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B.C. Opposition defends legislature Speaker's spending

B.C. Opposition defends legislature Speaker's spending

British Columbia's Opposition New Democrats are defending the legislature's Speaker after media reports revealed she had racked tens of thousands of dollars worth in expenses, including a complimentary snack display for politicians.
91原创 police won鈥檛 enforce new marijuana law

91原创 police won鈥檛 enforce new marijuana law

91原创 police say they won鈥檛 bust down the doors of the city鈥檚 many illegal medical marijuana dispensaries April 1 when a new federal law will delegate weed production and distribution to a handful of licensed premises. Coun.
B.C. legislature speaker Linda Reid spends big despite austerity

B.C. legislature speaker Linda Reid spends big despite austerity

Speaker of the Legislature Linda Reid has racked up tens of thousands of dollars in questionable expenses, including $48,412 for a custom touch-screen computer terminal in front of her chair in the legislature chamber.
Union threatens strike at port of 91原创

Union threatens strike at port of 91原创

The union representing striking container truck drivers plans to strike at noon Thursday despite a purported agreement that was reached Monday between Port Metro 91原创, the B.C. Trucking Association and the shipping industry.
Police subdue Sooke woman who claimed to have killed three

Police subdue Sooke woman who claimed to have killed three

A woman who called Sooke RCMP, saying she had just killed three people, discharged a replica handgun as Mounties surrounded her property Sunday night. Sooke RCMP believe she was attempting to commit 鈥渟uicide by cop.
Drunk driving roadside suspensions will continue in B.C.

Drunk driving roadside suspensions will continue in B.C.

B.C. will continue to issue immediate roadside suspensions to drunk drivers in the wake of a B.C. Court of Appeal decision Monday, Justice Minister Suzanne Anton said Monday.
Winter storm cuts power, closes schools in Fraser Valley

Winter storm cuts power, closes schools in Fraser Valley

Ice and freezing rain caused school closures and power outages in the Fraser Valley, complicating Monday morning for thousands of residents in Chilliwack, Abbotsford, Langley and Mission.
Facebook rant against Liberal MLA Bernier yields conditional sentence

Facebook rant against Liberal MLA Bernier yields conditional sentence

A northeast B.C. man has been sentenced to a six-month conditional sentence and 18 months probation for posting threatening comments on social media directed at Peace River South MLA Mike Bernier.
Tory MP up in arms over ban on Swiss-made rifle

Tory MP up in arms over ban on Swiss-made rifle

Prince George-Peace River MP Bob Zimmer is speaking out against a decision by the RCMP to reclassify a brand of rifle imported from Switzerland from non-restricted to prohibited.
Ocean acidity wipes out 10 million scallops near Qualicum Beach

Ocean acidity wipes out 10 million scallops near Qualicum Beach

Ten million scallops that have died in the waters near Qualicum Beach due to rising ocean acidity are the latest victims in a series of marine die-offs that have plagued the West Coast for 10 years.