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'Botched' policing let Pickton kill, inquiry told

'Botched' policing let Pickton kill, inquiry told

VPD, RCMP had many chances to stop serial killer preying on Downtown Eastside women
Protests mark start of missing women inquiry

Protests mark start of missing women inquiry

AFN latest group to pull out amid demands Oppal resign
Pressure on B.C.'s minister of jobs

Pressure on B.C.'s minister of jobs

Pat Bell's latest assignment is simple. As Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation, all he has to do is take B.C.'s success in reaching out to Asia for forest products, extend it to the rest of the economy, and make Premier Christy Clark's jobs plan work.
Flathead mining, drilling ban official

Flathead mining, drilling ban official

The B.C. government has presented legislation to restrict mining and oil and gas development in the Flathead watershed in southeastern B.C., formalizing an agreement reached with Montana in 2010.
More groups abandon Missing Women Inquiry

More groups abandon Missing Women Inquiry

Criticism of funding intensifies on eve of hearings
New penalties proposed for public disorder

New penalties proposed for public disorder

Attorney General Shirley Bond has introduced changes to B.C. law that present new options for street disorder, unsafe driving and other provincial offences.
Being fire smart

Being fire smart

Students in Grade 5/6 at Decker Lake Elementary School were taught some very valuable fire safety lessons when Burns Lake Fire and Rescue department fire chief Jim McBride stopped by the school on Monday.
Pay rise for next mayor and council

Pay rise for next mayor and council

The new mayor and councillors elected in the Village of Burns Lake municipal election this November can expect to receive more compensation than their current counterparts.
Cheslatta Carrier Nation grave yard disturbed again from flooding

Cheslatta Carrier Nation grave yard disturbed again from flooding

Three years after 140 Cheslatta Carrier Nation spirit houses had to be temporarily relocated from their resting place, they are again being moved.
Foot-dragging on farmland fixes: Auditor

Foot-dragging on farmland fixes: Auditor

'Negligible progress' on steps to protect ALR