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NDP MLAs Jenny Kwan

NDP’s Jenny Kwan backs Farnworth

Vancouver-Mount Pleasant MLA Jenny Kwan was instrumental in triggering the resignation of…

NDP MLAs Jenny Kwan
NDP leadership candidates (from left) Dana Larsen

‘NDP Idol’ contest aims for youth vote

About 400 NDP supporters packed a Victoria high school gym Thursday night…

NDP leadership candidates (from left) Dana Larsen
Former NDP finance ministers Paul Ramsey and Elizabeth Cull

NDP veterans endorse Horgan for leader

NDP leadership contender John Horgan has been endorsed by key figures from…

Former NDP finance ministers Paul Ramsey and Elizabeth Cull

Crash injures pair in Shirley

Single vehicle MVA sends two to hospital

  • Mar 31, 2011
An RCMP officer writes a traffic ticket in Surrey.

Defence on the offence [Part 3 of Justice Denied series]

Why not fight? Court delays a disincentive to pay traffic fines or plead guilty to more serious crimes

An RCMP officer writes a traffic ticket in Surrey.
BC Ferries MV Coastal Celebration.

Ferry fare caps allow major hikes in years ahead

BC Ferries wanted room to raise rates even more

BC Ferries MV Coastal Celebration.

Zoning bylaw up for scrutiny

Public has opportunity to provide input at public open houses

  • Mar 30, 2011

Regional director angry and feels betrayed

Director Hicks objects to change in voting structure for land use in the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area

Sooke mayor will not seek re-election

Official announcement from Mayor Janet Evans

Silver for Sooke! Midget A Sooke Thunderbirds pose in Cranbrook following a second place finish in the provincial tier-3 champioships. Sooke had led the way into the medal round

Silver for Sooke

Midget A Sooke Thunderbirds pose in Cranbrook following a second place finish…

  • Mar 30, 2011
Silver for Sooke! Midget A Sooke Thunderbirds pose in Cranbrook following a second place finish in the provincial tier-3 champioships. Sooke had led the way into the medal round

Proctor family statements speak to unbearable grief

The Proctor family is forever changed by the murder that took from…

  • Mar 30, 2011

Laying the groundwork for understanding

Geologist to speak at Charters River Salmon Centre

  • Mar 30, 2011

Non-profit grants boost influence local hopes

$15 million in gaming grants announced

  • Mar 30, 2011
Nanaimo MLA Leonard Krog (left) endorses Port Coquitlam MLA Mike Farnworth for the NDP leadership.

B.C. NDP leadership into home stretch

Port Coquitlam MLA Mike Farnworth unveiled his ninth endorsement Wednesday, as the…

Nanaimo MLA Leonard Krog (left) endorses Port Coquitlam MLA Mike Farnworth for the NDP leadership.

Crown lays out grim details of Proctor homicide

Warning: This story contains graphic content of a sexual nature and details…

  • Mar 28, 2011
Prime Minister Stephen Harper makes a family tax break announcement with the Wellburn family of Saanich Monday.

Harper tax cut too slow, rivals say

Conservative leader Stephen Harper used his B.C. campaign swing Monday to offer a new income-splitting plan for families, but his rivals were quick to note that the proposed implementation is years away.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper makes a family tax break announcement with the Wellburn family of Saanich Monday.

Esquimalt-JDF a key riding for spring election

With an election all but called for this spring, Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca…

Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the federal Conservatives are going back to the polls to seek a new mandate after their minority government was defeated Friday.

Tories eye B.C. seat gains but also have weaknesses

Federal election now underway all about confidence: Pundit

Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the federal Conservatives are going back to the polls to seek a new mandate after their minority government was defeated Friday.
Delays in the courts leave abused women waiting longer and facing more pressure from families to return to violent spouses.

Victims in limbo [Part 2 of Justice Denied series]

Battered by their abusers, they now grapple with delays in B.C.'s congested court system

Delays in the courts leave abused women waiting longer and facing more pressure from families to return to violent spouses.
Attorney General Barry Penner

June mail-in vote on keeping HST

The B.C. government has chosen the quickest, cheapest way of deciding whether…

Attorney General Barry Penner
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