The limits starting in 2018 would apply to people running for mayor, councillor, electoral area director and also for park board positions in Vancouver and Cultus Lake.
Wireless and Internet services accounted for most of the increase, rising by 14 and 10 per cent respectively
Wayne Gretzky says he was doing Stephen Harper "a favour" when he appeared with him at a campaign event, and the Great One says he would do the same for any prime minister.
The Tories hold the most seats in the upper chamber and would be able to use that leverage to slow down legislation, force amendments or push their own private member's bills up higher on the Senate's agenda.
The news came out in court as Eric Dejaeger (deh-YAY'-gur) was sentenced today in Iqaluit for more child sex assaults in Alberta.
Toxicologist Anne-Marie Faucher had previously testified she found a potentially fatal dose of methanol in Turcotte's system the day after the February 2009 slayings of Olivier, 5, and Anne-Sophie, 3.