Marcy Nicholson

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B.C. Conservatives lose three MLAs in disastrous day, one says he'll form new caucus

B.C. Conservatives lose three MLAs in disastrous day, one says he'll form new caucus

VICTORIA -- The B.C. Conservatives have lost three caucus members in a disastrous day for the Opposition, with the prospect of more to come when one of the rebels tries to form a new party next week.

Second MLA leaving B.C. Conservatives, says he will form new caucus

Second MLA leaving B.C. Conservatives, says he will form new caucus

VICTORIA -- A member of the Opposition B.C. Conservatives says he is quitting the party in sympathy with ousted attorney general critic Dallas Brodie and plans to set up a new party.

CP NewsAlert: Second MLA leaving B.C. Conservatives, says he will form new caucus

CP NewsAlert: Second MLA leaving B.C. Conservatives, says he will form new caucus

VICTORIA -- A member of the Opposition B.C. Conservatives says he is quitting the party in sympathy with ousted attorney general critic Dallas Brodie and plans to set up a new party.

Ejected MLA says Opposition Leader Rustad selling B.C. to 'elite racial minority'

Ejected MLA says Opposition Leader Rustad selling B.C. to 'elite racial minority'

VICTORIA -- The B.C. Conservatives' former attorney general critic has lashed out at leader John Rustad, suggesting he and Premier David Eby are beholden to "an elite racial minority" after she was ejected from the Opposition caucus in a row over residential schools.

BC Conservatives Leader Rustad ejects Dallas Brodie over residential school comments

BC Conservatives Leader Rustad ejects Dallas Brodie over residential school comments

VICTORIA -- British Columbia Conservatives Leader John Rustad has ejected his attorney general critic, Dallas Brodie, from the Opposition caucus, citing comments he says "mock and belittle" residential school survivors.

B.C. Conservative Leader Rustad ejects Dallas Brodie over residential school mockery

B.C. Conservative Leader Rustad ejects Dallas Brodie over residential school mockery

VICTORIA -- A rift between British Columbia Conservative Leader John Rustad and his attorney general critic over her views on residential schools has culminated in her ejection from the Opposition caucus.

B.C. Conservative attacks 'super angry' Indigenous colleague over residential schools

B.C. Conservative attacks 'super angry' Indigenous colleague over residential schools

VICTORIA -- British Columbia's Opposition attorney general critic has railed against members of her own party in a row over residential schools, including a "super angry" Indigenous colleague she says "joined the NDP" to call her out.

B.C. finance minister describes Tuesday's budget as nothing 'splashy and new'

B.C. finance minister describes Tuesday's budget as nothing 'splashy and new'

VICTORIA -- British Columbia Finance Minister Brenda Bailey says her inaugural budget was "very measured" rather than "splashy and new," in the early days of a trade war with the United States.

B.C. budget brings record deficit, billions in trade-war contingencies

VICTORIA -- The days leading up to British Columbia Finance Minister Brenda Bailey's first budget had been a blur, she said, each "blended into the other" as she and her staff tried to keep up with unspooling developments in a potential Canada-U.S. trade war.

CP NewsAlert: B.C. budget brings record deficit, billions in trade-war contingencies

VICTORIA -- British Columbia's finance minister is forecasting another record deficit in a budget she says defends the province from an unfolding North American trade war that risks tens of thousands of jobs and tens of billions in economic losses for B.C.

Turn tariffs to source of strength, Premier Eby says as provincial budget is released

Turn tariffs to source of strength, Premier Eby says as provincial budget is released

VICTORIA -- British Columbia Premier David Eby interrupted the budget lockup today to outline some of the plans his government has to counter U.S. tariffs that threaten to upend the economy.

B.C. budget to buffer province against Trump's 'uncertainty and disorder': minister

VICTORIA -- British Columbia's finance minister is preparing to deliver a budget today that she says will brace the province against four years of "uncertainty and disorder" amid the U.S. presidency of Donald Trump.

'Team Rustad' prevails at B.C. Conservative AGM, leader says difference is strength

NANAIMO, B.C. -- "Team Rustad" has prevailed at the B.C. Conservatives' first annual general meeting since storming into the province's mainstream political scene in last year's election and becoming the official Opposition.

B.C. Conservatives 'accept differences' among members as party meets in AGM: Rustad

NANAIMO, B.C. -- Delegates flocked to the fledgling B.C. Conservative Party's annual general meeting this weekend as new members express divergent views and find their feet two weeks into the legislative session.

B.C. solicitor general says Opposition operative took mentally ill man from care home

B.C. solicitor general says Opposition operative took mentally ill man from care home

VICTORIA -- British Columbia's Solicitor General is accusing the B.C. Conservative Party of involvement in removing a man from a mental-health facility against the wishes of his family as the Opposition party sought evidence of irregularities in the October provincial election.

B.C. solicitor general says police warned Opposition operative away from care home

B.C. solicitor general says police warned Opposition operative away from care home

VICTORIA -- The B.C. government and the Opposition have released duelling narratives about a mental-health facility that is at the heart of alleged voter irregularities in the October election.

B.C.'s NDP government survives non-confidence vote brought forward by Conservatives

B.C.'s NDP government survives non-confidence vote brought forward by Conservatives

VICTORIA -- The British Columbia government has survived a non-confidence vote after the Opposition Conservative party wasted no time in trying to overthrow the NDP.

B.C. looks at coalition of willing provinces to expand trade within Canada, Eby says

B.C. looks at coalition of willing provinces to expand trade within Canada, Eby says

VICTORIA -- The British Columbia government is willing to enter bilateral agreements with other jurisdictions in order to boost interprovincial trade as looming U.S. tariffs threaten Canada's economy, Premier David Eby says.

Rustad says B.C. Conservatives having 'family' issues, amid defiance and disunity

Rustad says B.C. Conservatives having 'family' issues, amid defiance and disunity

VICTORIA -- B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad says the party is having "family" issues ahead of its annual general meeting, with his attorney general critic defying his wishes and a lack of unity on display in the legislature.

B.C. Conservative MLA says drug crisis cost lives of four relatives

B.C. Conservative MLA says drug crisis cost lives of four relatives

VICTORIA -- The House Leader of the Opposition B.C. Conservatives has described the "unsurmountable" price paid by her family in the province's toxic drug crisis, which she said had claimed the lives of three of her cousins and a niece.

B.C. Conservative MLA says drug crisis cost lives of her brothers, niece and nephew

B.C. Conservative MLA says drug crisis cost lives of her brothers, niece and nephew

VICTORIA -- The House Leader of the Opposition B.C. Conservatives has described the "unsurmountable" personal impact of the toxic drug crisis, which she says claimed the lives of two of her brothers, a niece and a nephew.

With talk of D-Day and war, throne speech portrays B.C. in historic tariff battle

With talk of D-Day and war, throne speech portrays B.C. in historic tariff battle

VICTORIA -- British Columbia's government has depicted the province on a battle footing against the threat of U.S. tariffs, as it faces its "most consequential time" since the Second World War.

B.C. throne speech uses wartime imagery to portray province in historic battle

B.C. throne speech uses wartime imagery to portray province in historic battle

VICTORIA -- British Columbia's throne speech depicts the province at its "most consequential time" since the Second World War as it faces the threat of U.S. tariffs.

B.C. legislative assembly re-elects Raj Chouhan as its Speaker ahead of throne speech

B.C. legislative assembly re-elects Raj Chouhan as its Speaker ahead of throne speech

VICTORIA -- British Columbia's legislative session opens today amid what Premier David Eby describes as a time of "extraordinary change and uncertainty."

Trump in the drivers' seat as B.C. buckles up for new legislative session

Trump in the drivers' seat as B.C. buckles up for new legislative session

VICTORIA -- When British Columbia's Legislature opens for the first time in nine months tomorrow, the driving force behind the province's politics and the government's upended agenda will be thousands of kilometres away.

Fast-track approval no guarantee of success for B.C. mines, researcher suggests

Fast-track approval no guarantee of success for B.C. mines, researcher suggests

VICTORIA -- The mining industry is applauding the British Columbia government's decision to fast-track permits for several projects amid the ongoing U.S. tariff threat, but research suggests economic factors have been behind long delays for many other proposals.

B.C. fast-tracking 18 mining and energy projects in face of U.S. tariff threat

B.C. fast-tracking 18 mining and energy projects in face of U.S. tariff threat

VICTORIA -- The British Columbia government has released a list of 18 critical mineral and energy projects worth roughly $20 billion that it says it's working to accelerate in the face of ongoing tariff threats from the United States.

B.C. human rights commissioner wants study of police in schools after board's firing

B.C. human rights commissioner wants study of police in schools after board's firing

VICTORIA -- When the British Columbia government fired the Greater Victoria school board last week, it effectively made police liaison programs mandatory in schools while failing to provide a factual basis for the decision, the B.C. Human Rights commissioner said in a letter.

B.C. Premier Eby bemoans 'chaos' and 'confusion' as U.S. tariff threat looms

B.C. Premier Eby bemoans 'chaos' and 'confusion' as U.S. tariff threat looms

VICTORIA -- British Columbia Premier David Eby says there has been chaos and confusion trying to understand "conflicting messages" coming from Washington as the prospect of U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods on Saturday closes in.

B.C. Green Leader Sonia Furstenau steps down but the party's two MLAs will not run

B.C. Green Leader Sonia Furstenau steps down but the party's two MLAs will not run

VICTORIA -- The leader of the B.C. Green Party has stepped down after losing her seat in last year's election but neither of the two elected Green members are interested in taking over the top job.

Trump bump: U.S. citizenship renunciation inquiries surge in Canada, lawyers say

Trump bump: U.S. citizenship renunciation inquiries surge in Canada, lawyers say

For more than a decade, Wisconsin native Douglas Cowgill has helped Americans in Canada navigate the complex task of renouncing their U.S. citizenship, cutting themselves loose from that nation's Internal Revenue Service in the process.

B.C. forests minister says Trump tariffs could be 'devastating' to sector

B.C. forests minister says Trump tariffs could be 'devastating' to sector

B.C.'s Forests Minister Ravi Parmar says U.S. softwood lumber duties and president-elect Donald Trump's threatened tariffs could be "devastating" to the province's forestry sector.

The B.C. ombudsperson investigates complaints that some students are being sent home

The B.C. ombudsperson investigates complaints that some students are being sent home

The office of the B.C. ombudsperson says it is investigating complaints that some public schools are excluding students who are disruptive or who have disabilities.