blog
| 7 months ago
A 7.7-magnitude quake struck off the coast of Queen Charlotte Islands in Canada late Saturday, triggering a tsunami warning...Update 12:44 a.m.] Fryer also clarified exactly what area the tsunami warning encompasses: It is for coast of British...
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Zee News
| 7 months ago
10 Zeenew Bureau Vancouver: A tsunami warning was issued after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck the Queen Islands off the west coast, as per reports on Sunday. A tsunami warning was issued for coastal regions of British Columbia and Alaska.
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New Zealand Infotech Weekly
| 7 months ago
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake has hit Canada's Pacific coast province of British Columbia. The US Geological Survey reported the quake was centred 198 kilometres south-southwest of Prince Rupert at a depth of 10km. The quake hit 4.05pm (NZ time) in the...
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The Age
| 7 months ago
Sunday and was centred 155 kilometres south of Masset, British Columbia. The tsunami warning is in effect for the coastal areas of British Columbia and Alaska from the northern tip of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, to Cape Decision, Alaska.
