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Growers in B.C.'s interior were devastated in January by a sudden deep freeze that devastated crops, followed by the collapse of the B.C. Tree Fruits Co-operative.

The deal gives the NDP's razor-thin majority breathing room to survive confidence votes in the term to come.

The caucus is notable both for its gender diversity and its fresh faces. Nearly a third of the MLAs (18), are newly elected, while two-thirds (31) are women. 

Under 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.

In exchange for visas, Canadians are allegedly being asked to sign letters supporting the Indian government.

The federal government said in its Fall Economic Statement that this was being done to inspire more Canadians to give $5 to the cause that Terry Fox championed.

As the Canada Post strike nears the one-month mark, the federal government says there are about 185,000 passports being held by Service Canada.

Returning MLAs will need to elect speaker of the legislature, whose job is to enforce parliamentary rules and keep the body functioning. But the job will be tricky this year.

Following the counting of mail-in and absentee ballots, the NDP has received the most votes in Surrey-Guildford, flipping the result from election night.

As a nationwide Canada Post strike reaches the one-week mark, the federal government is being urged by some to immediately step in to end the labour disruption.

The move comes as the union representing locked-out port workers in B.C. also says it will challenge the federal government's move to end a work stoppage there.

This recount is particularly critical because if the BC Conservatives flip the riding, the NDP would be reduced to 46 seats, making it a minority government.

Rustad led his party to 44 seats in a historically close provincial election, an outcome that wasn't clear until the final count of mail-in and absentee ballots.

A 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.

On Monday the NDP reached the minimum 47 seats needed to form a majority government once Elections BC finished the final vote count.

The court criticized government for what it calls a flawed, discriminatory and unfair process that led to two women being rejected for coverage of out-of-province treatments.

The outcome of B.C.'s provincial election remains unclear. After the preliminary vote count, the NDP holds 46 seats, the BC Conservatives hold 45 and the BC Greens hold two.

Federal Public Services and Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said Friday $750 million the federal government is spending to help Quebec with newcomers is not being fully used.

B.C. has begun the final tally of last week's razor-thin provincial election, with several ridings that could determine the next government still hanging in the balance.

In September, 2023, the B.C. government announced that letter grades were going away for all public school students from kindergarten to Grade 9.