Author Archives: James Peters
Critics see drug debate tainted by politicization in B.C. election campaign
VANCOUVER - When NDP Leader David Eby announced this month that the province would open "secure facilities" to provide involuntary care for people with severe drug addiction or mental health problems,...
Sep 28, 2024
First Nations, Inuit and Metis leaders say work lays ahead on road to reconciliation
OTTAWA - The Liberal party of today is not quite the same as the one elected in 2015 promising to foster new paths and nation-to-nation relationships with Indigenous Peoples, the leaders of the three ...
Sep 28, 2024
B.C. Conservatives, NDP have full candidate slates. But it's about more than votes
VANCOUVER - In the last provincial election, the B.C. Conservatives fielded just 19 candidates - and received less than 2 per cent of the vote. Now the party's website lists a full slate of 93 candida...
Sep 27, 2024
B.C. NDP adds fast-tracking pre-fabricated homes to housing plans ahead of election
CUMBERLAND, B.C. - British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby says his government would fast-track factory-built homes as part of its strategy to ease the province's housing crisis. At an election campaign...
Sep 27, 2024
Anishinaabe elder uses online video to pass along love of language to children
Barbara Nolan, an Anishnaabe elder on a mission to promote her nation's language, says she loves to hear stories about how her work is influencing children. Nolan launched a series of online videos la...
Sep 27, 2024
Wasp in fatal encounter with David Eby on B.C. campaign trail
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - British Columbia NDP leader David Eby has been upstaged by a wasp that flew down his shirt and stung him during a news conference. Eby was delivering remarks in Chilliwack on Thursd...
Sep 26, 2024
Advocates say fate of B.C. public health hangs on election
A health-care advocacy group wants to know where British Columbia politicians stand on six key issues ahead of an election it says will decide the future of public health in the province. The BC Healt...
Sep 26, 2024
How much have consumer costs risen in B.C. since 2017, the year NDP came to power?
British Columbia's high cost of living has made it a pivotal issue in the provincial election on Oct. 19. Here is a look at changes in components of the consumer price index in British Columbia since ...
Sep 26, 2024
Party leaders of different stripes seem to agree on involuntary addiction treatment
FREDERICTON - As they both campaign for re-election, the premiers of British Columbia and New Brunswick appear to agree on one controversial issue: involuntary care for those with severe drug addictio...
Sep 26, 2024
CANDIDATE LIST: Kamloops and area candidates for the 2024 BC election
The following people have filed nomination papers to run for local MLA seats. They are listed alphabetically by last name. (i) indicates incumbent MLA: -- Kamloops Centre Kamal Grewal - BC New Democra...
Sep 25, 2024
