The NDP opposition had the B.C. Liberal government on the defensive over the deficit and the harmonized sales tax in the legislative session that wrapped up Thursday.

The city isn’t being aggressive enough in plans to reduce its corporate greenhouse gas emissions, according to some city councillors.

The City of Nelson is looking for help evaluating the services it offers.

Fire chiefs in B.C. are outraged by the province’s decision to stop funding the first-responder training program for firefighters.

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Larry Gilmour, 55, unsuccessfully panhandles former federal Liberal leader Stephane Dion in downtown Victoria, where Dion attended a meeting on homelessness in November 2007.