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Appeal court upholds ruling on protection of orca habitat
By February 10, 2012 04:45 pm 2 commentsA federal appeal court ruled yesterday that the Department of Fisheries and Oceans failed in its legal responsibility to protect habitat for orcas, the sleek, black and white killer whales that swim off the coast of B.C. Read more…
Filed inForeign takeover score is 14,218 to two calculates Mel Hurtig, who speaks Saturday
By February 10, 2012 03:10 pm 9 commentsPrime minister Brian Mulroney abolished the Foreign Investment Review Agency (FIRA) in 1985 as part of his free trade agenda. Since then, how many Canadian firms have been bought by foreign companies and how many such sales have been blocked? The score is 14,218 to two, according to Mel Hurtig, prolific author, founder of the Council of Canadians and former leader of the National Party of Canada. Read more…
Filed inAbbott blames teachers' union, hints at legislation
By February 10, 2012 12:53 pm 7 commentsEducation Minister George Abbott stated the government's case against the teacher's union in an editorial today, pouring scorn on the union for "steadfastly (refusing) to accept British Columbia's economic and financial reality," and hinting at legislation if a fact-finding mission rules bargaining is at an impasse. Read more…
Greens exaggerating fracking fears 'to control you': Santorum
By February 10, 2012 12:15 pm 2 commentsGreen groups opposed to hydraulic fracturing are merely trying to raise money for "their reign of environmental terror" says Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum. Read more…
Filed inPrime Minister Harper mixes oil with human rights on visit to China
By February 10, 2012 09:46 am 8 commentsGUANGZHOU, China - Stephen Harper left the old political world of Beijing for a new industrial capital of China to deliver his strongest words yet on human rights and oil. Read more…
Civil jury finds former BC premier Vander Zalm guilty of defamation
By February 9, 2012 04:38 pm 11 commentsVANCOUVER - Former premier Bill Vander Zalm has been found guilty of defamation and has been ordered to pay $60,000 in compensation. Read more…
Filed inVancouver theatre runs down curtain on section of BC's outdated liquor laws
By February 9, 2012 01:07 pm 3 commentsVANCOUVER - An East Vancouver movie theatre has landed the winning punch in a David and Goliath battle that pitted the theatre's future against B.C.'s antiquated liquor licensing laws. Read more…
Filed inBC Premier Clark to replace throne speech with radio appearance
By February 9, 2012 12:01 pm 17 commentsWith no throne speech scheduled, British Columbia Premier Christy Clark will instead make a 90-minute appearance on the Vancouver radio station where she used to work. Read more…
Filed inEgypt: 'Nothing will satisfy the protestors'
By February 8, 2012 04:15 pm 1 commentsA scarved, pious Muslim woman comments profoundly, "Nothing will satisfy the protestors. Even if Prophet Mohammed, peace be upon him, came down to them from heaven and did things his perfect way, they won't be satisfied. Nothing will appease them." Read more…
Filed inNew jail unlikely to reduce Aboriginal incarceration: criminologist
By February 8, 2012 03:30 pm 5 commentsOsoyoos Indian Band Chief Clarence Louie suggested earlier this week that hosting a new prison on the First Nation's land is going to help reduce the over representation of Aboriginal people in the corrections system.
But Simon Fraser University criminology professor Neil Boyd said he thinks that's an unlikely result of building the new jail. Read more…
Bail out of F-35s while we can, argues UBC prof in Canadian Foreign Policy Journal
By February 8, 2012 02:30 pm 9 commentsWhile contracts to procure 65 F-35 fighter jets have yet to be signed, Canada has more reason that ever to back out, argue Michael Byers and Stewart Webb in the peer-reviewed Canadian Foreign Policy Journal, and in a related article published on iPolitics today. Read more…
Filed inBC justice system review is more talk when action needed, say critics
By February 8, 2012 01:00 pm 1 commentsOpponents panned British Columbia Premier Christy Clark's announcement this morning of a review of the justice system. Read more…
Tent-pitching protestor in Victoria receives jail time
By February 8, 2012 12:00 pmIn an apparent protest over the "right for homeless people to have a designated public space," David Arthur Johnston was arrested in Victoria last Thursday for breaching court-ordered conditions and pitching a tent in the city's Centennial Square, according to a report by B Channel News. Read more…
Filed inWestward ho: Census shows 33.5 million in Canada, with more in Prairies, BC
By February 8, 2012 09:53 amHighlights of population numbers from the 2011 census released Wednesday. Read more…
Filed inEnviros want BC premier to protect more of Great Bear sooner
By February 7, 2012 03:36 pm 3 commentsThree environmental groups are calling on British Columbia Premier Christy Clark to accelerate protection of the Great Bear Rainforest on the province's northwest coast. Read more…
Investment Canada Act update delay makes country a difficult investment: NDP
By February 7, 2012 01:35 pm 3 commentsA much delayed update of the Investment Canada Act promised by the federal government remains undelivered and makes the country a more difficult place to invest for a foreign company, the NDP says. Read more…
Filed inBC Hydro urges Clark to follow 'self-sufficiency' shift by halting private river projects
By February 7, 2012 10:30 am 2 commentsThe union representing workers at BC Hydro today publicly approved of Premier Christy Clark's downgrading of how much power generation capacity is needed to meet "self-sufficiency" for B.C., saying the old framework was "a significant factor in Hydro's current financial problems." But COPE Local 378 wants the B.C. government to go further by cancelling a number of proposed private run-of-river power generation projects. Read more…
MLA vows to fight BC plan to use farm land for foreign trade zone
By February 6, 2012 05:00 pm 3 commentsThe British Columbia government is likely eyeing precious agricultural land in the Lower Mainland for one of two proposed foreign trade zones, said independent Delta South MLA Vicki Huntington. Read more…
UBC profs say Aboriginal oral history misunderstood
By February 6, 2012 03:59 pmAlthough it's been recognized as a legitimate form of evidence in Canada's courtrooms since 1997, UBC academics say misunderstanding and bias against Aboriginal cultures and practices have created confusion around the use of oral history in Canada's courtrooms. It's an error they say we need to correct, especially given the prominence of its use in Aboriginal land claims. Read more…
Filed inPrime Minister Harper heads to China today to talk trade, energy
By February 6, 2012 09:51 am 5 commentsPrime Minister Stephen Harper heads to China today, and in addition to a political entourage, he's bringing along a who's-who of Canada's energy sector. Read more…
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PM calls Toronto-Danforth by-election for March 12
Attawapiskat third party manager will stay: Federal Court judge
No independent agency, but increased monitoring in oilsands
Caterpillar shuts Electro-Motive plant in London, Ont., where workers locked out
Alberta, Ottawa to release plan for oilsands environmental monitoring
Youth reps: Canada needs national strategy for Aboriginal children
Report says science, not minister should rule Canada's fisheries
Rural reporters can't make a living, says former Nelson Post editor
Federal bureaucrats pose as 'new Canadians' on Sun News citizenship ceremony
Youth advocates launch BC child labour study
BC Hydro being run like a 'Ponzi scheme,' says union
Poll finds Dix seen as best choice for premier for first time
Tory senator's idea: Give each murderer a rope inside their prison cell
Inequality growing here and across Canada: BC Stats
Alberta launches legal action against logging protesters
Statistics Canada to make much more data available for free, starting Wednesday
RCMP complaints commission demands laws to speed police response to complaints
Month on welfare challenge wins more media attention than years as critic
Former AB premier Stelmach advises Ukraine on shale gas: report
Conservatives axe popular energy-saving program
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Catalyst Paper says one union at Crofton mill voted down new labour agreement
Attawapiskat seeks injunction against third-party manager
Ferry advisory group recommends 25 percent fare cut
New funding partnership for First Nations schools 'significant': FNESC
'Radical' federal remarks boost fundraising, support for enviro groups
HST limbo creates uncertainty in construction industry for 2012
UK urges quick completion of Canada-EU free trade agreement
Keystone XL fight not over yet: Nebraska State Sen.
Martin to Harper: Stop imposing your will on First Nations
PMO threatened environmental charity, affidavit alleges
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Harper, chiefs at odds over fate of the Indian Act
Pharmaceutical giant to settle Canadian class action suit on Vioxx
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First Nations chiefs prepare for landmark meeting with Harper
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Premier Christy Clark's plan to build two liquified natural gas export facilities in B.C.? "Game changer."
Former ICBC president Robyn Allan's damning report on the economic risks of Northern Gateway? "Game changer."
Mitt Romney's new debate coach? The coming Nintendo console? Kickstarter?
All "game-changers," my friends.
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