British Columbia’s NDP government scraps $1,000 grocery rebate for workers to “find dollars” to defend big business in trade war with Washington
The federal and provincial governments of every political stripe are determined to defend the profits of the corporate elite, and offload the cost of the trade war onto the backs of the working class ...
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Throne speech kicks off B.C.'s legislative session at time of 'extraordinary change'
British Columbia's legislative session opens today amid what Premier David Eby describes as a time of "extraordinary change ...
New legislative session comes at 'most consequential time' in B.C. history since WW II: throne speech
B.C.'s lieutenant-governor​​​​​​​ opened the 43rd parliament Tuesday with a throne speech that painted a picture of a ...
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B.C. legislative assembly re-elects Raj Chouhan as its Speaker ahead of throne speech
British Columbia's legislative session opens today amid what Premier David Eby describes as a time of "extraordinary change ...
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Langford-based festival producer says lack of funding could be a show-stopper
The coalition of events organizations claims that the industry will suffer if the fund is not renewed: “The clock is ticking on this year’s events and festival season and B.C. is beginning to lose ...
B.C. cancels $1,000 grocery rebate and pauses hiring over Trump's tariff threats
Finance Minister Brenda Bailey says the impacts of the "reckless" and "destabilizing" tariffs are impossible to predict.
B.C. throne speech alludes to Winston Churchill, D-Day as it portrays province in 'tariff war'
The NDP government’s agenda, outlined in a throne speech delivered by Lt.-Gov. Wendy Cocchia on Tuesday, evoked wartime ...
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Peace Arch Duty Free Risks Closure as Border Traffic Plummets
Canada’s largest land border duty-free store near Vancouver faces an 80% drop in traffic. Liquor taxes and government ...
B.C.'s free-drugs 'experiment' has left many dead. This crusader wants it shut down
Elenore helped expose how Drug User Liberation Front (DULF) was busted and shut down in late 2023. DULF’s Compassion Club and Fulfillment Centre bought illicit cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine, got ...
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B.C. Premier David Eby praises U.S.-Canada ties at Invictus Games opening ceremony
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby did not shy away from mentioning the geopolitical climate between the United States and Canada as he addressed the crowd at the Invictus Games ...
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B.C. Premier David Eby asks Canadians to think carefully about spending money in U.S.
"For retaliatory measures, for the province of British Columbia, everything is on the table," Eby said. On the day of the U.S. president's inauguration Monday, Trump said he wanted 25 per cent ...
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Rob Shaw: Eby’s $1.8B grocery rebate was for tough times until tough times killed it
The $1.8-billion cost was extraordinarily high, at a time of a record $9.4-billion deficit. How could B.C. possibly afford it ...