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Fresh fears over Middle East tensions cast cloud as energy leaders meet in Calgary

Fresh fears over Middle East tensions cast cloud as energy leaders meet in Calgary

CALGARY — Worries over escalating tensions in the Middle East and their potential to cause oil price disruptions hung over day one of a major energy sector conference in Calgary.
B.C. Insider: Housing emerges as top priority for leaders in provincial election campaign

B.C. Insider: Housing emerges as top priority for leaders in provincial election campaign

BC Conservatives and NDP kicked off campaign with competing plans for offering relief from cost of housing
Wall Street retreats from records and oil prices jump after Iran's missile attack on Israel

Wall Street retreats from records and oil prices jump after Iran's missile attack on Israel

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks pulled back from their records after a sharp escalation of tensions in the Middle East raised worries about potential disruptions to the flow of oil. The S&P 500 fell 0.
Delta gets 'pathetic' response from B.C. minister on dredging

Delta gets 'pathetic' response from B.C. minister on dredging

Some dredging at Ladner Harbour took place late last year with one-time funding previously provided by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority.
DoorDash imposing new fees in B.C. to off-set higher gig-worker wages

DoorDash imposing new fees in B.C. to off-set higher gig-worker wages

Move follows B.C. government move in September that changed how workers had to be paid
Five years on, B.C.’s DRIPA sits in legal and political crosshairs

Five years on, B.C.’s DRIPA sits in legal and political crosshairs

The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act could be amended, experts argue, but some caution an outright repeal would damage reconciliation
B.C. Conservative Leader Rustad vows to 'unleash potential' for Indigenous prosperity

B.C. Conservative Leader Rustad vows to 'unleash potential' for Indigenous prosperity

The federal government has been "absent" and failing to live up to commitments to First Nations on housing and clean water, and a B.C. Conservative government would fix the problems, then send Ottawa the bill, Leader John Rustad said Monday.
Rob Shaw: Campaign tax cuts continue with proposed ‘Eby-bate’ income relief

Rob Shaw: Campaign tax cuts continue with proposed ‘Eby-bate’ income relief

Why it has taken government seven years to table income relief is a fair point of criticism—and one the BC Conservatives are likely to hammer
Opinion: B.C.'s Haida Agreement is both historic and intellectually routine

Opinion: B.C.'s Haida Agreement is both historic and intellectually routine

Legal pluralism is a reality, and the recognition of Haida title is part of that
Rustad wants B.C. Indigenous rights law repealed. Chief sees that as 40-year setback

Rustad wants B.C. Indigenous rights law repealed. Chief sees that as 40-year setback

British Columbia saw a rare unanimous vote in its legislature in October 2019, when members passed a law adopting the United Nations Declarations on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, setting out standards including free, prior and informed consent fo