Tillikum: the slave whale who chose to fight back

Call him, just for now, Spartacus. He was two years when the slavers captured him in 1982 and hauled him off to the little town of Victoria, on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, in the far Canadian west. And there he met his fellow slaves, Nootka and Haida. Day after day in slave school they learned their tricks. Day after day, they did their act

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The Gypsy Nester: Victoria's Secrets

Queen Victoria of England dubbed the westernmost region of Canada British Columbia in 1858 -- in tribute, her name remains on B. C. 's capital city and our destination, Victoria.

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Earthquake! Did you feel it? Magnitude 2.7

Victoria BC awoke to a Earthquake this morning just after 2AM:Magnitude 2.7 - STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA, WASHINGTON 17 km (11 miles) SE (131°) from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

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Victoria Businesses

Victoria British Columbia, Canada guide feature free business services companies yellow page and community forum. Agriculture, Apparel & Accessories, Arts & Humanities, Auto, Beauty, Care, Business To Business, Computers & Internet, Construction, Education, Finance & Legal, Food & Restaurants, Government & Organization.

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Victoria: a little bit of Britain in Canada

VICTORIA, BC, Feb. 18, 2010/ Troy Media/ -- British Columbia's capital has the mildest climate in Canada . . .

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