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Rob Shaw: B.C. considers vehicle levy to help fund Translink

Rob Shaw: B.C. considers vehicle levy to help fund Translink

Premier David Eby says the province is not looking at mobility or congestion pricing following $312 million Translink bailout
Bryan Yu: Tourists back off as inflation backs down in B.C.

Bryan Yu: Tourists back off as inflation backs down in B.C.

Visitor numbers drop for a second month as inflation eases to its lowest level in over a year
Kirk LaPointe: Carney’s Cabinet is built to stabilize, not to soar

Kirk LaPointe: Carney’s Cabinet is built to stabilize, not to soar

With little time and big expectations, the prime minister leaned on Trudeau’s leftovers to assemble a cabinet better suited to triage than transformation
Rob Shaw: BC NDP’s nurse recruitment push ignores the crisis on the ground

Rob Shaw: BC NDP’s nurse recruitment push ignores the crisis on the ground

While the province looks abroad to fill vacancies, nurses here are burning out under unsafe and violent conditions
Les Leyne: Eby puts political torque on U.S. nurse poaching effort

Les Leyne: Eby puts political torque on U.S. nurse poaching effort

Even with credential checks fast-tracked and registration shortened, U.S. nurses have a lot to consider before moving to B.C.
Rob Shaw: NDP’s Massey Tunnel quagmire keeps sinking deeper

Rob Shaw: NDP’s Massey Tunnel quagmire keeps sinking deeper

Construction is still years away, the budget is shaky and Ottawa wants no part of it. What exactly is the province doing?
Rob Shaw: Eby digs in on controversial fast-track fix as First Nations push back

Rob Shaw: Eby digs in on controversial fast-track fix as First Nations push back

B.C. premier says he’s not backing down on Bill 15
Opinion: Carney must move quickly to attract investment to exploration

Opinion: Carney must move quickly to attract investment to exploration

After years of underinvestment, Ottawa must act fast to restore confidence and unlock the next generation of Canadian mines
Opinion: Mining can power B.C. through global economic turmoil

Opinion: Mining can power B.C. through global economic turmoil

With trade wars, rising costs and deficits straining B.C., a bold mining strategy offers a path to growth, resilience and reconciliation
Kirk LaPointe: Whitecaps surging, Canucks fans sulking

Kirk LaPointe: Whitecaps surging, Canucks fans sulking

Vancouver’s sports story flips on its head in 2025 as soccer overdelivers and hockey disappoints