BC Politics
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Has rise of the right primed B.C. politics for a party that breaks the binary?Political allegiances are being redrawn, with a series of departures from both flanks of the Opposition and MLA Amelia Boultbee switching sides entirely to join the NDP.PoliticsJul 24
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B.C. port flagged for federal fast track, but security concerns have lasted yearsThe proposed new three-berth terminal would increase the port's container capacity by 50 per cent, potentially contributing $3 billion to Canada's GDP each year.PoliticsJul 21
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Okanagan Falls to be incorporated as B.C.’s newest municipality in NovemberThe B.C. government says Okanagan Falls residents will vote for a mayor and four councillors in the October local elections before becoming a municipality in November.PoliticsJun 24
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BC Conservatives have narrow lead over BC NDP, new poll findsLeger's latest B.C. Pulse Check shows the BC Conservatives lead with 45 per cent of decided voters, followed by the BC NDP at 41 per cent and the BC Greens at 8 per cent.PoliticsJun 5
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B.C. Indigenous relations face ‘fraught context’ but treaty commissioner undeterredRelations between the British Columbia government and First Nations plunged this year as Premier David Eby grappled with how or whether to amend DRIPA, which he once championed.CanadaMay 27
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City, B.C., First Nations in push to keep Whitecaps in Vancouver ‘for generations’Vancouver, the B.C. government, First Nations and the Crown corporation that owns BC Place say they are working with "private partners" to keep the Whitecaps in the city.CanadaMay 14
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Final debate for B.C. Conservative leadership hopefulsFive candidates running to lead the BC Conservative Party are set to meet today for their final leadership debate after a divisive campaign.CanadaMay 9
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B.C.’s vehicle lease program for some civil servants questionedA FOI found that 36 high-ranking bureaucrats, deputy and associate deputy ministers are receiving vehicle leases of up to $1,200 a month, paid for by taxpayers.PoliticsApr 22
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BC United executives eye Conservative race, as donations still flow for dormant partyIt was a once-dominant force in British Columbia politics, but for more than a year and a half the party formerly known as the BC Liberals has been dormant.PoliticsApr 14
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18K lives later, B.C. marks 10 years since declaring overdose emergencyEvents are planned across British Columbia Tuesday to mark 10 years since the province declared a public health emergency related to the overdose crisis.PoliticsApr 14
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