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Bhangu said his focus remains keeping the Conservatives together and defeating the NDP in the next provincial election.
The CTF is calling on the BC government to close the Luugat supportive housing building after it cost $101,000 to operate in July with one resident remaining.
A six-figure bill to keep a nearly empty Vancouver supportive-housing building open has drawn scrutiny over public spending. Sitka Media took a closer look at what’s behind the $101,000 figure.
MLA Brennan Day says retaining health care workers and tackling rural ER closures should be priorities.
International crews will join hundreds of additional firefighters as thousands remain under evacuation orders
The BC government has approved FortisBC's more than $2-billion expansion of its Tilbury LNG Facility in Delta, clearing the way for a project it says will create jobs, strengthen the economy and support lower-emission marine shipping.
The BC government is expanding a program that targets repeat property offenders as it responds to rising concerns over retail theft, vandalism and street disorder across the Lower Mainland.
New Westminster, the City of North Vancouver and the District of North Vancouver have all unanimously endorsed Surrey's request.
The coalition argued the party has moved away from its role as a climate leader, citing its support for LNG development.
With BC MPs taking on several high-profile portfolios, the province will have a strong presence in the Conservative shadow cabinet as Parliament returns.
"Politicians are playing a reverse Robin Hood with taxpayers' money," said CTF BC Director Carson Binda.
Robertson said the proposal is one of several tools being considered to address housing affordability and homelessness.
The agreement includes more than $5 billion in federal funding over the next decade for public transit, health-care infrastructure, housing-related projects, and community infrastructure.
It's impossible to measure the impact decriminalization itself had on the rise in overdoses, or the extent to which the removal of the policy reversed that trend.
Elliott pushed back against rumours that she or her supporters could splinter from the party or attempt to revive a BC Liberal-style political movement.
The FIFA World Cup may have brought the world to Vancouver, but the city offers much more than soccer.
"Listen carefully to the concerns of those saying that they want to leave," he said. "They do not have a problem with fellow Canadians or even with Canada. They have a problem with the federal government."
Kealy has maintained his innocence.
The race went right down to the wire, with Findlay besting Caroline Elliott in the fourth round 51% to 49%.
The motion came amid uncertainty surrounding the potential impacts of Aboriginal title court cases, such as the Cowichan Decision in British Columbia.
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