News for Youse: Flu shots, Anders Breivik declared sane, and Lance Armstrong gives up

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      Mandatory flu shots Provincial health officer Dr. Perry Kendall has announced that all health-care workers who come into contact with patients in publicly funded health-care facilities, including long-term care homes, will be required to have a flu shot this year or wear a surgical mask in flu season.

      Surrey murder The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is investigating an overnight shooting death on 110th Avenue in the upscale Surrey neighbourhood of Fraser Heights.

      Mair bounced Former B.C. cabinet minister Rafe Mair has revealed that he's been fired as a political commentator on CBC Radio's Early Edition program.

      Breivik convicted Norwegian Anders Breivik has been declared sane in court today. He was sentenced up to 21 years in prison for murdering 77 people in a bomb attack and shooting spree last summer, though he will remain in jail if he's still considered a threat.

      New York killings Mayor Michael Bloomberg says police bullets may have wounded some outside the Empire State Building when officers killed a gunman who had shot a former colleague.

      Sun publishes photos Rupert Murdoch's British tabloid the Sun has defied a Royal Family request not to show photos of a naked cavorting Prince Harry, using the headline "HEIR IT IS".

      Armstrong gives up The seven-time winner of the Tour de France, celebrity cyclist Lance Armstrong, has given up his fight against the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, clearing the way for him to be stripped of his awards.

      Triano appointed Former Toronto Raptors coach Jay Triano, an alumnus of SFU and a former Olympian, has been named head coach of the men's Canadian basketball team.

      Victoria's Secret coming The U.S. lingerie giant will soon have stores on Robson Street in Vancouver and at Metropolis in Burnaby.

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