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A political transformation in Japan

After a spectacularly unsuccessful term as Japan's prime minister, Shinzo Abe has adopted a different approach in his second try

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Harper fails to act on Senate scandal

Apart from apparently filing bogus expense claims, most Canadians would be hard pressed to name a single duty that senators fulfill

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Political polling firms lose their credibility

Does it really matter which party has the momentum three months, three weeks or three days before an election?

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Clark leads Liberals to historic comeback

Premier was successful in stoking a fear of change among an electorate desperate for signs of an economic recovery

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Rising costs placing a burden on families

With food, transportation and housing costs rising, sticking to the family budget is become increasingly more difficult in B.C.

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Issues too important to sit on the sidelines

Every vote could make a difference in provincial election campaign that could go down to the wire

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Ottawa’s spending just doesn’t add up

Auditor general reports the federal government is unable to account for $3.1 billion spent on anti-terrorism initiative

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A fresh way to spend Saturday mornings

Farmers' market brings the bounty of the Okanagan to Penticton's downtown as it return for a new season on Saturday

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Liberals are best answer for BC's future

BC Local News - Monday May 6, 2013

Contributor urges careful consideration from voters before ballots are cast

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Chemical fantasies and grim reality in Syria

No Western government — nor any Arab government, either — is willing to put soldiers on the ground in Syria

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Message being lost in candidate shuffle

B.C. Conservatives' dismissal of four candidates over the past week does a disservice to both the party and the electorate

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A rather small weapon of mass destruction

U.S. Department of Justice calls homemade bomb used at Boston Marathon a weapon of mass destruction

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Surveillance helping to prevent terrorism

The answer is not simply to bring in more and more laws. Restricting citizens’ rights actually lets the terrorists win

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Voters must focus on political choices

Stakes are too high in the provincial election for British Columbians to sit on the sidelines

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Temporary workers placing jobs at risk

Temporary foreign workers are employed by thousands of Canadian companies to fill more than 200,000 positions

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Threats inflated to fill the space

Institutions will try to preserve the problem to which they are the solution

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Work on Penticton waterfront brings improvements

Loss of shade trees is an unfortunate, but necessary, step to improve access along Okanagan Lake shoreline

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Thatcher led the shift to the right

Margaret Thatcher the first to realize it was possible to win elections on a platform that simply ignored the wishes and needs of the poor

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Province’s destiny rests with voters

Elections are the one and only time you can turn an opinion into reality, simply by checking off a box

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Utility rates a shock to the system

Since 2007, BC Hydro and Fortis have become the blunt instruments of public policy

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