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Vancouver Public Library says City will foot bill for labour lawyer
By May 9, 2012 05:35 pm 3 commentsThe statement comes as part of an ongoing dispute between VPL management and unionized library workers, who were upset by hour reductions for 19 part-time workers and the library's decision to contract prominent lawyer Kim Thorne of Roper Greyell to handle collective agreement negotiations on management's behalf. Read more…
Filed inShareholders concerned about cost of Gateway opposition
By May 9, 2012 05:14 pm 15 commentsEnbridge managers were urged to examine the potential costs of opposition to the Northern Gateway pipeline at the corporation's annual shareholder meeting in Toronto today. Read more…
Filed inBC aims to slow skyrocketing ferry fares
By May 9, 2012 04:09 pm 10 commentsThe British Columbia government today introduced changes and provided money aimed at slowing the increase in fares on BC Ferries. Read more…
First Nations set to protest Enbridge shareholder meeting over pipeline
By May 9, 2012 08:52 am 2 commentsWest Coast First Nations are planning to protest today at Enbridge's annual meeting of shareholders in Toronto. The Yinka Dene Alliance and supporters oppose a proposed pipeline that would cross their territory. Read more…
Filed inDespite polling, Falcon rules out leading coalition
By May 8, 2012 05:46 pm 10 commentsDeputy premier and finance minister Kevin Falcon said he was surprised to hear a polling company is testing public opinion on him as one of three possibilities to lead a "free enterprise coalition" in British Columbia. Read more…
Filed inHuffington Post to launch BC, Alberta editions
By May 8, 2012 02:56 pmThe Huffington Post Media Group today announced plans to launch two new regional website in Canada: HuffPost British Columbia and HuffPost Alberta. Read more…
Filed inPoll testing support for BC coalition under various leaders
By May 8, 2012 10:15 am 11 commentsSomebody is polling to test how much support there might be for a "Free Enterprise Coalition" in British Columbia under three different leaders. Read more…
Filed inFeds will likely fall short on 2020 greenhouse gas targets: auditor
By May 8, 2012 09:59 am 4 commentsThe federal government still has no solid plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and it's almost certainly too late for it to recover in time to reach its 2020 goals, says a new environmental audit. Read more…
Filed inBC bands bogged down in treaty talks: report
By May 7, 2012 01:10 pm 6 commentsOttawa needs to consider a flexible exit strategy for British Columbia First Nations frustrated and debt-challenged by slow-moving treaty negotiations, says a special report prepared for federal Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan. Read more…
Filed inGlobe to Harper govt: Stop 'smearing' green critics
By May 7, 2012 09:57 am 10 commentsThe federal government's claim that Canada's environmental movement is "laundering" money for foreign charities is apparently part of a deliberate campaign to "smear and intimidate" its critics, reads a Globe and Mail editorial. Read more…
Japan to buy F-35 jets at $240 million each
By May 4, 2012 02:20 pm 12 commentsJapan's Self-Defence Forces will buy 42 F-35 jets for $10 billion, or about $240 million per plane, according to a Kyodo News Agency report in The Japan Times. Read more…
Filed inIn protest of library staff cuts, VPL workers will leaflet writers fest
By May 4, 2012 10:39 amUnionized workers at the Vancouver Public Library (VPL) are feeling the bite of $500,000 worth of planned staff hour cuts, which union members plan to protest by leafleting the May 9 Vancouver International Writers Festival at the VPL, said Alexandra Youngberg, president of CUPE Local 391. Read more…
TransCanada files new application to build controversial Keystone XL
By May 4, 2012 10:19 am 2 commentsTransCanada is taking another crack at winning a permit to build its Keystone XL oil pipeline after the Obama administration nixed an earlier iteration of it. Read more…
Filed inForcing bodily fluid samples is an unnecessary intrusion: commissioner
By May 3, 2012 06:08 pm 4 commentsBritish Columbia's information and privacy commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, has panned a third piece of government legislation this week. Read more…
Clark's deal with feds costs BC taxpayers $154M a year: Schreck
By May 3, 2012 05:34 pm 2 commentsPremier Christy Clark's claim that she'd cut a good deal for British Columbians regarding changes to the federal government's transfer payments for health care doesn't pan out according to political analyst and former NDP David Schreck. Read more…
Filed inBC commissioner critical of animal health secrecy measures
By May 3, 2012 04:28 pmInformation and privacy commissioner Elizabeth Denham has sent her second letter this week criticizing a British Columbia government bill. Read more…
Pro-asbestos group closure hailed by labour advocate, NDP
By May 3, 2012 01:55 pm 7 commentsAn asbestos industry lobby group partially funded in the past by the Quebec and federal governments has indicated it will cease its operations. Read more…
Filed inMulcair declares himself friend of reporters, foe of Harper
By May 3, 2012 09:54 am 16 commentsNDP Leader Thomas Mulcair vowed to work alongside journalists to fight against the Harper government’s lack of transparency at The Canadian Association of Journalists conference on Sunday. Read more…
Filed inWill Conrad Black step out of U.S. prison a new man?
By May 3, 2012 09:00 am 6 commentsDon't expect a brand new man when Conrad Black, Canada's most famous former press baron, emerges from a Florida prison and sheds the jumpsuit. Read more…
Filed inColleen Kimmett’s Tyee piece nominated for National Magazine Award
By May 2, 2012 05:06 pm 3 commentsColleen Kimmett is a finalist for a National Magazine Award in the category of Best Short Feature, the nod coming for her Tyee-published first-person account of falling in and out of love with raising chickens in her Vancouver backyard. Read more…
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Another change in BC Premier Christy Clark's office
Harper, Mulcair mark one-year anniversary of govt
BC makes another attempt to restrict election advertising
Hundreds of public sector workers march on Harper's office
Enbridge risks squandering reputation on Gateway: mutual fund company
Taseko asked Minister Kent to restrict First Nations' role in mine review
Quebec's silent student majority: the two-thirds quietly completing class
Drug bill includes personal information grab: advocate
National forestry organization urges caution on BC land use changes
To smash or not to smash? In Montreal, pacifists tell vandals to tone it down
Northern mayors warn Burns Lake timber solution may harm their communities
BCTF responds to School Act, union expulsions
Call for 'social strike' by biggest Quebec student protest group, translated via Rabble.ca
As feds 'sell' CETA, BC's Bell says he can't talk about trade agreement
Landmark fracking lawsuit starts with twist in Alberta
'Comprehensive risk assessment' of sawmill dust ordered by WorkSafeBC
Teachers who volunteer will be protected from union says minister
Metro Vancouver living wage rises due to soaring housing and child care costs
Ministry announces changes to School Act
Opening abortion debate could 'criminalize pregnant women': pro-choice group
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Despite safety concerns, BC Ferries paying bonuses for keeping schedule
Quebec and student groups to resume negotiations tomorrow after Montreal mayhem
It will take a year to lower generic drug prices, says BC health minister
ICBC union members vent frustration in strike vote
Thirty-three years of recommendations to end violence against women
Talks break off between Quebec government and student groups
Researchers map risks posed by Northern Gateway pipeline to BC parks
Federal cuts to health groups hurt marginalized women, say critics
New law will save government money on drugs, says minister
Wildrose may revisit climate policy after stunning election defeat
Sawdust may be factor in two mill explosions, says minister
Milling mountain pine beetle wood may pose fire risk
Alberta not going wild: Tories defy polls and win majority
Civilians 'bear the brunt' of war: Arbour
UBC Indigenous reporting class tackles Aboriginal health
University of New Brunswick researchers raise concerns over shale gas fracking
Brigette DePape silently protests Wildrose policy as Smith votes
BCTF win one, lose one in contract dispute
Clark open doors to keep out NDP after byelection defeats
NDP first, Libs second, Cons third in two BC by-elections
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