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B.C. leaders spar in fiery debate ahead of Oct. 24 election

B.C.’s three main party leaders clashed over affordability, health care and Indigenous rights in a heated televised election debate Wednesday evening.

B.C. major party leaders prepare for live debate on Oct. 14

B.C.’s three major party leaders will face off Oct. 14 in the only televised leaders’ debate of the provincial election campaign.

B.C Greens pitch tax on “extreme wealth” to raise $22 billion

The B.C. Greens are proposing new taxes on extreme wealth as provincial parties sharpen their focus on high-income earners.

B.C. Conservatives pledge $400M to buy water bombers in wildfire plan

B.C.’s three major party leaders pitched plans Friday targeting wildfire response, grocery affordability and artificial intelligence regulation.

Carney designates proposed Alberta to B.C. pipeline a project of national interest

Prime Minister Mark Carney has designated the proposed Pacific Link pipeline from Alberta to B.C. as a project of national interest.

LNG Canada approves more than $30B Phase 2 expansion in Kitimat

LNG Canada is moving ahead with a $33-billion Phase 2 expansion in Kitimat, doubling the facility’s LNG production capacity.

B.C. parties tout plans for critical minerals and LNG as election campaign enters second week

Both major parties are promising to expand B.C.’s natural resource sector as the provincial election campaign enters its second week.

BC Green leader running in Saanich North and the Islands in Oct. 24 election

B.C. Green Leader Emily Lowan said Wednesday she is running in Saanich North and the Islands in this fall’s provincial election, after incumbent MLA Rob Botterell announced he will not seek re-election in the riding.

Proposed B.C. LNG project seals German supply deal

British Columbia’s Ksi Lisims LNG project has signed a long-term supply agreement with a German state-owned energy company, marking what officials say is Canada’s first LNG export deal with a European buyer.

Canada and B.C. to work with LNG Canada on getting Phase 2 to a final investment decision

The federal and B.C. governments say they are working with LNG Canada to advance a proposed second phase of the Kitimat export terminal, as the company moves toward a final investment decision expected in 2026.

Eby backs off changes to DRIPA this legislative session

Premier David Eby said he was wrong to push changes to British Columbia’s Indigenous rights law this spring, as his government backs away from proposed legislation after reaching a new agreement with First Nations leaders.

B.C. Greens say co-operation agreement with NDP is over

The B.C. Green Party said Monday it won’t renew a co-operation agreement with the NDP government. The post B.C. Greens say co-operation agreement with NDP is over appeared first on AM 1150.

B.C. billionaire Jim Pattison’s company halts sale of Virginia property linked to ICE

B.C. billionaire Jim Pattison’s company is backing off the sale of a Virginia property after reports about its planned use by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The post B.C. billionaire Jim Pattison’s company halts sale of Virginia property linked to ICE appeared first on AM 1150.

B.C. billionaire Jim Pattison’s company halts sale of Virginia property linked to ICE

B.C. billionaire Jim Pattison’s company is backing off the sale of a Virginia property after reports about its planned use by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The post B.C. billionaire Jim Pattison’s company halts sale of Virginia property linked to ICE appeared first on AM 1150.

Year in review: B.C. Greens leader Emily Lowan looks to the grassroots

B.C. Green Party leader Emily Lowan says she observed many of the same themes affecting communities across the province during her month-long “Fight the Oligarchs Tour.”  The post Year in review: B.C. Greens leader Emily Lowan looks to the grassroots appeared first on AM 1150.

More than 10,000 join striking public service workers at major legislature rally

More than 10,000 public service workers and their supporters gathered outside the British Columbia legislature today as a strike by the B.C. General Employees Union (BCGEU) enters its sixth week.

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B.C. leaders pause politics to honour victims of Tumbler Ridge shooting

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Psychologist offers guidance to parents after Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooting

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