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Former B.C. Liberal minister Iain Black enters B.C. Conservative leadership race
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (530+ words) Published 12:30 pm Thursday, January 15, 2026 Iain Black is entering the race to be the next B.C. Conservative leader, looking to leverage his experience working for "transformative change" in business to help him fix what ails the province. "I'm the guy they call…...
Anti-hate, or anti-free speech? B.C., Ontario MPs push back against Bill C-9
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (230+ words) Published 11:00 am Wednesday, January 14, 2026 Freedom of speech and religious freedom are in jeopardy, according to some Conservatives. Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee MP Scott Anderson says the looming Bill C-9 is cause for concern and he will be discussing it at an Emergency Town…...
Emily Lowan working from the outside to bring activist energy to B.C. Greens
2+ week, 6+ day ago (954+ words) Published 4:30 am Friday, December 26, 2025 Emily Lowan on Sept. 24, 2025, the day she was elected leader of the B.C. Green Party. (Mark Page/Black Press Media) Emily Lowan wants to be the "bridge" between activists and government. The new B.C. Green Party leader developed…...
2025 IN REVIEW: A look back at some of the stories that dominated politics in B.C.
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1462+ words) Published 4:30 am Friday, December 26, 2025 By Today In BC Staff B.C. Premier David Eby, left, and Liberal Party of Canada Leader Mark Carney have their first face-to-face meeting April 7, 2025 since Carney became party leader in early March 2025. (Wolf Depner/Black Press Media)…...
One B.C. caucus split caused by alleged anti-Semitic staffer, Brodie says
4+ week, 2+ day ago (871+ words) Published 4:30 pm Monday, December 15, 2025 One B.C. MLA Dallas Brodie on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. (Mark Page/Black Press Media) When One B.C. executive director Paul Ratchford hired a new 22-year-old male staffer in the middle of last summer to do some tech-related work, then-party…...
‘We’re not going backwards’: B.C. rejects Metro Vancouver call to scrap housing legislation
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (943+ words) Published 4:00 pm Thursday, December 11, 2025 Despite falling rents and stabilized home prices, a group of angry Metro Vancouver mayors is calling on the B.C. government to back off on some of its signature housing policies. "The province's housing legislation has been one…...
John Rustad resigns as leader after B.C. Conservative ouster
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (869+ words) Published 5:15 pm Thursday, December 4, 2025 John Rustad has resigned as leader of the Conservative Party of B.C. and as leader of the Official Opposition. The Nechako Lakes MLA announced his resignation Thursday (Dec. 4) after a day of uncertainty in the B.C. legislature. Surrey-White…...
Bill passes to protect B.C. health-care workers providing involuntary care
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (268+ words) Published 11:41 pm Tuesday, December 2, 2025 The B.C. government passed a bill on Tuesday, Dec. 2, to protect health-care workers who provide care to involuntarily held patients. Government house leader Mike Farnworth designated the Mental Health Amendment Act a confidence motion, so the government…...
Alberta signs MOU with feds to prioritize new pipeline to B.C.’s coast
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (453+ words) Published 5:30 pm Thursday, November 27, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have signed a memorandum of understanding to work toward building an oil pipeline to B.C.s north coast. "At the core of the agreement, of course, is a…...
Commissioner calls for human rights-based approach to B.C.’s toxic drug crisis
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (707+ words) Published 10:03 pm Wednesday, November 19, 2025 B.C.s human rights commissioner is calling for a need to place evidence-based recommendations above stigma when it comes to navigating the provinces toxic drug crisis. Kasari Govender, in a position statement released Nov. 13, makes the case…...