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• Progress Vancouver barred from 2026 election over campaign finance violations

  The elections body said Tuesday that the party and six of its eight candidates in last year's municipal vote failed to meet the filing deadline for finance reports in January.

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  Jul 4
  
• So long BC Liberals, hello BC United: B.C.’s opposition party unveils new name

  The name change was approved last fall, with 80 per cent of members voting in favour of the rebrand. The party has also adopted a new logo and new colours -- pink and teal.

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  Apr 12
  
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• BC Liberals to formally adopt new ‘BC United’ name and branding Wednesday

  "I think you'll love it, I think it's going to be new and exciting and fresh," Opposition Leader Kevin Falcon said of the party rebrand.

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  Apr 6
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• John Rustad acclaimed leader of B.C. Conservatives

  A former BC Liberal cabinet minister who has been sitting in British Columbia's legislature as an Independent is the new leader of the provincial Conservatives.

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  Mar 31
• Petition seeking to recall ‘dictator’ B.C. Premier David Eby fails

  B.C.'s independent elections agency said the petition was not submitted for review by March 20, the deadline under the province's Recall and Initiative Act.

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  Mar 21
• B.C. budget: Finance minister suggests deficits on way

  B.C. Finance Minister Katrine Conroy is suggesting budget deficits are in the province's future as she prepares to present the government's financial blueprint Tuesday.

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  Feb 27
• Decision on Surrey police transition still weeks away as opposition decries ‘total mess’

  The City of Surrey says residents could be on the hook for a 17.5 per cent tax hike, 9.5 per cent of it police-related, to keep the Surrey RCMP.

  Crime

  Feb 21
• B.C. MLA the latest politician with mixed messaging for non-English media

  BC Liberal Leader Kevin Falcon says he supports supervised drug injection sites, but when one of his MLAs spoke to a Mandarin news show last week, she had a different message.

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  Feb 16
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• B.C. premier says no plans for early election, as poll finds majority expect 2023 vote

  An new poll has found 53 per cent of respondents believed it was either "very likely" or "moderately likely" that B.C. will have a provincial election in 2023. 

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  Feb 15
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• Former B.C. premier John Horgan announces he’s stepping down as MLA

  Horgan made the announcement Thursday afternoon in Victoria, B.C.

  Politics

  Feb 9