BC Politics

• B.C.’s vehicle lease program for some civil servants questioned

  A 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.

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  Apr 22
  
• BC United executives eye Conservative race, as donations still flow for dormant party

  It 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.

  Politics

  Apr 14
  
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• 18K lives later, B.C. marks 10 years since declaring overdose emergency

  Events are planned across British Columbia Tuesday to mark 10 years since the province declared a public health emergency related to the overdose crisis.

  Politics

  Apr 14
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• As session returns, Eby’s government faces ‘peril’ over DRIPA: political scientist

  A political analyst says British Columbia Premier David Eby faces a "moment of real peril" as legislators return to Victoria this week.

  Politics

  Apr 13
• B.C. First Nation asks UN body to count cultural losses in spill compensation formula

  First Nation delegates along B.C.'s coast will lobby an international maritime body headquartered in the United Kingdom to change the compensation formula for oil spills.

  Politics

  Apr 13
• B.C. premier says reconciliation won’t stop despite DRIPA suspensions

  In the letter, obtained by The Canadian Press, Eby tries to explain the predicament his government is in over the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, or DRIPA. 

  Politics

  Apr 9
• ‘Absolute betrayal’: First Nations blast Eby in leaked transcript of DRIPA meeting

  At least one leader expresses doubt about the wisdom of opposing the government, considering the Opposition B.C. Conservatives are "running on appealing DRIPA."

  Canada

  Apr 3
• B.C. faces long-term care shortage, and decision to delay facilities is drawing fire

  The decision, announced in the February budget, comes amid a shortfall of long-term care beds that is projected to soar over the next decade as the population ages.

  Canada

  Mar 19
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• B.C. appointed them to map old-growth. Now they say province is failing to save it

  Instead, the B.C. government continues to approve logging in forests the panel identified, while long-term plans have yet to be finalized.

  Politics

  Mar 13
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• Village of Granisle, B.C., faces lawsuit over aluminum-contaminated water

  Granisle issued a "do not consume" order in December 2025, and residents have been relying on bottled water distributed with the help of volunteer firefighters since.

  Canada

  Mar 4