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VancouverStar.com Saturday 4th July 2009 Volume 7/27
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"Our beloved son, brother and father of three children has gone so unexpectedly, in such a tragic way and much too soon. It leaves us, his family, speechless and devastated to a point, where communication with the outside world seems almost impossible at times."
Joseph Jackson
The father of Michael Jackson and the family patriarch was speaking after the sudden death of his son.

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$£€ United States, Dollar Euro Canada, Dollar United Kingdom, Pound Japan, Yen
United States, Dollar - 0.715 1.161 0.613 96.15
Euro 1.397 - 1.622 0.857 134.3
Canada, Dollar 0.861 0.616 - 0.528 82.79
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Japan, Yen 0.010 0.007 0.012 0.006 -

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Salmon return looks promising
Family of missing Squamish teen isn't giving up hope
Zidane's Vancouver soccer match delayed
Van sought in Burnaby man's death, earlier theft
Endangered marmots return to their Vancouver Island homes

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Surge in Jacko's music's post-death sales to benefit Dutch pension fund
Meet Kevin Jonas' love interest Danielle Deleasa
Drunken Winehouse banned from swimming by Caribbean resort staff
Britney's fan spent £10K and 10yrs idolising her
Cher urging Chastity to turn down sex change TV documentary offers

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Do social networks influence fashion trends among friends
Tom Cruise buys daughter Suri 'kangaroo' in Melbourne
Women deluging Oz town yearning for Nicole Kidman's 'fertility water'
Recession-hit Gordon Ramsay sees brighter future
Keanu Reeves likes to listen to his critics

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Breaking News
Hundreds gather at funeral for Surrey teen killed in crash
(Facebook) More than 300 people gathered at a funeral home in Delta on Friday to pay their respects to a Surrey teenager killed in a car crash. Sanjeeve Sharma, 15, died Monday when the car in which...

Riders edge Lions in wild opener
There may have been butter on the pigskin in Saskatchewan Friday night. B.C. Lions' receiver Ryan Grice-Mullen dropped a Hail-Mary pass with 13 seconds to go that would have given B.C. the win in a...

Canada Day celebrations at Vancouver's Canada Place
Jodi Henrickson's family returned Friday to the place where she boarded a ferry for Bowen Island two weeks ago, asking travellers to watch out for the 17-year-old, who hasn't been seen since June...

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International
New IAEA chief sees no proof Iran developing nuclear weapons
The incoming head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says he knows of no hard evidence that Iran is trying to gain the ability to develop nuclear...

Sarah Palin resigns as Governor of Alaska
Politics in Washington picked up a beat Friday. when former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin suddenly announced her resignation as Alaskan...

Damning report slams Israel, Hamas over civilian deaths, destruction
Israeli forces killed hundreds of unarmed Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of homes in Gaza in attacks which breached the laws of war, Amnesty International concluded in a new report published this week....

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Business News
Obama still popular despite weakening economy, employment
The U.S. jobless rate rose to 9.5 percent last month -- the highest figure in 26 years. In the short term, the jobs report is a political setback for President Barack Obama and his economic policies. But the latest opinion polls suggest the president continues to hold public support despite the weak...

European equities mixed, U.S. markets closed
Some markets in Europe closed higher Friday, while others...

Qatar Airways to launch flights to Australia later this year
Qatar Airways will begin operating flights to Australia before Christmas and in time for the holiday season....

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    New 203 room hotel opens in Mumbai this week
    Britain relaxes restrictions on travel to Sri Lanka
    New Scheme for poor to travel with dignity
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    UK research says over 55s happier, while under 25s are 'stressed and lonely'
    Elderly crash same old story
    Call for more vigilance after elderly woman lay dead in flat for 5 years
    Older forests store more carbon

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    Eighteen head to Canada for culinary programme
    Burnett hands Blue Jays first loss at new Yankee stadium
    Tory ad suggests Bloc protecting child traffickers rather than children
    Obama enjoying honeymoon with Canadians
    Smyth traded to Kings