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Canada's highest court to hear challenge of accelerated parole ban
Canada's highest court has agreed to hear a North Vancouver man's challenge of a federal law abolishing accelerated parole. Christoper John Whaling started serving his six year sentence on weapons...
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UPDATES: NDP releases fiscal plan
The NDP says it will reallocate money, raise taxes, and run deficits for three years.That's the gist of the party's fiscal plan laid out today. Finance critic Bruce Ralston says the carbon tax would be...
View ArticleLive-Smart BC program gets one year extension
The province announced today the Live-Smart-BC program will be extended for another year.The efficiency incentive program can give homeowners upwards of 35 hundred dollars in rebates for energy saving...
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Here comes a closer look at coal
Metro Vancouver's Environment Committee has taken what it calls a political stance on exporting coal.Chair Heather Deal says the committee wants to learn more about the health and environmental impacts...
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Beware the ash in The Cache
Potentially toxic fly ash shipped from a Burnaby incinerator to the Cache Creek landfill has still not been dealt with seven months after the fact.Cache Creek Mayor John Ranta says the Ministry of...
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A sneak peek at the NDP platform
The Leader of the NDP is playing down concerns unions and environmental groups will stand to gain from an NDP Government. On The Voice of BC with Vaughn Palmer, Adrian Dix says the NDP platform won't...
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Man shot in Burnaby
A man is recovering from gunshot wounds to his legs after an attack in Burnaby early this morning.The shooting occured on Edmonds near 4th Street.Police are saying little about it, other than the man's...
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Four arsons in Saanich overnight
A 25-year old man accused of setting four fires in Saanich overnight has been arrested.The worst one was at an ABC restaurant attached to the local Accent Inn shortly before 11;00 p.m.Sgt. Steve Eassie...
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John Furlong's wife killed in car crash overseas
The wife of John Furlong -- the man who organized the 2010 Olympics -- has been killed while on vacation in Ireland. Deborah Sharp Furlong was 48 years old. She was killed when the car she was...
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Travel advisory issued for Coquihalla Highway
Drive BC has put out a 'travel advisory' for the Coquihalla Highway.Up to fifteen centimetres of snow is expected to fall, beginning this afternooon.Meanwhile, in south eastern BC, Rogers Pass could...
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Shooting victim not cooperating with police
A young man who survived a shooting in Burnaby overnight is not helping police find his attacker.The 23-year old victim, who has a criminal record, suffered non-life-threatening wounds to his legs.RCMP...
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Driver who killed senior wants to appeal conviction
The man who was convicted of mowing down an 83-year-old at a Surrey bus stop wants a new trial.Gurjit Dhillon was found guilty last fall of dangerous driving causing the death.Pritnam Benning had been...
View ArticlePedophile dies in hospital
A convicted pedophile from West Vancouver has died.An obituary for Michael Berry was published last month in local newspapers.It says he died March 12 after a long fight with cancer.The 73-year-old...
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Son of car crash victim calls court appeal a "joke"
The son of a Surrey man fatally hit by a speeding Corvette four years ago calls it a "joke" that the driver found guilty is seeking a new trial.83-year-old Pritam Benning died in hospital a few days...
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Violent outburst on Skytrain
A 39 year old man who is known to police is facing charges of assault and uttering threats after an alleged assault on Skytrain earlier this week.Darryl Keith Bergey has been arrested after what...
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Law week in BC offering free legal advice
It's an opportunity for people to understand more about how the justice system works. It's law week in BC. Kerry Simmons is president of the BC Branch of the Canadian Bar Association. There are a...
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Sit-ins challenge changes to Grant's Law
They're hoping BC's government, elected next month, will take some action. Sit-ins have begun in Vancouver, Victoria, and Nanaimo, aimed at bringing attention to the changes made last year to Grant's...
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HD Mining judicial review is over - ruling to come in a few weeks
A judicial review into the granting of 201 temporary foreign worker permits to HD Mining is over. The judge in the case is expected to issue a ruling within a few weeks.Charles Gordon is one of the...
View ArticleVaisakhi parade today
Vancouver's annual Vaisakhi parade is set to take over the southeastern part of the city today.Tens of thousands of people are expected at the popular event, which celebrates a major Sikh...
View ArticleMore birth control pills getting recalled
A pharmaceutical company has recalled more birth control pills as a precautionary measure after discovering some packages have the wrong dosage. As a safety measure, Apotex inc., the company that...
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