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Animated graphic: Satisfaction with government response to COVID-19 pandemic

Animated graphic: Satisfaction with government response to COVID-19 pandemic

How have Canadians' views of how government has responded to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic changed over time? Research Co. and Glacier Media have been conducting polls asking this question regularly from March 2020 until today.
Who’s getting sued: August 8, 2022

Who’s getting sued: August 8, 2022

These corporate claims were filed with the BC Supreme Court registry in Vancouver. Information is derived from notices of civil claim. Civil claims have not been tested or proven in court. Defendants Carthage Holdings Corp.
Sources: Internal polling, dispute over finances sank Coupar's mayoral bid

Sources: Internal polling, dispute over finances sank Coupar's mayoral bid

The Non-Partisan Association is looking for a new leader, just over a month until the deadline for candidates to register for the Oct. 15 civic election.
Ruling NDP still leads, but opposition BC Liberals making fundraising gains

Ruling NDP still leads, but opposition BC Liberals making fundraising gains

The BC Liberals are on track to beat their 2021 fundraising total and the NDP is lagging behind last year’s pace. The second quarter figures released Aug. 5 by Elections BC show the opposition party, now led by Kevin Falcon, raised $667,866.
Inside B.C. Premier’s Office budget increases since 2020

Inside B.C. Premier’s Office budget increases since 2020

Premier John Horgan’s legacy when he steps down this fall will include his record as a job creator in his own office, where millions of dollars have been spent on new hires. In the 2021 budget, the Office of the Premier was allotted $14.
Bridgemark Group freeze orders reduced ahead of insider trading hearing

Bridgemark Group freeze orders reduced ahead of insider trading hearing

Commission panel significantly lowers freeze orders of Bridgemark Group by not factoring in lucrative consulting contracts
Lawsuit of the week: Environmental groups take feds and oil companies to court to stop ‘unlawful’ rubber-stamping of oil and gas permit extensions

Lawsuit of the week: Environmental groups take feds and oil companies to court to stop ‘unlawful’ rubber-stamping of oil and gas permit extensions

The David Suzuki Foundation and World Wildlife Fund Canada are taking the federal government and two oil companies to court, claiming the minister of Natural Resources Canada has been wrongfully rubber-stamping extensions of offshore oil and gas perm
John Coupar resigns as Vancouver NPA’s mayoral candidate

John Coupar resigns as Vancouver NPA’s mayoral candidate

NPA vice-president of the board: ‘I truly just think he looked at the lay of the land and what was happening out there’
Government to use regulation to ban handgun imports in two weeks

Government to use regulation to ban handgun imports in two weeks

OTTAWA — The federal government plans to fast-track a ban on the import of handguns into the country without the approval of Parliament using a regulatory measure that comes into effect in two weeks, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino announced F
Vancouver Fraser Port Authority not guilty of improper bias against tenant, court finds

Vancouver Fraser Port Authority not guilty of improper bias against tenant, court finds

Canadian court has issued a decision against terminal operator GCT Canada Ltd. in its accusations that the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA) showed a conflict of interest in prioritizing its own expansion project over a rival GCT one.