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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Karin Kirkpatrick to run as independent
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What a carbon tax pivot would mean for British Columbians
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Focus BC: David Eby and John Rustad look ahead to provincial election
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BC NDP carbon tax policy pivot
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B.C. business leaders sounding alarm on economic state
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Surrey takes next step towards a formal request to have its own city charter
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B.C. encouraging homeowners to open secondary suites to increase housing
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Independent candidates could be wild cards in upcoming B.C. election
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Hundreds of jobs lost as Canfor announces closure of 2 B.C. sawmills.
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More BC United candidates announce intentions
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Poll highlights B.C. economic issues
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Private sector jobs dwindling in B.C.
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How Ontario’s harm reduction strategy changes could impact B.C.
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Island Health facilities planned for hard-to-house patients
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Two month countdown to B.C. election
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Why B.C. political leaders have turned down most proposed debates?
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People with addictions place in B.C. long-term care
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Safe supply class action lawsuit filed
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BC United promise to eliminate provincial income tax on first $50K earned
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Retiring Prince George RCMP boss decries drug decriminalization
Author Archives
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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
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‘Can’t take it anymore’: Interior Health ER closures prompt call for internal auditThe mayor of Williams Lake is calling on Interior Health to conduct an internal audit after Cariboo Memorial Hospital was temporarily closed 10 times in July.HealthJul 29
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British Columbia lifts COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health-care workersCollecting these records will allow health-care administrators to make staffing decisions in the event of an exposure, outbreak, or future pandemic.HealthJul 26
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‘Dire consequences’: Reaction pours in to projected TransLink cutsTransLink says a $600-million gap in operating funding means it would have to gut bus rapid transit service across the region starting in 2026.PoliticsJul 25
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Hundreds of bus routes, thousands of SkyTrain trips at risk without funding: TransLinkTransLink is warning of massive service cuts, including up to half of bus routes leaving several communities stranded, if it can't secure stable funding past 2025.EconomyJul 24
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BC Conservatives tout hybrid public-private health care system to cut wait timesBC Conservative Leader John Rustad said the plan would maintain a publicly-funded system that provides care through private, out-of-province and public facilities.HealthJul 18
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B.C. to join legal challenge of how Canada calculates equalization paymentsNewfoundland and Labrador announced plans to take Ottawa to court in May, saying the existing system puts it at a disadvantage.PoliticsJul 17
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After fans crash Copa America final, security concerns for B.C.’s World Cup gamesThe championship match between Argentina and Colombia was delayed for more than an hour after thousands of ticketless fans stormed the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.PoliticsJul 15
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Ex-BC Green leader who helped NDP come to power slams Premier David EbyAndrew Weaver is criticizing Premier David Eby's leadership, alleging it may be responsible for an exodus of sitting MLAs and pushing away longtime party supporters.PoliticsJul 8
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Concerns over future of Ladysmith marina draw BC Conservative leaderThe facility's water lot lease was recently transferred to the Stz'uminus First Nation, but John Rustad says the province failed to adequately consult locals.PoliticsJul 2
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Chilcotin hunting guides say government backtracking on compensation pledgeA group of B.C. guide outfitters say they've been abandoned by the provincial government.PoliticsJun 27
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Former B.C. premier John Horgan battling cancer for third timeFormer premier John Horgan has taken a leave from his current job as Canada's ambassador to Germany to receive medical support in Berlin.PoliticsJun 25
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With election season coming, B.C.’s airwaves already awash in attack adsWhile no election is formally underway in B.C., political attack ads are already flying fast and furiously, aiming at both the federal and provincial levels.PoliticsJun 14
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‘Going to take time’: No quick fix to B.C.’s surging infrastructure project costsThe provincial government has launched multiple major infrastructure and health projects in recent years, each with budgets in the hundreds of millions or billions of dollars.CanadaJun 5
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Can BC Conservatives keep up momentum after welcoming defections?With the BC Conservatives polling well ahead of BC United and talks of a merger now in the dustbin, the moves have spurred speculation there may yet be more defections to come.PoliticsJun 4