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BC Greens pledge free transit provincewide if electedB.C. Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau has announced an election policy to make all public transit in the province free.Sep 5
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BC United pledges $5.6B tax cut in bid to shake up election raceBC United Party Leader Kevin Falcon pledged Tuesday, if elected, to eliminate provincial income tax on the first $50,000 residents earn.PoliticsAug 13
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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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Rustad tells Jordan Peterson B.C. can’t ‘change the weather,’ must stop school ‘indoctrination’John Rustad appeared on an episode of Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson's podcast released Monday.PoliticsSep 3
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BC United MLA scraps retirement to run as independent, citing ‘backroom deal’Karin Kirkpatrick joins fellow BC United incumbent MLAs Mike Bernier, Dan Davies, Tom Shypitka and Coralee Oakes in announcing independent runs.PoliticsSep 16
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B.C. election frontrunners accused of dodging debatesAs the B.C. election race heats us, University of the Fraser Valley political scientist Hamish Telford said it's not unusual for parties leading in the polls avoid debates.PoliticsAug 16
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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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B.C. craft cannabis producers call for independent review of pot sectorThe B.C. Craft Farmers' Co-op says its members are struggling to survive in the face of the taxes, fees and red tape imposed on the industry.CannabisSep 13
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NDP pulls out of supply-and-confidence deal with Liberal governmentThe move puts Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s minority at risk of falling at any time in the coming weeks or months if it loses any confidence votes.PoliticsSep 4
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Frustration in Surrey and Langley at new SkyTrain’s mounting cost, delaysThe B.C. government revealed Thursday the Surrey-Langley SkyTrain line will cost just under $6 billion, with a forecast service date of late 2029. In 2022, the cost was $4 billion.CanadaAug 16
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Rail shutdown: Ottawa imposing binding arbitration on partiesFreight trains across Canada came to grinding halt Thursday as thousands of workers at the country’s two main railway companies were locked out.CanadaAug 22
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Jasper wildfire torching cherished memories along with forest and homesFor thousands of Canadians and mountain-lovers around the world, cherished memory went up in smoke as wildfire destroyed historic properties in Jasper National Park.FireJul 25
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BC NDP maintains lead while BC United slides to 4th place, new poll findsThe survey from Vancouver-based Research Co. found the governing NDP still in first place with the support of 40 per cent of decided voters.PoliticsJun 25
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BC Green House Leader Adam Olsen won’t run in fall electionOne of the two Green Party members in British Columbia's Legislature has announced he will not seek re-election in this fall's provincial vote.PoliticsJun 25
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Poilievre’s office silent on leader’s Pride plans, other party chiefs look to attendOfficials for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the leaders of the NDP, Bloc Quebecois and Greens all responded to queries to confirm they will attend various Pride events.CanadaJun 28
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Biden vows ‘I’m staying in the race’ as scrutiny grows on his campaignBiden again acknowledged his subpar debate last week while campaigning in Wisconsin, but added, “I am running, and I'm going to win again.”U.S. NewsJul 5
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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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B.C. heading towards NDP-Conservative election showdown, poll suggestsThe survey from Vancouver-based Research Co. shows 42 per cent of respondents would back the BC NDP in the upcoming vote, followed by 32 per cent for the BC Conservatives.PoliticsMay 21
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Missed the biggest stories of the week? Here’s a roundupCanadians in many provinces grappled with a prolonged heat wave while another political scandal has hit the United Kingdom. Here are some of this week's top stories.CanadaJun 22
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Splits happen: A look at the upcoming B.C. election this OctoberThe mother of all vote-split elections occurred in 1996 when the NDP government was re-elected despite getting almost 40,000 fewer votes than the BC Liberals province-wide.CommentaryJun 4