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Ferry advisory group recommends 25 percent fare cut
By January 27, 2012 03:05 pm 1 commentsNot only should British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. and the B.C. government hold future fare increases to the rate of inflation, they should also roll back earlier increases, says the Ferry Advisory Committee Chairs. Read more…
New funding partnership for First Nations schools 'significant': FNESC
By January 27, 2012 01:35 pmA new agreement signed today between B.C. First Nations, and the provincial and federal governments sets the stage for funding parity between public and reserve schools in this province. Read more…
'Radical' federal remarks boost fundraising, support for enviro groups
By January 27, 2012 09:19 am 7 commentsTough talk from Ottawa about radical environmentalists and foreign-funded adversaries seems to be actually strengthening support for those groups under attack. Read more…
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HST limbo creates uncertainty in construction industry for 2012
By January 26, 2012 11:50 am 7 commentsThe 2012 construction season could break the backs of some local building companies in Whistler. The second biggest industry in the resort is in a holding pattern as the death knell sounds out on the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST). Read more…
Filed inUK urges quick completion of Canada-EU free trade agreement
By January 26, 2012 08:55 am 9 commentsQuick completion of a trade deal with Canada will help Europe regain some of its competitive edge, says British Prime Minister David Cameron, who is close to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, both ideologically and on a personal level. Read more…
Filed inKeystone XL fight not over yet: Nebraska State Sen.
By January 25, 2012 03:42 pmThe fight over TransCanada's Keystone XL is far from over, argues a Nebraska State Senator who helped oppose it, even though President Barack Obama rejected the pipeline earlier this month. Read more…
Filed inMartin to Harper: Stop imposing your will on First Nations
By January 25, 2012 09:12 am 5 commentsFormer prime minister Paul Martin tried to find something to salvage in the historic talks between First Nations chiefs and Stephen Harper. Instead, what he saw was the federal government wasting more time and sending the chiefs home empty handed. Read more…
Filed inPMO threatened environmental charity, affidavit alleges
By January 24, 2012 03:34 pm 10 commentsA former employee of an environmental group critical of a proposed oilsands pipeline says the Prime Minister's Office threatened a funding agency if it didn't pull its support for the group. A spokesman for Prime Minister Stephen Harper denies the allegations. Read more…
Chief to Harper: Address native concerns or face 'aboriginal uprising'
By January 24, 2012 12:21 pm 1 commentsA prominent B.C. native leader says Prime Minister Stephen Harper risks an "Aboriginal uprising" unless his government can improve relations with First Nations. Read more…
Filed inHarper, chiefs at odds over fate of the Indian Act
By January 24, 2012 09:32 amPrime Minister Stephen Harper sees the Indian Act as something that can be updated to reflect modern practices. But Shawn Atleo, national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, led a parade of speakers who described the century-old legislation as a boulder blocking the path to collaboration. Read more…
Filed inPharmaceutical giant to settle Canadian class action suit on Vioxx
By January 23, 2012 02:56 pmMerck, the American based pharmaceutical giant, announced on January 19 it will settle class action suits in Canada connected to its controversial pain medication Vioxx. Read more…
Filed inMedia outlets post Vancouver riot photos online before handing over to police
By January 23, 2012 12:45 pm 1 commentsSix media outlets in British Columbia will hand over thousands of photos and videos of last June’s Vancouver riot to police under a court order – but not before some put them online for readers to see. Read more…
Filed inFirst Nations chiefs prepare for landmark meeting with Harper
By January 23, 2012 08:55 am 2 commentsAbout 30 native leaders crammed into a teepee on a small island in the middle of the Ottawa River this morning to prepare for a landmark summit with Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Read more…
Filed inCBC ombudsman finds conflict in reporter's link to Premier Clark's office
By January 20, 2012 05:42 pm 7 commentsCBC's ombudsman has found that British Columbia legislative reporter Stephen Smart's marriage to Premier Christy Clark's deputy press secretary Rebecca Scott puts him in violation of the public broadcaster's journalistic standards and practices. Read more…
Filed inSupreme Court sides with B.C. community in tax fight with paper company
By January 20, 2012 04:33 pm 8 commentsOTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed an appeal Friday by a paper-making company over the property taxes assessed by a British Columbia community against one of its mills.
The court sided with the district of North Cowichan on Vancouver Island in a tax dispute with Catalyst Paper Corp. (TSX:CTL) which had argued its taxes were too high because they bore no relationship to the municipal services it actually used. Read more…
Filed inBC has until April 1 to decide on forcing generic drug savings
By January 20, 2012 10:11 am 1 commentsThe British Columbia government is considering its next steps to find savings on generic drugs after failing to reach a resolution with the BC Pharmacy Association and the Canadian Association of Chain Drug Stores. Read more…
The Arab spring through women's eyes
By January 19, 2012 08:00 pm 1 commentsManal Al Sharif tells us about life for Saudi women. In perfect English, she explains that Saudi women always wear black -- a cover worn over their regular clothes -- and that they remain minors until they die. Clearly upset, she explains that while decision-making bodies exclude women, a woman can't do anything without a male giving her permission. Read more…
Filed inBC has spent $125,000 fighting to keep IBM contract secrets
By January 19, 2012 03:35 pmThe British Columbia government has wasted nearly $125,000 on legal bills to keep a contract with IBM secret, according to the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. Read more…
Filed inMexican journalist in B.C. fears for life if deported after exposing corruption
By January 19, 2012 01:41 pmVANCOUVER - A Mexican journalist who blew the whistle on corrupt officials in her homeland is pleading with the federal government to let her stay in Canada and says she will be persecuted if sent back. Read more…
Filed inAddict turned expert says mainstream view of addiction needs rethink
By January 19, 2012 12:05 pmThe way that North Americans think about drug addiction is "mistaken, nasty, and stupid," says Dr. Peter Ferentzy, a Toronto-based addiction specialist and a recovering "crackhead." This Sunday, Ferentzy will be touting his book and speaking about Canadian drug policy at a lecture in Downtown Vancouver. Read more…
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Obama rejects Keystone XL pipeline
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BCTF tables salary demands, drops other proposals
CTV's Taggart: Getting anchor job brought out the mean in some 'friends'
Premier Clark's Grey Cup guest list
Canadian pipelines and oil sands by (some of) the numbers
Cost stops one in 10 Canadians from taking prescribed medicines: study
New B.C. Liberal chief of staff is staunch Tory, signed 'firewall' letter
Canadian coal, oil and petroleum production grew in 2010
UN Right to Food Rapporteur plans spring mission to Canada
Government to repeal law on sending election results before polls close
No charges one year after alleged slaughter
Premier Christy Clark shuffles senior staff
Lillooet in search for new mayor and councillor
Occupy movement calls for worldwide general strike on May Day
Northern Gateway hearings on move to Terrace, B.C.
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Redford, Bacon anti-oil crusaders in Enbridge pipeline drama
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Joe Oliver says he's only opposed to foreign environmentalists
Paying for nicotine replacement is poor use of public funds, says study
Cairo: The calm before the storm
Canada should stop supporting the asbestos industry: NDP’s Pat Martin
'Environmentalists, other radical groups,' threaten pipeline: Joe Oliver
Northern Gateway hearings start in Kitimat on $5.5 billion oil pipeline proposal
EthicalOil.org attacks 'foreigners and their puppets' questioning Northern Gateway pipeline
Three kinds of thugs emerging in Cairo
BC teachers enter fifth month of contract talks with no sign of progress
Revamped sled dog company up and running in Whistler
Oil producers could lose $72 billion without Northern Gateway pipeline: Report
Right group given wrong oil and gas question, says BC MLA
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