2 d. ago B.C. ombudsperson: Open meetings in municipal governments ’not optional’

The draft guide comes after Vancouver's integrity commissioner said that Mayor Ken Sim and councillors in his ABC Party held caucus meetings on council business in private.

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3 d. ago Senate Republicans barely defeat effort by Democrats to force release of Epstein files

WASHINGTON — In a close vote, Senate Republicans defeated an effort Wednesday by Democrats to insert language into Congress’ annual defense authorization bill that would have forced the public release of case files on the sex trafficking investigation into the late Jeffrey Epstein. The Senate voted 51-49 to dismiss the changes to the bill, with […]

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5 d. ago Downtown Eastside to get new police district as Task Force Barrage draws to a close

The creation of District 5 comes as Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim claimed the city had recorded a 23-year low in violent crime, seven months after the launch of "Task Force Barrage."

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7 d. ago A longstanding tax on wealth is a central issue as prosperous Norway votes in a close election

STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — Prosperous Norway is holding an election on Monday with inequality high on the list of concerns and the future of a wealth tax that has endured for over a century in doubt. There is expected to be a close outcome between the center-left bloc led by the Labor Party of Prime […]

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2 w. ago PCs retain Spruce Woods seat, but tight result a win for Manitoba NDP: poli sci experts

After an incredibly close byelection vote, the PCs have held on to their seat in Spruce Woods, but one expert says the result can be seen as a victory for the NDP as well.

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2 w. ago Vancouver mayor, councillors broke rules by planning votes behind closed doors: report

The report concludes that Mayor Ken Sim and seven ABC councillors breached the Vancouver Charter by privately planning how they would vote on and amend two items before council.

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3 w. ago Vancouver appoints Alberta lawyer to look into complaint about change of city manager

In a statement, the office of Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim denied there had been any inappropriate or closed-door meetings related to recent change of city manager, and "any suggestions otherwise are completely baseless."

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4 w. ago Byelection day in Alberta nears for vote with 214 candidates, including Poilievre

Pierre Poilievre faces a key test Monday in Alberta's Battle River Crowfoot byelection, expected to win the Tory stronghold but watched closely for his vote margin.

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4 w. ago This Day in History, 1947: 'Bellicose and irrepressible' mayor Gerry McGeer dies in office

Someone once said the eloquent Gerry McGeer suffered from “inflammation of the vowels”.

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