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Ottawa cashing in with tax on B.C.'s carbon tax

When B.C.'s much disputed carbon tax kicked on July 1st, Victoria said it would be revenue neutral. But it turns out Ottawa is cashing in by collecting the GST on top of the carbon tax.   comments()


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A unidentified woman is in shock after a vehicle crashed into the Halu Sushi restaurant in Maple Ridge, B.C. Witnesses say B.C. sushi crash was no accident
An RCMP spokesman says two women, who were killed when a pickup truck plowed into a Maple Ridge, B.C. sushi restaurant, didn't know each other.  Watch

A transit rider waits to board a TransLink bus in Vancouver, B.C. Translink braces for back-to-school traffic
As Lower Mainland students prepare to return to school next Tuesday, Translink has been working for months, making preparations for a sudden surge in passenger traffic.   comments()   Watch

Maple Leaf products have been the subject of a wide recall after an outbreak of listeriosis was discovered. Death in B.C. due to listeriosis, officials say
Health officials say a death in British Columbia is being blamed on the ongoing listeriosis outbreak, bringing to nine the number of deaths linked to tainted meat produced by Maple Leaf Foods.   comments()   Watch

Golf B.C. golf course introduces English-only rule
A private golf course in B.C.'s Lower Mainland is rejecting potential members who don't speak English.   comments()  

Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day speaks at Kent Institution in Agassiz, B.C., Friday, August 29, 2008. (Public Safety Canada / MARKETWIRE PHOTO) Feds taking harder stance on prison drugs
Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day says Ottawa will spend $120 million for extra drug-sniffing dogs, high tech scanners and X-Ray machines to combat drug use in Canadian prisons.   comments(14)   Watch

meat removed from shelves B.C. grocery chain defends Maple Leaf Foods
Vancouver Island-based grocery giant Thrifty Foods says it will continue to support Maple Leaf Foods despite the nationwide outbreak of listeriosis and widespread consumer fear in its stores.  Watch


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