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Politics
A fourth B.C. NDP cabinet minister says she won’t seek re-election this fall
Former finance minister Brenda Bailey said Wednesday she will not seek re-election this fall, becoming the fourth cabinet minister to announce they are not running since Premier David Eby called a snap election Tuesday.
Politics
Eby makes mini cabinet shuffle as minister undergoes cancer treatment
Premier David Eby shuffled key cabinet positions Friday after Finance Minister Brenda Bailey announced she had been diagnosed with cancer.
Politics
B.C. finance minister says she has been diagnosed with “treatable” cancer
B.C. Finance Minister Brenda Bailey said Thursday she has been diagnosed with early-stage cancer.
Business
B.C. urged to drop PST expansion after multiparty committee calls for repeal
A B.C. legislature committee made up of government and opposition MLAs is calling on the province to scrap its planned expansion of the provincial sales tax to professional services.
Economy
B.C.’s deficit for last year comes in $3 billion lower than forecast
B.C. posted a $7.7-billion deficit for 2025-26, about $3 billion lower than forecast, as higher revenue and lower spending improved the province's year-end finances.
Economy
B.C. welcomes Ottawa’s skilled trades push in spring economic update
B.C.’s finance minister is welcoming new federal investments in skilled trades, as Ottawa rolls out billions in funding aimed at boosting apprenticeships and tackling labour shortages.
Business
B.C. union calls for more work-from-home flexibility as fuel prices rise
One of British Columbia’s largest public-sector unions is calling on the province to allow more remote work as fuel prices remain high.
Economy
‘The outlook remains negative’: B.C.’s credit rating downgraded by international agency
Moody’s Ratings has again downgraded British Columbia’s credit rating, citing the province’s growing operating and capital spending, large structural deficits and rising debt.
Provincial
Business groups urge B.C. to scrap planned PST expansion on professional services
Several business and industry groups came together Tuesday to call on the B.C. government to scrap plans to expand the provincial sales tax to...
Provincial
B.C. crafters in knots over addition of PST to yarn, fabric, other materials
British Columbia crafters and small businesses are expressing dismay that the provincial sales tax will be expanded to yarn, fabrics and other materials.
Provincial
Eby defends B.C. budget after trade board gives 2026 plan a “D”
Premier David Eby defended his government’s latest budget Friday after the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade gave the fiscal plan a “D” grade, citing a rising deficit and billions more in projected debt.
Provincial
Advocates hope for a program revamp as B.C. pauses $10-a-day child-care enrolment
Some child-care advocates say they are cautiously optimistic despite the British Columbia government’s decision to pause expansion of the $10-a-day child-care program.
