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New emergency management legislation tabled by the provincial government to deal with emergencies like the 2023 wildfires is receiving a range of reviews. (CANADIAN PRESS/HO-BC Wildfire Service)

B.C.’s new emergency management legislation getting muted support

Opposition voices praise inclusion of First Nations, but question use of regulation

New emergency management legislation tabled by the provincial government to deal with emergencies like the 2023 wildfires is receiving a range of reviews. (CANADIAN PRESS/HO-BC Wildfire Service)
Premier David Eby spoke to federal New Democrats in Hamilton, Ont. Friday (Oct.13) in warning against US-style populism coming to Canada. (Screencap)

NDP government a ‘firewall’ against US-style culture wars, says B.C. premier

Eby national speech highlights ‘divisive, awful, racist, discriminatory, homophobic rhetoric nonsense’

Premier David Eby spoke to federal New Democrats in Hamilton, Ont. Friday (Oct.13) in warning against US-style populism coming to Canada. (Screencap)
Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon (right) and Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas take questions from the media during a news conference (Oct. 12, 2023) announcing 120 tiny home units for people experiencing homelessness in the city. (Gary Barnes/Capital News)

More tiny homes could be coming soon to B.C.’s Interior

Housing minister Ravi Kahlon said province will use 120 units coming to Kelowna as a testing ground

Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon (right) and Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas take questions from the media during a news conference (Oct. 12, 2023) announcing 120 tiny home units for people experiencing homelessness in the city. (Gary Barnes/Capital News)
A pilot project aims to speed up the submission and review of building permits. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young)

Digital building permitting coming soon to 17 B.C. communities

Pilot project testing to start in March 2024 in a variety of select areas

A pilot project aims to speed up the submission and review of building permits. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young)
Selina Robinson, B.C.’s minister of post-secondary education, here seen in March 2023, says a new fund announced Wednesday will help recruit more people into the construction industry. (Black Press Media file photo)

New B.C. government fund tries to rebuild image of construction industry

‘Construction industry is not a top career choice for young people,’ says industry leader

Selina Robinson, B.C.’s minister of post-secondary education, here seen in March 2023, says a new fund announced Wednesday will help recruit more people into the construction industry. (Black Press Media file photo)
Jobs Minister Brenda Bailey, here seen in May, Tuesday announced $6.6 million to improve clinical trial capacities in British Columbia. (Black Press Media file photo)

‘Blockbuster drugs’ on the horizon thanks to new money from BC government

Jobs minister says additional funds for clinic trials will grow B.C.’s life-science sector

Jobs Minister Brenda Bailey, here seen in May, Tuesday announced $6.6 million to improve clinical trial capacities in British Columbia. (Black Press Media file photo)
BC United Leader Kevin Falcon, here seen speaking at the Union of British Columbia Municipalities conference in Vancouver, said he is not worried a new poll that shows his party behind the Conservative Party of B.C. (UBCM/Flickr)

Falcon ‘not concerned’ about poll showing BC United trailing Conservatives

BC United leader accuses of current government of being too focused on urban B.C.

BC United Leader Kevin Falcon, here seen speaking at the Union of British Columbia Municipalities conference in Vancouver, said he is not worried a new poll that shows his party behind the Conservative Party of B.C. (UBCM/Flickr)
Newly appointed Health Minister Mark Holland says accountability for new federal health funding will largely come from Canadians themselves. Holland smiles as he makes his way to a cabinet shuffle, in Ottawa, Wednesday, July 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

B.C., feds sign $1.2B agreement for healthcare improvements

It’s part of Canada’s plan for $200B over 10 years for provinces, territories

Newly appointed Health Minister Mark Holland says accountability for new federal health funding will largely come from Canadians themselves. Holland smiles as he makes his way to a cabinet shuffle, in Ottawa, Wednesday, July 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake. (Monica Lamb-Yorski photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

‘Disturbing’ sign at Williams Lake ER sparks debate in legislature, investigation

Premier David Eby says ER never closed as IH investigates sources of unauthorized closure notice

Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake. (Monica Lamb-Yorski photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Elasmosaur is one step closer to becoming B.C.’s fossil emblem after Tourism Minister Lana Popham tabled legislation Wednesday (Oct. 4). (Photo Submitted)

80-million-year-old dinosaur to become B.C.’s fossil emblem

Provincial government tables legislation to make elasmosaur provincial fossil emblem

Elasmosaur is one step closer to becoming B.C.’s fossil emblem after Tourism Minister Lana Popham tabled legislation Wednesday (Oct. 4). (Photo Submitted)
Public Safety Minister and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth Thursday tabled legislation that excludes sport fields, beaches, parks, outdoor recreation spaces, public entrances and bus stops from the current decriminalization trial unfolding in the province. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito)

B.C. expands off-limit areas of drug decrim pilot to include bus stops, parks

Public Safety Minister and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth tabled legislation Thursday

Public Safety Minister and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth Thursday tabled legislation that excludes sport fields, beaches, parks, outdoor recreation spaces, public entrances and bus stops from the current decriminalization trial unfolding in the province. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito)
Emergency Minister Bowinn Ma said the new Emergency and Disaster Management Act tabled Tuesday recognizes all phases of emergency management. (Wolf Depner/News Staff)

B.C. adopts new definition of emergency in the face of a changing world

Expanded legislation recognizes climate change, First Nations’ rights around emergency management

Emergency Minister Bowinn Ma said the new Emergency and Disaster Management Act tabled Tuesday recognizes all phases of emergency management. (Wolf Depner/News Staff)
Official Opposition Leader Kevin Falcon says he (Wolf Depner/News Staff)

BC United won’t move toward the right: Kevin Falcon

‘The extremes can part themselves at the NDP and the BC Conservatives’

Official Opposition Leader Kevin Falcon says he (Wolf Depner/News Staff)
The provincial legislature will resume sitting on Oct. 3 with four official parties. (Black Press Media file photo)

NDP will answer questions from 3 corners when B.C. legislature resumes

Conservatives get full party status, House Leader says government won’t give them ‘an easy pass’

The provincial legislature will resume sitting on Oct. 3 with four official parties. (Black Press Media file photo)
B.C. has become the second province to mark Orange Shirt Day (Sept.30), also known as National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, as a provincial statutory holiday. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu)

B.C. marks 10th anniversary of Orange Shirt Day with new statutory holiday

British Columbians asked to mark holiday by learning about legacy of residential school system

B.C. has become the second province to mark Orange Shirt Day (Sept.30), also known as National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, as a provincial statutory holiday. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu)
Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon acknowledged not all municipalities won’t be happy with new legislation increasing density on single-residental lots, but added that the time for talking on building more housing is over. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)

Legislation increasing housing density coming next week: BC housing minister

Ravi Kahlon acknowledged some municipalities won’t be happy, but says time for talking over

Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon acknowledged not all municipalities won’t be happy with new legislation increasing density on single-residental lots, but added that the time for talking on building more housing is over. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)
A registered nurse pulls on an N-95 mask in a COVID Acute Care Unit in Seattle, Washington. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Masking returning to B.C. hospitals, clinics as respiratory illnesses rise

COVID-19, influenza vaccines to begin rolling out in early October

A registered nurse pulls on an N-95 mask in a COVID Acute Care Unit in Seattle, Washington. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Conservative Party of BC leader John Rustad, here seen in Vernon, is pleased by a new poll that shows that his party nearly tied with BC United. (Black Press Media file photo)

Poll shows United, Conservatives neck-and-neck in B.C., well behind the NDP

Premier Eby warns against ‘race to the bottom’ on political right as his party retains strong lead

Conservative Party of BC leader John Rustad, here seen in Vernon, is pleased by a new poll that shows that his party nearly tied with BC United. (Black Press Media file photo)
A new poll shows more than four of 10 surveyed British Columbians say they are in the worse financial shape this year than at the same time last year with more economic bad news on the horizon. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)

4-in-10 British Columbians in worse money shape than a year ago: poll

Almost 60 per cent expect B.C. to enter a recession within 12 months

A new poll shows more than four of 10 surveyed British Columbians say they are in the worse financial shape this year than at the same time last year with more economic bad news on the horizon. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)
British Columbia's projected deficit in the 2023-2024 fiscal year has grown by more than $2 billion from original estimates to reach almost $7 billion. Minister of Finance Katrine Conroy arrives to the podium during a press conference at the legislature in Victoria, on Wednesday, August 30, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

Record-breaking wildfires inflate forecasted B.C. deficit to $6.7 billion

Finance minister says fire fight cost nearly $1B, predicts declining new housing starts

British Columbia's projected deficit in the 2023-2024 fiscal year has grown by more than $2 billion from original estimates to reach almost $7 billion. Minister of Finance Katrine Conroy arrives to the podium during a press conference at the legislature in Victoria, on Wednesday, August 30, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito