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Premier kills idea of MSP surcharge on smokers

Premier kills idea of MSP surcharge on smokers

Clark opposes de Jong proposal to tinker with premiums
Serial killer Clifford Olson has died

Serial killer Clifford Olson has died

Olson had served almost 30 years in prison for abducting, raping and murdering eight girls and three boys in British Columbia from 1980-81
More charges laid against ‘prolific’ thieves charged with robbing Langley coffee house owner

More charges laid against ‘prolific’ thieves charged with robbing Langley coffee house owner

Abbotsford brothers charged with other residential break-and-enters in Langley, Surrey, White Rock and New Westminster.
Trustee hopeful Kirsten Schaffer-Charlesworth announces candidacy

Trustee hopeful Kirsten Schaffer-Charlesworth announces candidacy

Dad was City councillor for 18 years.
Cities call on Hydro to freeze smart meter push

Cities call on Hydro to freeze smart meter push

UBCM votes 55 per cent for moratorium on wireless meter rollout
Dix blasts B.C. Liberals in UBCM speech

Dix blasts B.C. Liberals in UBCM speech

NDP leader Adrian Dix used his first speech to the Union of B.C. Municipalities Thursday to attack a series of B.C. Liberal moves, from imposing a municipal auditor to restricting local government control of transit funding.
Updated: Boy struck in crosswalk

Updated: Boy struck in crosswalk

A boy was struck in a crosswalk on Thursday morning as he walked to school with his sister and friends
Cities oppose new spending watchdog

Cities oppose new spending watchdog

Many UBCM delegates fear planned watchdog on waste would itself be a waste of money
B.C. eyes higher fees to push smokers to quit

B.C. eyes higher fees to push smokers to quit

Controversial MSP premium surcharge on table: de Jong

'Paper bag rapist' Oughton agrees he is a risk

John Horace Oughton agrees with a recent prison psychiatric assessment that found the man known as the “paper bag rapist” was a high risk to re-offend if he was granted parole. The surprise admission was contained in the 62-year-old Oughton’s letter to the National Parole Board the day before he was scheduled to appear for a Sept. 20 parole review.