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Survey: Satisfaction over how COVID pandemic has been handled is highest in B.C.

Survey: Satisfaction over how COVID pandemic has been handled is highest in B.C.

Discussions about COVID-19 are no longer monopolizing our lives. We are months removed from the restrictions and mandates that tested the resolve of all levels of government.
Rob Shaw: The NDP is back behind the wheel at ICBC – driving a political agenda

Rob Shaw: The NDP is back behind the wheel at ICBC – driving a political agenda

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: A premier, trying to appease angry voters, raids the finances of B.C.’s public auto insurer for short-term political gain at the expense of its long-term financial stability.
Calling Metro Vancouver civic leaders: Permit housing, not obstacles

Calling Metro Vancouver civic leaders: Permit housing, not obstacles

On Saturday, October 15, B.C.’s citizens went to the polls to vote for mayor and council candidates in each of their respective municipalities.
Rob Shaw: British Columbians don’t know Eby, but do know the problems he needs to fix

Rob Shaw: British Columbians don’t know Eby, but do know the problems he needs to fix

David Eby has spent his early days as premier blitzing the electorate with a series of announcements designed to boost flagging public confidence in the New Democrat administration’s handling of big issues like crime, health care and affordability.
Survey: Soccer interest growing but still not a priority for most Canadian sports fans

Survey: Soccer interest growing but still not a priority for most Canadian sports fans

There are still four matches left in what has been one of the strangest FIFA World Cups.
Rob Shaw: Mandate letters hint at premier's priorities – and his cabinet's long to-do list

Rob Shaw: Mandate letters hint at premier's priorities – and his cabinet's long to-do list

Premier David Eby’s mandate letters to his new cabinet are mostly vague by design, but they do offer a few clues on the near-term direction his government will take to address some top-of-mind issues.
Eby's caucus choices reward the faithful and corner the fallible

Eby's caucus choices reward the faithful and corner the fallible

Controversial ministers have portfolios with expectations; loyal ministers get priority portfolios
Payroll additions remain robust in B.C.

Payroll additions remain robust in B.C.

B.C. employers added to payrolls for a 16th straight month in September as hiring remained brisk despite expectations of a slowing economy.
Carson Binda: B.C.’s new government has a golden opportunity to improve the cost of living

Carson Binda: B.C.’s new government has a golden opportunity to improve the cost of living

Families in British Columbia need a break. They need life to be more affordable, and the B.C. government can help make that happen.
Jordan Bateman: NDP will have to choose between priorities

Jordan Bateman: NDP will have to choose between priorities

The unstoppable force of Indigenous rights has crashed into the immovable object of the NDP Government’s sweetheart deal with its union supporters – and it’s up to new Premier David Eby to fix another self-made NDP problem.