Richard Zussman
Legislative Reporter
Richard Zussman is a reporter for Global BC based at the B.C. legislature. He joined Global BC in 2018.
Richard has won multiple Jack Webster Awards including for his coverage of the 2018 B.C. wildfires and the historic Confidence and Supply Agreement between the BC NDP and the BC Greens.
He has also won multiple RTDNA Canada awards and Edward R. Murrow awards for his coverage of B.C. politics and wildfires.
Richard helped lead Global BC’s coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic and continues to focus on the B.C. government.
He has a Masters in Broadcast Journalism from the Newhouse School at Syracuse University, as well as a Bachelor of Arts from Queen’s University.
Richard has co-authored a book on B.C. politics that chronicles the events in and around the 2017 confidence vote and end of B.C. Liberal dynasty.
He previous served as the Provincial Affairs reporter for CBC BC.
Richard lives in Victoria with his wife and journalist Liza Yuzda and their daughter and son.
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Video Archives
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First Canadian case of more severe mpox strain confirmed in Manitoba
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Focus BC: Impact of GST relief, and should driver’s licenses include immigration status?
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Impact of federal government GST tax break during the holidays
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Business Council of BC raises concern over province’s money management
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B.C. Premier David Eby makes cabinet changes in response to key election issues
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Significant shake-up in B.C. Premier David Eby’s cabinet
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Premier David Eby set to reveal his new cabinet on Monday
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Focus BC: A look back at the life and legacy of former premier John Horgan
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BC NDP MLAs sworn in
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‘Horgan loved people’: friends, colleagues remember former B.C. premier
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Life and legacy of former B.C. premier John Horgan
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Former B.C. premier John Horgan dies at 65
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Rural B.C. mayors demanding changes in healthcare
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Focus BC: How Trump’s second term will impact British Columbians
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Changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program
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Human error to blame for uncounted votes in B.C. election
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B.C. Premier David Eby expected to announce cabinet soon
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Search is on for BC Legislature Speaker
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Focus BC: Surprising results from the provincial election
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Business groups call on government to prioritize the economy
Author Archives
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‘Wake-up call’: Business Council of B.C. says provincial deficit unsustainableB.C.'s latest fiscal update forecasts an $8.9 billion deficit for 2024, the province's largest ever and something the Business Council of B.C. says is unsustainable.PoliticsNov 20
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David Eby makes some significant shakeups to his cabinetDavid Eby has made some significant shakeups to his cabinet following his narrow victory in October, including moving prominent health minister Adrian Dix out of health.PoliticsNov 18
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Former B.C. premier John Horgan dies following battle with cancerHorgan had been in the hospital for much of the past five months after being diagnosed with thyroid cancer in June. He was serving as Canada’s ambassador to Germany.PoliticsNov 12
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Rural B.C. mayors band together to press for fix to emergency room closuresThe action comes after communities including Oliver, Merritt, Williams Lake and Lillooet have faced repeated ER closures driven primarily by staffing shortages.HealthNov 8
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B.C. restaurateur warns of ‘$30 burgers’ as temporary foreign worker program changesThe federal changes will bar low-wage temporary foreign workers in regions with an unemployment rate over six per cent, while raising the minimum pay rate for high-wage workers.PoliticsNov 7
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B.C.’s new NDP government faces sticky speaker situationUnder the rules of the B.C. legislature, no business can proceed without an MLA being selected to serve as speaker of the house. Tight election numbers make that a challenge.CrimeNov 1
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Economic indicators ‘blinking red’ business groups warn incoming B.C. NDP governmentA coalition of major business groups have penned open letters to all of the major party leaders, calling on them to make the economy job number one when the legislature returns.PoliticsOct 31
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B.C. election 2024 cheat sheet: A last-minute voter’s guideDoes B.C.'s provincial election have you scratching your head ahead of voting day? We've assembled a last-minute cheat sheet for voters.PoliticsOct 18
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In their words: B.C. party leaders on affordability and housingGlobal News sat down with B.C.'s three major party leaders to ask them how they plan to make life more affordable over the next four years.PoliticsOct 17
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X-factor: B.C.’s unprecedented slate of independent candidates make for unpredictable raceThere are a record 40 independent and unaffiliated candidates running this year -- and even more unusual, six of them are incumbent MLAs.PoliticsOct 16
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In their words: B.C. leaders lay out vision on economy ahead of provincial electionAhead of Saturday's provincial election, Global News sat down with each of the three major party leaders to ask them their vision for the province's economy.PoliticsOct 16
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In their words: B.C. party leaders lay out health-care vision ahead of election dayGlobal News sat down with the leaders of B.C.'s three major parties to ask them what they see as the biggest challenges in the health-care system and what they will do about them.PoliticsOct 15
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Rustad vows crime crackdown while Eby pledges more education assistants and child careThe BC Conservatives focused on crime and public safety on Monday, while the BC NDP unveiled plans for new education assistants and child care.PoliticsOct 7
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Big B.C. election promises from both frontrunners mean big spending aheadThe leaders of both B.C. political parties at the top of the polls have laid out ambitious spending promises in the last two weeks.PoliticsOct 4
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B.C. business community calls on politicians to provide details to grow economyBridgitte Anderson with the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade said the last five years have been challenging for the residents and the businesses in British Columbia.EconomySep 10
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‘Blindsided’ BC United members weigh options, amid party collapseThe political landscape in British Columbia has shifted with John Rustad's Conservatives now carrying the centre-right banner heading into a fall election campaign.Aug 29
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B.C. ‘stands alone’ on slumping private sector employment, business group warnsB.C. has added 5,300 new private sector jobs since July 2022. At the same time, the province's public sector payroll grew by 63,000, with many jobs in education and health care.PoliticsAug 22
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B.C. politicians watch closely as Ontario changes harm reduction strategyAs new regulations in Ontario close supervised drug consumption site, advocates in B.C. say closing any facilities would push drug use further to the fringes, endangering lives.PoliticsAug 21
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Parties on the campaign trail as B.C. hits 2 month countdown to provincial electionWith health care, affordability and housing shaping up to be among the key issues, the verbal sparring has already begun two months out from the B.C. provincial election.PoliticsAug 19
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People with drug addictions living in B.C. long-term care homes raises red flagsThe number of people suffering acute brain injury due to drug use that are being housed in residential care homes has risen, and this is a cause for concern in smaller facilities.HealthAug 15
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Class action lawsuit proposed against B.C. government over safe supply drug programThe plaintiffs' daughters were best friends and both purchased drugs diverted from the government's program that they believed was safe.HealthAug 14
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Retiring Prince George RCMP boss says decriminalization was hardest issue to navigateAs Supt. Shaun Wright of Prince George RCMP prepares to step down, he spoke about his years on the job. 'By far, the biggest thing that I've had to navigate was decriminalization.'CrimeAug 12
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B.C. woman fighting cancer denied immunotherapy drug due to trial periodSoledad Ronco struggled through chemotherapy while also receiving the immunotherapy drug Keytruda to keep the triple-negative breast cancer at bay.HealthAug 8
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B.C. hits Township of Langley with deadline to approve density near SkyTrain siteThe province has given the Township of Langley until Oct. 31 to greenlight a new Transit-Oriented Density (TOD) zone around the site of the future Willowbrook SkyTrain Station.PoliticsAug 2
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Peace Arch Hospital ER scrambling for staff ahead of long weekendDr. Claudine Storness-Bliss, an OB-GYN at Surrey Memorial Hospital, and candidate for BC United, said this news shouldn't surprise officials.HealthAug 1