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UPDATE: B.C. suspends its strictest roadside penalties

UPDATE: B.C. suspends its strictest roadside penalties

The toughest of B.C.'s new impaired driving penalties infringe people's constitutional rights, a judge has ruled.
ICBC to seek 2012 rate increase

ICBC to seek 2012 rate increase

ICBC is applying for a basic insurance rate increase, as bodily injury claims increase.
RCMP 'inept, outdated,' Cummins says

RCMP 'inept, outdated,' Cummins says

B.C. Conservative leader John Cummins is calling for an independent review of a force he calls "inept and outdated."
Penner retires, triggers second by-election

Penner retires, triggers second by-election

Chilliwack-Hope MLA Barry Penner is leaving politics early next year to work in a Vancouver law firm.
Ban drives exotic pet showmen snaky

Ban drives exotic pet showmen snaky

Critics are going to court to challenge B.C.'s alien species regulations
Impaired deaths down in B.C.

Impaired deaths down in B.C.

B.C.'s tough new impaired driving penalties have helped reduce deaths by 40 per cent in the first year.
B.C. judge upholds polygamy law

B.C. judge upholds polygamy law

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has upheld Canada's law against polygamy, because of potential harm to women and children.
Guards protest B.C. prison conditions

Guards protest B.C. prison conditions

B.C. needs more prison guards to protect against a rising number of assaults in crowded jails, their union says.
B.C. wants teens signed up to vote

B.C. wants teens signed up to vote

B.C.'s new chief electoral officer wants to extend voter registration to 16-year-olds while they are in high school.
New injunction sought for Occupy Vancouver

New injunction sought for Occupy Vancouver

The B.C. government is seeking another injunction after Occupy Vancouver moves one block to courthouse.