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By Wolfgang Depner The Canadian Press Posted May 1, 2025 3:06 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size B.C. Infrastructure Minister Bowinn Ma says new legislation will speed up major public and private projects, including mines and other natural resource enterprises. The government of Premier David Eby has previously promised…
By n The Canadian Pressn The Canadian Press Posted March 12, 2025 5:46 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size British Columbia’s politicians have found rare common ground and given unanimous support in the legislature to a private member’s bill proposing universal access to mental health care for pregnant women…
A former supporter of Vancouver’s governing civic political party says he was shocked to find one of their election signs installed on his property without his consent. Wah Gee, who worked as a volunteer for ABC Vancouver in their 2022 election campaign, said he was returning home this weekend when he encountered someone putting a…
British Columbia’s 2025 budget once again sees health care consuming the lion’s share of spending. The Ministry of Health, which represents more than a third of spending in the provincial budget, is getting a boost of more than a billion dollars to more than $35 billion for 2025/2026, with $4.2 billion in new spending across…
By Marcy Nicholson The Canadian Press Posted February 27, 2025 6:45 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The B.C. government and the Opposition have released duelling narratives about a mental health facility that is at the heart of alleged voter irregularities in the October election. Solicitor General Garry Begg’s…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size BC Conservative leader John Rustad says the party is having “family” issues ahead of its annual general meeting, with his attorney general critic defying his wishes and a lack of unity on display in the legislature. But Rustad says the Opposition party supports free speech and free…
A day after B.C.’s NDP government scrapped a tax rebate that was a signature plank in the party’s election campaign, Premier David Eby is defending the decision. With the B.C. budget just weeks away, Finance Minister Brenda Bailey announced Thursday that the $500 per person/$1,000 per household tax rebate was being put on hold amid…
