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Seniors' advocate on the table in B.C.
Health Minister Margaret MacDiarmid has introduced a bill that will lead to the first ever seniors' advocate in Canada.MacDiarmid says the government consulted the public last year after the provincial...
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A BC Supreme Court judge has found gangster Michael Newman guilty of first-degree murder.Marc Rozen was shot and stabbed multiple times during a botched robbery at his West End apartment building back...
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Budget's out, but Dix still tight-lipped on when NDP will release platform
NDP leader Adrian Dix still won't say when he's going to release his election platform.Dix is criticizing yesterday's budget for cutting health care spending and raising MSP premiums by four percent,...
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Slew of bills proposed, official fish chosen at Legislature
The Liberals have introduced bills that will change a slew of policies.They include allowing charities to auction off liquor, allowing area-based tenure instead of volume-based for forest companies,...
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Some changes coming for the use of pesticides
The NDP says Premier Christy Clark has abandoned her promise to restrict the use of cosmetic pesticides.Legislation introduced Wednesday will expand rules for the use of pesticide to people who work on...
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No, it's not a flashback...it's Sam!
A familiar name in Vancouver civic politics has officially joined the BC Liberals as a candidate in one of the city's ridings.Former Mayor Sam Sullivan will run for the party in Vancouver-False Creek...
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Justice Minister sends another strongly worded letter to Ottawa
BC's Justice minister is demanding a meeting in person with the federal Fisheries minister after the sudden closure of Kits Coast Guard base. Shirley Bond has faxed a letter to Minister Keith Ashfield...
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Coast Guard closure in Kits, but money in Newfoundland
The Harper government shut down the Kitsilano Coast Guard station on Tuesday, but today in Newfoundland, it has announced it's spending $6.6 million on a few buildings for the life boat station in...
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Life in prison for West End killer
At the sentencing today for the man who brutally murdered another man in the West End in 2004, BC Supreme Court heard tragic impact statements from the victim's family.Doreen Rozen said she will be...
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Family of dead Surrey woman appeals for help
The search continues for a suspect in the beating death of a woman in Surrey who lived what police are calling a high risk lifestyle.Janice Shore, a 45-year-old mother of three, was attacked in early...
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U.S. court finds against BC Hydro in massive lawsuit
BC Hydro officials say they plan to appeal a U.S. court ruling that has ordered them to pay $265 million.A California judge has ruled Hydro’s Powerex subsidiary manipulated markets during the state’s...
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Verdict set to come down for Tremblay in teens' deaths
A convicted sex offender charged in the deaths of two local teens is set to learn his verdict tomorrow.Martin Tremblay has been accused of several charges in the deaths of Martha Jackson, 17, and Kayla...
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Clark 'just delighted' to have former rival running for Liberals
Premier Christy Clark rejects any suggestion the Liberals' nomination race in Vancouver-False Creek didn't go her way.The race featured Clark’s friend, Lorne Mayencourt, and former Vancouver mayor Sam...
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New poll suggests public lukewarm to Liberals' budget
If the BC Liberal government is banking on the new budget for a boost in the May election, a new Ipsos Reid polls suggests voters aren't convinced.Asked if they believe the budget will eventually be...
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Kits CG Base talks scheduled for next week
BC's Justice Minister will talk with the Federal Fisheries Minister about the Kits Coast Guard Base closure. Shirley Bond says the two will talk early next week. Asked if it was too little too late as...
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Commissioner speaks out on Community Centre plans
An NPA Park Board Commissioner is hoping the third time is the charm as she pushes for more public consultations in a dispute with community centres. Melissa de Genova says after being ruled out of...
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BCTF and BCPSEA to get back to talks
After taking a break last week, contract talks have resumed between the BC Teachers Federation and the BC Public School Employers Association.Speaking for the BCTF executive, Glen Hansman says talks...
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Windsurfer rescued
The Coast Guard hovercraft from Sea Island has rescued a windsurfer who got into trouble this morning off Centennial Beach in Boundary Bay.He was last seen at 9:30 and something went wrong with his...
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Sex offender guilty in two teens' deaths
Sex offender Martin Tremblay has been found guilty of criminal negligence causing death, in the deaths of two local teenage girls.People applauded in the courtroom as the judge convicted Tremblay of...
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Updated: Federal Tories defend sudden Coast Guard base closure
The federal government continues to defend the closure of the Kitsilano Coast Guard base.At an announcement in North Vancouver, Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose insists safety will not be affected by...
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