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B.C. Premier Christy Clark.

Losers tend to disappear in B.C.

There's a lot at stake in B.C.'s May 14 election. Not in policy terms unless the NDP have hidden Karl Marx or Ken Kesey somewhere in their platform. But in political terms, because one of British Columbia's many remarkable qualities is its tendency to create then destroy political dynasties.

Bill Groves plays with his dog Red while shovelling snow during a massive blizzard near Mt. Jackson, Virginia March 6, 2013. REUTERS/Gary Cameron

Blizzard, possible tornadoes forecast in U.S.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Forecasters called for strong hail and possible tornadoes in western Kansas and a blizzard in four other states on Monday in the first of what are expected to be several days of nasty weather in the middle of the country.

A creative and quite comprehensive road sign points the way for drivers just east of Stratford, Ont. along Highway 7 and 8 on Monday, Oct. 15, 2012. (SCOTT WISHART/QMI Agency)

Wrong-way highway driver charged

A driver’s 38-kilometre wrong-way run down the Queen Elizabeth Way from Hamilton to St. Catharines ended at a spike strip Thursday morning, say Ontario Provincial Police.