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Pacific Northwest mayors sign agreement on high-speed rail
The mayors of Vancouver, Seattle, and Portland are presenting a unified front in the drive to bring high-speed rail service to the Pacific Northwest. “Having a high-speed link...
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U-Pass program offered to more students in Metro Vancouver, across B.C.
More post-secondary students in Metro Vancouver and across B.C. are being offered access to a universal transit pass program already in place at a dozen colleges and universities...
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Outrage deepens over arts grants restrictions in B.C.
The backlash continues to grow against the B.C. government's recent decision to restrict which arts and culture groups are eligible for $11.5 million in provincial gaming-grant...
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Centre A gallery's future in doubt
Uncertainty surrounds the future of Centre A, the contemporary Asian art gallery in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Hank Bull, the executive director of the centre, who has...
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Feds looking to protect reefs off B.C. coast
A unique series of glass sponge reefs off the northern coast of B.C. is being eyed by the federal government for new protected status under the Oceans Act. Minister of...
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B.C. First Nations leaders join anti-HST fight
The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs has stepped into the battle against the harmonized sales tax. Today (June 8), the group announced it has joined with the Fight HST campaign to...
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Bill introduced in Ottawa to stifle crooked immigration advisors
A federal bill has been tabled that aims to protect immigrants to Canada from being swindled by dishonest consultants. Immigration minister Jason Kenney introduced the proposed...
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B.C. Finance Minister Colin Hansen responds to concern over HST charge on massage therapy
The B.C. government has responded to criticism that an increased cost for massage therapy under the harmonized sales tax is unfair. During a press conference yesterday (June 7...
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Anti-HST petition campaign enters final month
With four weeks left to canvass, anti-harmonized sales tax campaigners are nearing their goal of collecting signatures from 15 percent of voters in every B.C. riding. Today (...
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B.C. government criticized over inclusion of massage therapy under HST
Advocates for multiple sclerosis patients are raising opposition to B.C.’s harmonized sales tax, saying it will make some services to treat the neurological disease less...

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