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B.C. to scrap consumer carbon tax if federal government drops legal requirement: Eby
VANCOUVER – A re-elected NDP government would scrap British Columbia’s long-standing carbon tax and shift…
B.C. signs national pharmacare deal with Ottawa, promises to expand drug coverage
VANCOUVER – British Columbia has become the first province in Canada to sign a pharmacare…
Air Canada pushing for government intervention as clock ticks on labour talks
Air Canada and business leaders are asking Ottawa to be ready to intervene in the…
Mounties say there’s no evidence Lytton, B.C., wildfire was arson; cause unknown
LYTTON, B.C. – Mounties in British Columbia have concluded there’s no evidence that the devastating…
Experts say Harris dominated in debate performance against Trump
PHILADELPHIA – Political experts say Kamala Harris was able to dominate Donald Trump by prodding…
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump lay out different plans for America on debate stage
PHILADELPHIA – Kamala Harris pushed back on Donald Trump’s exaggerated claims about immigration and abortion…
BC United sources leak ‘extremism’ file on B.C. Conservatives’ executive Isidorou
VICTORIA – An opposition research file on the “extremism” of the Conservative Party of British…
Protesters get 6 1/2-year sentences for roles in Coutts border blockade
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – One of two men sentenced Monday to 6 1/2 years for firearms…
Mark Carney to lead Liberal economic task force ahead of next election
NANAIMO, B.C. – Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney will chair a Liberal task…
Peter Nygard sentenced to 11 years for sexual assault convictions
TORONTO – Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard is a “sexual predator” who showed no empathy…
BC United to run some candidates to keep party alive, despite halting campaign
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s Official Opposition BC United party says it will run some candidates…
Recent immigrants shut out of strong wage growth as unemployment rises in Canada
OTTAWA – Canada’s unemployment rate continued to trend higher in August — reaching 6.6 per…
BC United MLA Dan Davies runs as Independent, eyeing possible ‘power broker’ status
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – Independent candidates in British Columbia’s upcoming fall election could be…
‘Mismatched guidance’ on pulling COVID vaccines ahead of updated shots raises concern
As several provinces get rid of their existing COVID-19 vaccine supplies to make way for…
In message of hope, Singh says challenge ahead is convincing people NDP can win
OTTAWA – Jagmeet Singh brought a message of hope Thursday in his first speech following…
Union ‘devastated’ by B.C. mill closures, says Canfor should lose tenures
BURNABY, B.C. – The United Steelworkers union is calling Canfor Corp.’s decision to shutter two…
Suspect in deadly Vancouver stranger attacks was on probation: VPD chief
VANCOUVER – The suspect in a pair of “unprovoked stranger assaults” in downtown Vancouver that…
Veteran BC United legislators Mike Bernier and Tom Shypitka to run as Independents
A pair of BC United legislators have announced they are running as Independents in next…
‘The deal is done:’ NDP Leader pulls out of supply and confidence deal with Liberals
OTTAWA – NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh moved to distance himself from an increasingly unpopular Liberal…
The NDP-Liberal deal is done. What happens now?
OTTAWA – The NDP has pulled out of a confidence and supply agreement with the…
China retaliates over EV tariffs with anti-dumping probe into Canadian canola imports
OTTAWA – China has announced an anti-dumping investigation into Canadian canola imports in response to…
B.C. Conservatives recruit three more BC United MLAs, shaking up candidate list
The B.C. Conservatives have recruited three more sitting BC United legislators to run under their…
Rustad tells Jordan Peterson B.C. needs nuclear talk, end to school ‘indoctrination’
The leader of B.C.’s Conservatives says there needs to be a conversation about nuclear power’s…
Former B.C. Liberal minister says he may vote NDP, as Eby woos disaffected centrists
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s middle-of-the-road voters have been left with a stark choice in the…