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B.C. politics

LNG Canada approves more than $30B Phase 2 expansion in Kitimat

LNG Canada is moving ahead with a $33-billion Phase 2 expansion in Kitimat, doubling the facility’s LNG production capacity.

Former Conservative MLA who crossed the floor to NDP drops out of provincial election

Amelia Boultbee will not seek re-election in Penticton-Summerland, less than three months after joining the B.C. NDP.

Overlapping B.C. elections will be bad for democracy, says expert

B.C.’s overlapping provincial and municipal elections are raising concerns about voter attention and the impact on local campaigns.

B.C. Conservatives pull ahead of Eby’s NDP after snap election call, says poll

A new poll shows the B.C. Conservatives opening an eight-point lead over the NDP following Premier David Eby’s snap election call.

Former B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad will not seek re-election this fall

Former B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad will not seek re-election in Nechako Lakes, ending his more than two decades in provincial politics.

Former B.C. Green leader Andrew Weaver running as CentreBC candidate in fall election

Andrew Weaver is running as a CentreBC candidate in Oak Bay-Gordon Head, the same Victoria-area riding he previously represented as a B.C. Green MLA.

Five MLAs readmitted to B.C. Conservative caucus by new interim leader

B.C. Conservative interim leader Lorne Doerkson has welcomed five former caucus members back to the party.

Three MLAs removed from B.C. Conservative caucus amid leadership turmoil

B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay has removed three MLAs from caucus amid growing internal divisions and calls for her resignation.

Former B.C. Conservatives join forces with CentreBC, with Milobar tapped as new leader

Peter Milobar is the new leader of CentreBC after he and seven other former B.C. Conservative MLAs joined the party Friday.

Poll finds B.C. Conservative support drops under new leader Findlay

A new poll found support for the B.C. Conservatives has fallen under new leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay, with the party trailing the B.C. NDP by 10 percentage points.

Okanagan Mayors call for Prison to House Drug Treatment Centre

Okanagan Mayors want the BC Government to consider the Okanagan Correctional  Centre  as a mandatory drug treatment centre

The latest B.C. Conservative fractures are not surprising, say political experts

The B.C. Conservatives will meet Monday after six MLAs left the party this month amid growing divisions over leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay.