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Port Alberni sexual assault victim airlifted to Victoria hospital

| May 22, 2013 | 0 Comments
Port Alberni sexual assault victim airlifted to Victoria hospital

Police urge caution in aftermath of Port Alberni sexual assault A 16-year old girl was airlifted to Victoria General Hospital after suffering serious injuries in a vicious sexual assault near Roger Creek Park in Port Alberni. The attack occurred at around 5 p.m. yesterday near the railroad tracks in the area of Gertrude and Roger [...]

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Man arrested in Hope passing counterfeit currency

| May 21, 2013 | 0 Comments
Man arrested in Hope passing counterfeit currency

Counterfeit currency arrest leads to seizure of counterfeit money making equipment Cory Burger, a 34-year old man from Hope has been arrested and is facing charges after allegedly passing off counterfeit currency at a business in Hope. On May 1, Hope RCMP were called to the Flying J gas station on Flood Hope Road when [...]

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BC NDP must rebrand party for electoral success

| May 21, 2013 | 1 Comment
BC NDP must rebrand party for electoral success

BC NDP share of popular vote declining since 1979 By Dermod Travis   The great thing about political punditry is the ability to be right and wrong at the same time and get away with it, which is why the pundits who were no better at predicting the outcome of the BC election shouldn’t be expected [...]

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BC gasoline taxes driving consumers to Washington

| May 19, 2013 | 0 Comments
BC gasoline taxes driving consumers to Washington

BC gasoline taxes among highest in North America By Jordan Bateman   As Canadians, we have become conditioned to paying higher prices than our American neighbours for pretty much everything. Milk, cheese, clothes, electronics, books, airfares, sporting goods, cars, liquor: we know we’re being gouged, but we don’t know what to do about it. “Tax [...]

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Christy Clark and BC Liberals – the political road ahead

| May 19, 2013 | 0 Comments
Christy Clark and BC Liberals – the political road ahead

Expect energy, labour issues to dominate Christy Clark agenda The dust is beginning to settle after Tuesday’s stunning election victory for Christy Clark and the BC Liberals. Premier Clark still has to find a seat for herself, of course — and rumours are strong that she’ll choose to compete for one outside the Vancouver area. [...]

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Christy Clark delivers majority win for BC Liberals

| May 15, 2013 | 0 Comments
Christy Clark delivers majority win for BC Liberals

Christy Clark started campaign 22 points behind Adrian Dix and NDP The strangest scene of a strange election campaign was the final one: Liberal Leader Christy Clark taking the stage Tuesday night to declare a solid majority victory. Clark’s come-from-behind win astounded many pundits and pollsters, who had the Liberal leader down by 22 points at [...]

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BC Election 2013: Angus Reid poll says NDP well ahead

| May 11, 2013 | 0 Comments
BC Election 2013: Angus Reid poll says NDP well ahead

Number of undecided voters shrinks, NDP pulls away during BC Election 2013 With three days to go before election day, Adrian Dix and the BC NDP appear headed to an easy victory over Christy Clark and the BC Liberals in BC Election 2013, according to the latest poll. Clark appeared to have momentum at the [...]

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BC jobs, investment could fare poorly under Dix

| May 11, 2013 | 0 Comments
BC jobs, investment could fare poorly under Dix

NDP pledge to hike taxes could affect investment, leading to fewer BC jobs BC jobs and investment could be heading for a rough ride over the next few years with a new NDP government, according to figures compiled by a leading Canadian economist. Jack Mintz, head of the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy, [...]

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BC Election 2013: Clark hoping for miracle with 3 days to go

| May 11, 2013 | 1 Comment
BC Election 2013: Clark hoping for miracle with 3 days to go

Latest poll BC Election 2013 reports 9 point gap in favour of NDP Today’s the last day of advanced polling for BC Election 2013. Tuesday’s election day. Christy Clark’s hell-bent-for-leather campaign to keep her BC Liberals in government has not quite made it. For a while, early last week, it looked as though she’d really made [...]

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BC Conservatives want wine, beer sold in convenience stores

| May 10, 2013 | 0 Comments
BC Conservatives want wine, beer sold in convenience stores

BC Conservatives says their proposal will lower prices, increase choice The BC Conservatives made the announcement Tuesday. Leader John Cummins says a BC Conservative government would give British Columbians more choice to buy beer and wine and “take the special interests out of liquor sales.” “We believe in getting BC back to basics, and that means [...]

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