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If there's one immovable obstacle to Danielle Smith's dream of a northern tanker route, it's Heiltsuk Chief Marilyn Slett
The president of Coastal First Nations has slammed the door on Smith's proposal, leaving Mark Carney no option but to consider a southern route with…
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Two former Attorneys General agree: your private property is not at risk as a result of Cowichan decision
Public forum concludes 'we're all here to stay,' along with fee simple private property and the DRIPA, leaving Premier David Eby with few options to…
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Black's challenge to Findlay highlights the racist divide in Conservative response to DRIPA
Three of the Conservative leadership candidates fully expect blockades and protests to erupt as they seek to roll back the Declaration of the Rights of…
May 13
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BC's business leaders fall silent in face of panic over court rulings' impact on private property, mining exploration
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Eby's reversal on decriminalization signals a new stage in BC's toxic drug crisis
May 6, 2024
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John Horgan believed most British Columbians are New Democrats, they just don't know it yet
Nov 17, 2024
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Lost in the storm over Indigenous title and private property: First Nations are among the largest fee simple land owners in the province
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British Columbia's polarity shift: an election that changed the face of provincial politics
Dec 30, 2024
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Transformation of BC's drug treatment and recovery system is saving thousands of lives
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'Losing the Whitecaps is not an option,' declares Eby, but it might be his best option given the alternatives
How could the Premier offer subsidies to the team's billionaire owners when he's accused of cancelling health projects, including a hospital in the…
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New 'track and trace' program will use AI, robotics to map BC's deadly toxic drug supply
Nothing in Nina Krieger's resumé suggested an interest in crime-fighting, but BC's minister of public safety is using innovative partnerships to put…
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Niki Sharma's tap on Eby's shoulder ends confrontation with First Nations over DRIPA -- for now
The Premier's agreement to suspend legislative action for this session spawns a bizarre new Conservative allegation that government is "co-governing…
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On the eve of legislation to suspend elements of DRIPA, BC's First Nations issue an open challenge to MLAs of all parties
The First Nations Leadership Council says passage of the legislation will expose the province to even more legal risk, setting the stage for an historic…
Apr 19
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BC NDP government hanging in the balance with news that MLA Amshen (Joan Phillip) will not support DRIPA changes
Grand Chief Stewart Phillip's declaration that his wife, MLA Amshen (Joan Phillip) does not support "meddling with DRIPA" means government's one-vote…
Apr 11
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Eby's latest plan to 'fix' DRIPA could trigger a spring election on the issue of reconciliation with First Nations
A veteran Conservative warns of a 'toxic' debate over Indigenous rights and title in his party's BC leadership race while longstanding NDP supporters in…
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The Hells Angels' 'soft ride.' Sure, we seize their club houses, but they seem stronger than ever
The outlaw motorcycle club gets a "pretty soft ride," says a veteran police expert, and a new national assessment puts BC's Hells Angels among the most…
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A heat wave that took 619 lives and destroyed Lytton during the five worst days in BC's history may now be fading from memory
A new report by BC's Auditor General into one of the worst disasters in the province's history needs to be considered alongside a 2022 coroners' report…
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