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Last Updated: Thursday May 11, 2000 LOCAL NEWS

This price is suitable for framing
In this consumerist age of 20-something Internet tycoons, there was little shock last night when a painting by one of Canada's premier artists set new price records at auction.
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Time's up for cell phone, kids
A British study may succeed in doing what many a parent has failed to do: Get kids to stop spending so much time on their cells.
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Chinese deported
Nearly a year after fleeing in rusty boats, the desperate bids by 90 Chinese migrants for better lives came to an end yesterday as the Canadian government flew them home.
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Teacher's sex life probed
COURTENAY -- Comox Valley school officials and police won't discuss an "investigation into inappropriate conduct" by a female teacher with a male student at G.P. Vanier senior high school.
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Women can't be sexual predators? Hah!
It's a short learning curve. The first time a boy fumbles with your bra strap, you learn to manipulate. You give sex, you get what you want.
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There are just too many mentally ill criminals, says A-G
Attorney-General Andrew Petter says there are just too many mentally ill people in the criminal justice system to ever deal fully with them all.
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Free wheel deal
Pick up The Province newspaper, and you could win a Jeep TJ, Trans Canada Trail Edition. For details, check out the contest page at Carclick.com. You could also win golf passes, passes to the Molson Indy, or tickets to the Air Canada golf championship. Your entry form is in The Province newspaper classifieds. Contest closes Monday June 5.


Also in site
In Double Click, Jim Jamieson reports that some of the world's best brains are draining to Canada. In Entertainment, Bob Barker's beauties reveal all. And in Sports, Vancouver Grizzlies GM Stu Jackson resigns.


Front row seats to WWF
Win front row seats to the World Wrestling Federation's WAR is RAW on May 29! Get right up there ringside, and "smell what The Rock is cookin'." Our contest prizes include not only a pair of front row seats, but also VIP passes to meet the WWF stars. See The Province newspaper for details and entry forms. Contest closes Wednesday May 17. Stand by, too, for a double-page poster in The Province newspaper on May 29.


New Sports Scores menu
Our new Sports Scores menu makes it easier than ever to stay on top of your game. Hockey, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis, European soccer, auto racing, all the latest scores are easy to reach through our big new Sports Scores menu.


Win a cowboy adventure
Win the Ultimate Cowboy Adventure. You could win Canada 3000 airline tickets for four, to Anchorage, Alaska, or Whitehorse, Yukon. Plus hotel accommodation, travel and food vouchers, and tickets to attractions including a Northern rodeo. Our contest is a feature of the Cloverdale Rodeo, which runs May 19-22 in Cloverdale. Check out The Province newspaper for contest details. And get your complete Cloverdale Rodeo guide in The Province newspaper on Wednesday May 17.


Broadway Breakaway
The Province newspaper and Future Shop present the $20,000 Broadway Breakaway contest. One hundred lucky winners will be the first to preview Future Shop's new flagship store on West Broadway, and share in a $20,000 shopping spree. One person will get to spend $10,000, and the other 99 will share the other $10,000. You'll have only one hour to shop, so check out the Future Shop website, and start making up your shopping list. See The Province newspaper for details. Contest closes at noon Friday May 12.


Champagne Supernova!
AuctionsBC.com is offering a chance to spend two luxurious nights in Whistler's Pinnacle Hotel. Loosen your muscles in your private jacuzzi, dry off in front of the fireplace and top it off with the finer things in life - champagne and chocolates! Go to AuctionsBC.com right now and start bidding.


B.C.'s most amazing moms
Share your stories about terrific moms and win big! Here's the deal: Send us a short letter and tell us why your mom is the best mom in B.C. Make us laugh, or cry, or go hug our own Moms. We'll pick three letters and give those people a fabulous Britney Spears prize pack. Send your letters to Britney, The Province, Suite 1, 200 Granville St., Vancouver V6C 3N3, fax 605-2786 or e-mail jmcdonald@pacpress.southam.ca. Got pictures of you and mom? They'd be appreciated but we won't be able to return them. Contest deadline: today at noon. We'll share some of your tales on Mother's Day, May 14.


Vote in this week's poll: Love Bug Strikes Again and Again
The Vancouver Sun/Province has reported that PC users face new variations of the ILOVEYOU computer virus, including one concealed as a joke and another as confirmation for a Mother's Day gift order . Have you taken any precautions to ensure the security of your personal computer?
Vote in our poll.
You will also find results of our earlier poll on WCB here.


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