3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (611+ words) Forest industry groups in British Columbia say the forest sector is at a “breaking point,” and are calling on the B.C. government to strike a new provincial crisis action group. “Its mandate should be clear: get economically viable wood…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (557+ words) B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay said allegations of potential legal or ethical wrongdoing are part of an effort to derail her Abbotsford-Mission byelection campaign, as she announced another departure from her senior leadership team Wednesday. Findlay issued a statement shortly after…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (465+ words) Boundary-Similkameen MLA Donegal Wilson has left the B.C. Conservative caucus, saying she has lost confidence in party leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay. Wilson announced Wednesday she will sit as an Independent, becoming the eighth MLA to leave the Conservative caucus since Findlay was…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (408+ words) The exodus of members of the B.C. Conservative party continued on Monday. (August 31) Chilliwack-Cultus Lake MLA Áʼa꞉líya Warbus became the seventh MLA to quit the party over discontent with Kerry-Lynne Findlay and will sit as an independent. However, Prince George-North…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (691+ words) A coalition of marine industry unions is calling on B.C. Ferries to ensure future ferries are built in the province following the recent breakdown in trade negotiations between Canada and the U.S. About two dozen labour unions and groups representing shipbuilders, operators…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (548+ words) The B.C. Conservatives have seen a wave of defections this month as internal strife over Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s leadership boils over. Six MLAs have quit to sit as Independents, including five in the last week. There are now 11 Independents sitting in the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (776+ words) The B.C. Conservatives are set to hold a caucus meeting Monday after a tumultuous week for the party that highlighted rifts over Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s leadership. Six MLAs have left the party this month, including five in the past week: Peter Milobar,…...

3+ week, 13+ hour ago   (668+ words) B.C. Premier David Eby said the additional 50-per-cent tariffs imposed on Canadian goods by the United States are “inexplicable” and “indefensible” and reaffirmed his refusal to return American alcohol to government liquor store shelves. “Every possible tool, every weapon that can…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (439+ words) The B.C. Conservatives have a new president and vice-president as Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay continues to make changes to the party. Aisha Estey has been replaced as party president by former federal Conservative candidate Mauro Francis. Pavneet Singh is the party’s new…...