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B.C. should fight for terminated Aveos workers, NDP's Dix says

The B.C. government should send a delegation to Ottawa to help save 356 aircraft maintenance jobs in this province, says Opposition leader Adrian Dix.

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Dix accepts Bloy's apology

NDP leader Adrian Dix said he has accepted an apology from Liberal MLA Harry Bloy, a day after a blistering personal attack in the legislature.

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Liberal MLA Bloy targets Dix in rambling outburst

Beleaguered Liberal MLA Harry Bloy landed in hot water again Monday after calling NDP leader Adrian Dix a liar and a cheat, and questioning whether Dix stole his wife’s engagement ring.

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Teachers, government skirmish on multiple fronts

On Monday, the two sides squared off before the Labour Relations Board on the issue of whether teachers have to issue report cards to all grades this month.

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Island Liberal MLAs' seats at risk, poll says

Vancouver Island's four Liberal MLAs are seriously threatened by their party's free-fall in public support, leaving their seats ripe for an NDP sweep of the Island, a new poll suggests.

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Ida Chong: Full list of recipients will be available in mid-July.

Arts funding allocated, Chong says

About $3 million in arts and culture funding - the remainder of the last fiscal year's portion of the sports and arts legacy fund - has been allocated, Ida Chong, minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development, said Monday.

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Class-size rules alarm music, drama teachers

B.C.'s music and drama teachers fear their programs will be among those hardest hit by new class-size rules approved last week.

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John van Dongen resigns from B.C. Liberal caucus

Former solicitor general cites lack of integrity in his own B.C. Liberal party

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Retired B.C. bureaucrat paid $730,000 on top of pension

A retired B.C. civil servant has racked up more than $730,000 in contract pay, while also earning a pension, to help re-negotiate an RCMP policing contract for the province.

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Darryl Walker, president of the BCGEU, and Robert Holmes (R), president of the B.C Civil Liberties Association address the media at a press conference at the Grand Pacific hotel

Justice system doomed to fail without more money: report

The B.C. government's planned overhaul of a "justice system in crisis" will fail without new money to restore the system to 2001 levels, says a report released Monday by the B.C. Civil Liberties Association and the union representing corrections workers.

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MLA accuses VIHA head of abusing authority

The head of the Vancouver Island Health Authority abused the authority of his office by lobbying to get his child into a Vancouver university, NDP MLA John Horgan says.

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Teachers legislation set for vote Thursday

The B.C. government flexed its majority in the legislature Monday, putting an end to debate on legislation that will halt the teachers' job action.

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Clark: New plan for B.C. seniors will be unveiled today

Premier Christy Clark is set to unveil a new agenda for senior citizens today, as politicians resume work at the legislature.

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B.C. government to focus on jobs plan, seniors agenda and anti-bullying strategy

Premier outlines legislative agenda on radio

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Kevin Falcon reaffirms promise of balanced budget by 2013

British Columbia will balance its books by 2013-14, Finance Minister Kevin Falcon announced Monday.

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Interest on student loans no deterrent, minister says

B.C. could eliminate interest rates on student loans at a cost of $34 million a year, but the minister responsible says it wouldn't help students gain access to a post-secondary education.

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Clark replaces chief of staff with Tory strategist, former Enbridge lobbyist

Flagging in the polls, and with just 16 months to go before the next election, Premier Christy Clark has replaced her chief of staff with an influential Conservative strategist who has lobbied on behalf of Enbridge.

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