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B.C. NDP members upset at building ferries in China, but wrath unlikely to touch David Eby

B.C. NDP members upset at building ferries in China, but wrath unlikely to touch David Eby
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Vancouver Sun

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'Nobody is happy with it': B.C.'s heritage act still a half-baked rush job, municipal leaders warn

'Nobody is happy with it': B.C.'s heritage act still a half-baked rush job, municipal leaders warn
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Vancouver Sun

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Concerns mount over makeover of B.C.'s Heritage Conservation Act with deadline approaching

Concerns mount over makeover of B.C.'s Heritage Conservation Act with deadline approaching
13.11.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

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B.C. cancels lumber tariff ads to little effect as another mill closes

B.C. cancels lumber tariff ads to little effect as another mill closes

In return for cancelling plan to run anti-tariff ads in the U.S., B.C. got more talks with Ottawa

08.11.2025 10

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B.C. cancels lumber tariff ads to little effect as another mill closes

B.C. cancels lumber tariff ads to little effect as another mill closes
08.11.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

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Just how big is B.C.'s Aboriginal title iceberg, anyway? Enormous ...

Just how big is B.C.'s Aboriginal title iceberg, anyway? Enormous ...
07.11.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

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David Eby says court wrong on Aboriginal title, insists private landowners will be protected

David Eby says court wrong on Aboriginal title, insists private landowners will be protected
06.11.2025 5

Vancouver Sun

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Big risks and costly fixes: What went wrong with Site C detailed in new B.C. Hydro report

Big risks and costly fixes: What went wrong with Site C detailed in new B.C. Hydro report
03.11.2025 9

Vancouver Sun

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Poll backstops B.C. NDP decision to fight Cowichan Tribes land ruling

Poll backstops B.C. NDP decision to fight Cowichan Tribes land ruling
01.11.2025 4

Vancouver Sun

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Another hire during a hiring freeze as David Eby seeks to get past Downtown Eastside controversies

Another hire during a hiring freeze as David Eby seeks to get past Downtown Eastside controversies
31.10.2025 5

Vancouver Sun

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Niki Sharma defends handling of Cowichan, Haida Aboriginal title cases

Niki Sharma defends handling of Cowichan, Haida Aboriginal title cases
29.10.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

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NDP's feeble effort to balance budget blown apart by deal with BCGEU

NDP's feeble effort to balance budget blown apart by deal with BCGEU
28.10.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

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North Coast Transmission Line's cost estimate doubled in two years

25.10.2025 3

Vancouver Sun

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Vaughn Palmer: Did B.C. get what it wanted from federal bail reform?

24.10.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

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John Rustad hunkers down, again, as party board tries to force him out

23.10.2025 6

Vancouver Sun

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The NDP sets a trap. The B.C. Conservatives walk right into it

22.10.2025 6

Vancouver Sun

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Fond memories of John Horgan highlight book launch

22.10.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

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B.C. NDP evasion continues on Haida Nation's Aboriginal land title case

22.10.2025 5

Vancouver Sun

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Cellphone searches leave John Rustad a target of jokes, mockery

22.10.2025 40

Vancouver Sun

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Not exactly all good news in B.C. health care update

22.10.2025 40

Vancouver Sun

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Site C lessons-learned report essential, but unlikely to get to the bottom of overruns

22.10.2025 4

Vancouver Sun

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'It's a big deal', says B.C. premier of impact of Cowichan ruling

22.10.2025 70

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'It's a big deal', says B.C. premier of impact of Cowichan ruling

21.10.2025 4

Vancouver Sun

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Site C lessons-learned report essential, but unlikely to get to the bottom of overruns

18.10.2025 4

Vancouver Sun

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Not exactly all good news in B.C. health care update

16.10.2025 8

Vancouver Sun

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Cellphone searches leave John Rustad a target of jokes, mockery

11.10.2025 5

Vancouver Sun

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B.C. NDP evasion continues on Haida Nation's Aboriginal land title case

10.10.2025 4

Vancouver Sun

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Fond memories of John Horgan highlight book launch

09.10.2025 4

Vancouver Sun

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The NDP sets a trap. The B.C. Conservatives walk right into it

08.10.2025 8

Vancouver Sun

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Transparency is at the bottom of the B.C. NDP's list of priorities

07.10.2025 3

Vancouver Sun

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B.C. NDP ties the hands of its successors on land rights

04.10.2025 4

Vancouver Sun

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David Eby has been big on promising to fix the DTES, but still no sign of a breakthrough

02.10.2025 5

Vancouver Sun

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B.C. premier promises to listen to local government on heritage act changes, further isolating his forests minister

27.09.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

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B.C. NDP promises on timber sales seem to be going in reverse

26.09.2025 3

Vancouver Sun

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UBCM leader blasts NDP for lack of consultation on Heritage Conservation Act

25.09.2025 3

Vancouver Sun

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B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad ousts Elenore Sturko for plotting against him

24.09.2025 3

Vancouver Sun

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Crime destroying B.C. downtowns, municipal leaders warn

23.09.2025 9

Vancouver Sun

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B.C. premier hopes Ottawa is listening — this time — on real bail reforms

20.09.2025 5

Vancouver Sun

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David Eby's pro-LNG stand is a turnaround from the NDP of old

19.09.2025 9

Vancouver Sun

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B.C. premier not amused when asked about comedian speech-writing contract

18.09.2025 5

Vancouver Sun

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Record B.C. deficit highlights sluggish economy, slumping resource revenues, and a cooling housing market

16.09.2025 6

Vancouver Sun

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B.C. NDP denies secrecy, then seeks details on who dished on their secrecy

13.09.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

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B.C. NDP again leaves public in the dark on an Aboriginal title case

12.09.2025 4

Vancouver Sun

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David Eby's criticism of federal immigration policies comes as his approval rating tanks

11.09.2025 6

Vancouver Sun

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Heritage act changes to have sweeping effect on land development in B.C.

09.09.2025 8

Vancouver Sun

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Vaughn Palmer: Ferries CEO explains what it would take to actually build major ferries here in B.C.

06.09.2025 6

Vancouver Sun

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Premier David Eby's talk of headwinds facing B.C. is sobering stuff

05.09.2025 4

Vancouver Sun

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Vaughn Palmer: NDP, BCGEU so far offside, no middle ground in sight

04.09.2025 4

Vancouver Sun

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Fears rising that Cowichan title ruling could hurt B.C. economy

30.08.2025 5

Vancouver Sun

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Now seen as a 'no-brainer', LNG Canada approval was anything but for John Horgan

28.08.2025 6

Vancouver Sun

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