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B.C. families pay $350 more a year on average due to HST

A panel has found that British Columbians are spending more because of the HST

British Columbia families will pay an average of $350 more per year on routine expenditures as a result of the HST, an independent report released Wednesday has found.

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Kassandra Kaulius, the 22-year-old woman killed by a suspected drunk driver in Surrey May 3, 2011.

Young woman killed by suspected drunk driver

A 22-year-old Surrey student, coach and scholarship-winning athlete was killed instantly Tuesday night after a suspected drunk driver...

Vancouver Whitecaps' Eric Hassli is checked by Amir Lowery of the Montreal Impact in Nutrilite Canadian Championship action Wednesday.

Whitecaps defeat Montreal in extra time to advance

Mouloud Akloul scored late in extra time to give the Vancouver Whitecaps a 1-1 draw with the Montreal Impact Wednesday night.

The Insurance Corporation of B.C. is proposing changes that would see speeders and other traffic law violators paying more for insurance. The proposal is part of a major restructuring of the corporation.

Speeders could face insurance increase: ICBC

Drivers with speeding tickets or other traffic violations will be hit with higher insurance rates if a proposal by the Insurance Corp...

North Vancouver journalist Dorothy Parvaz disappeared Friday after disembarking from a flight in Damascus. Her family has been unable to learn anything about her condition or whereabouts.

al Jazeera journalist from North Van detained in Syria

A North Vancouver father has confirmed his daughter has been detained by Syrian authorities.

The crowd cheers for Green leader Elizabeth May after her historic victory in Saanich-Gulf-Islands. Overall, 61.1 per cent of eligible voters in B.C. cast a ballot, up slightly from 60.1 per cent in 2008. The following are the 15 top ridings in B.C. for voter turnout this year (rankings based on percentage of eligible voters who turned out; photo may not be from riding represented).

Saanich-Gulf Islands tops turnout with 75 per cent

The B.C. riding of Saanich-Gulf Islands, which made history Monday by electing Canada's first Green MP, is notable for another reason...

A seabus makes its way across Burrard Inlet. Documents from the federal transportation safety board detail two incidents betwen passenger ferries and vessels or floatplanes.

Two ferries had close calls with float planes last year

Passenger ferries were involved in two close calls with float planes — one in Horseshoe Bay and one in Burrard Inlet — last year, ...

Blogger Derek Miller who blogged while dying of cancer, and then left a final blog for after he died Wednesday.

Burnaby blogger Derek Miller announces his own death

At 6:40 p.m., on Wednesday, Derek Miller passed away in his Burnaby home. He was 41. He died of complications from colorectal cancer...

Would-be Victoria burglar falls to his death

A 54-year-old man fell to his death during a botched break-in at a high rise.

The Green Men take to the streets on Georgia And Thurlow ahead of the Vancouver Canucks' away game against the Nashville Predators in Vancouver May 3.

Canucks Green Men taking U.S. by storm

Green Man mania is sweeping Nashville and the U.S. sports world.

Massive blaze destroys unfinished Richmond condo project

A massive blaze destroyed a six-storey building in Richmond Tuesday night that was to have been the first development to take advantage...

Woman, 22, dies after being hit by suspected drunk driver in Surrey

A 22-year-old Surrey woman was killed instantly Tuesday night after a suspected drunk driver sped through a red light and crashed ...

B.C. journalist detained in Syria, reports Al-Jazeera

Al-Jazeera news channel says Syrian authorities have confirmed the detention of one of its reporters missing since Friday.

Second ex-B.C. Lion caught up in U.S. drug charges

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) sting operation that caught B.C. Lions kick returner Yonus Davis in its web also tripped...

B.C. families pay average $350 more per year for HST

The harmonized sales tax costs the average B.C. family $350 annually, but there are likely bigger costs to face should the tax be ...

Court orders repeat drunk drivers to forfeit their cars

Drinking and driving in B.C. just got more expensive for repeat offenders.

Outgoing B.C. MP pensions pay out big money

Three departing B.C. MPs, including Keith Martin (pictured), will collect more than $3 million apiece in pensions by the time they...

Ryan Kesler strikes twice, as Canucks beat Predators

NASHVILLE — The Vancouver Canucks finally solved the Pekka Puzzle on Tuesday night. Turns out it wasn't quite as tough as a Rubik'...

Victoria seniors dead in seeming murder-suicide

An elderly couple has been found dead in their Vancouver Island home, in an apparent murder-suicide.

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