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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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Eby launches campaign early as Rustad, Furstenau make pitch to local governmentsThe fixed election date of Oct. 19 means the campaign doesn't officially start until Saturday.PoliticsSep 20
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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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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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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 Conservatives promise provincial tax rebate to offset housing costs, if electedFocusing his campaign on Monday on housing, BC Conservative leader John Rustad promised a tax rebate that would give significant relief on housing costs.Politics7 hours
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B.C. Election Day 2: Conservatives, NDP stump in Metro areaBritish Columbia's New Democrats and the B.C. Conservatives are set to take their election tours to Metro Vancouver cities today as the campaign enters its second day.PoliticsSep 22
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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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A look at the new districts in B.C.’s fall election as legislature grows to 93 seatsThe Oct. 19 election in British Columbia will feature new electoral districts that increase the number of seats in the legislature from 87 to 93.PoliticsSep 22
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B.C. election campaign officially underway; Eby is on the trailNDP Leader David Eby began his campaign early Friday by getting on the party's bus and heading straight to the city of Surrey, which is expected to be a major battleground.PoliticsSep 21
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B.C. party leaders ‘hit the road’ a day before official election startA day before the official start, British Columbia's election campaign sees the leaders gearing up to 'hit the road' and let residents know where they stand on the issues.PoliticsSep 20
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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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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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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