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Global warming 'slowed by pollution'

Global warming 'slowed by pollution'

Climate scientist Andrew Weaver says variations from climate predictions relate to the rise of Asia and its higher air pollution rates
Legal aid gets rare boost for family cases

Legal aid gets rare boost for family cases

Victoria and Vancouver now have staff lawyers, pilot program to expand to three other B.C. centres to handle parent disputes
Province pledges e-cigarette regulation if feds won't act

Province pledges e-cigarette regulation if feds won't act

Health minister stresses need for sale restrictions, non-committal on extending smoking bans to 'vaping'
B.C. cities demand greater oil pipeline scrutiny, safety

B.C. cities demand greater oil pipeline scrutiny, safety

Kinder Morgan pipeline twinning draws resolutions from Burnaby, Vancouver and Victoria at UBCM convention
Premier wants municipal pay to be election issue

Premier wants municipal pay to be election issue

Christy Clark says she'll wait until after November elections to talk with new councils about reining in pay for union, management staff
Cities want licensed medical marijuana grows revealed

Cities want licensed medical marijuana grows revealed

Public safety tops pot privacy concerns for municipal leaders in UBCM debate
Horgan blasts 'shoddy' municipal pay study

Horgan blasts 'shoddy' municipal pay study

NDP leader John Horgan says leaked report on generous pay hikes 'an insult' to councils before their November elections
Aboriginal title 'a first step,' UBCM told

Aboriginal title 'a first step,' UBCM told

Landmark Tsilhqot'in decision will be the first of many declarations, lawyer tells local government representatives
B.C. to add rural ambulance resources

B.C. to add rural ambulance resources

Health Minister Terry Lake says 80 paramedics to share duties with care homes, home care to service small communities

Tapes reveal disturbing normalcy.

Legebokoff tapes revealed evidence not previously seen by the public during the trial.