Wolfgang Depner

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Minister denies daycare funding for B.C. legislature, saying area is well served

Minister denies daycare funding for B.C. legislature, saying area is well served

VICTORIA -- Plans by the British Columbia legislative assembly to open a child-care facility remain up in the air after the provincial government rejected a funding request.

Minister says she rejected daycare at B.C. legislature because area is well served

Minister says she rejected daycare at B.C. legislature because area is well served

VICTORIA -- Plans by the British Columbia legislative assembly to open a childcare facility remain up in the air after the provincial government rejected a funding request.

Eby's bill to speed up B.C. projects risks alienating NDP supporters, expert says

Eby's bill to speed up B.C. projects risks alienating NDP supporters, expert says

VICTORIA -- A political scientist says B.C. Premier David Eby is "marching the province toward a confrontation" in which Speaker Raj Chouhan will have to cast a deciding vote to push through a bill to speed up certain infrastructure projects.

Three MLAs are supporting a B.C. farming family whose 400 ostriches are to be culled

Three MLAs are supporting a B.C. farming family whose 400 ostriches are to be culled

VICTORIA -- A member of an ostrich farming family held back tears as she called on the provincial government to help stop the cull of their 400 birds.

B.C. premier says softwood lumber accord could build "momentum" for U.S. trade deals

B.C. premier says softwood lumber accord could build "momentum" for U.S. trade deals

VICTORIA -- British Columbia Premier David Eby says resolving the softwood lumber dispute could create "momentum" for a larger trade agreement between Canada and the United States.

New B.C. legislation to speed up public and private projects, says minister

New B.C. legislation to speed up public and private projects, says minister

VICTORIA -- B.C. Infrastructure Minister Bowinn Ma says new legislation will speed up major public and private projects, including mines and other natural resource enterprises.

B.C. gives short-term rental platforms an extension to confirm listings are legal

B.C. gives short-term rental platforms an extension to confirm listings are legal

VICTORIA -- The British Columbia government has granted short-term rental platforms an extra month to confirm their listings are legal.

Festival suspect had mental health team, no sign he needed hospitalization: ministry

Festival suspect had mental health team, no sign he needed hospitalization: ministry

VICTORIA -- British Columbia's Health Ministry says the man accused of killing 11 people at a Vancouver festival was under the care of a mental health team, but there was nothing to indicate a change in his condition that warranted involuntarily hospitalization.

Accused killer had mental health team, no sign he needed hospitalization: ministry

Accused killer had mental health team, no sign he needed hospitalization: ministry

VICTORIA -- British Columbia's Health Ministry says the man accused of killing 11 people at a Vancouver festival was under the care of a mental health team, but there was nothing to indicate a change in his condition that warranted involuntarily hospitalization.

B.C. to hold an independent commission into festival attack, considers public inquiry

B.C. to hold an independent commission into festival attack, considers public inquiry

VICTORIA -- British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government will launch an independent commission into the Vancouver festival attack that killed 11 people and a public inquiry if the criminal case doesn't provide answers the public is looking for.

Hikers scramble for alternatives after damage shuts B.C.'s popular Juan de Fuca Trail

Hikers scramble for alternatives after damage shuts B.C.'s popular Juan de Fuca Trail

Trish Fougner still remembers the taste of the beer she enjoyed after completing the 47-kilometre Juan de Fuca Trail on Vancouver Island two years ago.