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B.C. premier calls byelection in riding where Conservative leader set to run

B.C. Premier David Eby has called the byelection for the riding of Abbotsford-Mission, where embattled Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay is set to run.

B.C. Conservative Leader Findlay says recording doesn't show criminal offence

B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay says suggestions that a recording shows she illegally offered jobs to legislators, in exchange for resigning so she could stand in a byelection, are “preposterous.”

B.C. Conservatives lose 6th MLA this month as Banman quits, calls Findlay unelectable

Bruce Banman, who was one of the first MLAs to represent the provincial Conservatives, giving it official party status in the British Columbia legislature, says he has left the caucus to sit as an Independent.

Elections BC allows petition bid for Indigenous law's repeal to proceed

Elections BC says it has granted in-principle approval for a petition to proceed seeking the repeal of British Columbia’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act.

Division, defections, depletion: How the B.C. Conservatives lost 12 legislators

Since the B.C. Conservatives came within three ridings of victory last year, the party’s caucus has been thinned by a quarter.

Brennan Day joins B.C. Conservative exodus, blaming leader Findlay

Upheaval in British Columbia’s Opposition Conservatives stepped up a gear on Wednesday, with two more legislators quitting, and leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay firing the party’s director of operations.

Rosalyn Bird latest MLA to quit B.C. Conservatives, warns against racism, homophobia

On Tuesday morning, B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay acknowledged that more legislators could be poised to leave her caucus.

B.C. groups call for lower burdens, barriers in light of U.S. tariffs

British Columbia businesses are sounding the alarm as U.S.-Canada trade tensions escalate to new highs with more tariffs and threats on Canadian goods.

Aisha Estey out as B.C. Conservative president as shakeup continues

British Columbia’s Opposition Conservatives have replaced party president Aisha Estey as the shakeup under new leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay continues.

B.C. NDP leads Conservatives as Findlay fails to connect with voters, pollster says

For decades, B.C. politics was dominated by a centre-right coalition that drew support from voters aligned with both the Liberals and the Conservatives at the federal level. A new poll released Tuesday by Research Co. suggests the B.C. Conservatives will struggle to rebuild such a coalition with Kerry-Lynne Findlay as their leader.

‘Not reliable’: Experts urge caution as prediction markets wade into B.C.’s municipal elections

Online prediction markets are taking bets on B.C.’s municipal elections this October.

Peter Milobar leaves B.C. Conservative caucus, cites differences with Findlay over ‘direction’

Kamloops Centre MLA Peter Milobar announced Friday that he has left the B.C. Conservative caucus and will sit as an Independent.

Osborne to finance, Kahlon to health in B.C. cabinet shuffle

B.C. Premier David Eby has rearranged his cabinet after Finance Minister Brenda Bailey announced a cancer diagnosis.

Politics or policy? Vancouver mayor pushes ‘public safety’ plebiscite, attacks premier

Vancouver’s mayor has made his first big move in trying to hold on to his job after October’s municipal election, pushing for a “public safety” plebiscite, and attacking British Columbia’s premier in the process.

B.C. details new consumer protections, upcoming credit fraud crackdown

The B.C. government is bringing in new requirements for credit reporting agencies and lenders, protecting against identity fraud and making it harder for criminals to take out loans or get a credit card in someone else’s name.