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B.C. Conservatives 'accept differences' among members as party meets, leader says
The fledgling B.C. Conservative Party will hold its annual general meeting this weekend as members try to find their feet, two weeks into the provincial legislative session, a senior politician and Conservative member said.
B.C. looking at coalition of willing provinces to expand trade within Canada, Eby says
The B.C. government is willing to enter bilateral agreements with other jurisdictions in order to boost interprovincial trade as looming U.S. tariffs threaten Canada's economy, Premier David Eby says.
B.C. Opposition leader wants to hit U.S. with 'carbon tax' on coal shipments
British Columbia Opposition Leader John Rustad has found a carbon tax he likes, proposing such a levy on U.S. thermal coal shipped out of provincial ports as a way to pressure the White House not to impose fresh tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber.
B.C. will do 'whatever is necessary' to remove internal trade barriers: minister
Leaders from across Canada are meeting in Toronto this week to discuss removing internal barriers in face of tariff threats from United States.
Trump in the driver's seat as B.C. buckles up for new legislative session
New Lt.-Gov. Wendy Cocchia will deliver a throne speech Tuesday outlining the NDP government's goals, opening the legislative session against the backdrop of economic uncertainty and the looming threat of whopping tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump.
Eby gets White House pushback after calling Trump's 51st state plan a 'non-starter'
B.C. Premier David Eby says meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump's deputy chief of staff James Blair and director of presidential personnel Sergio Gor was good and that it's expected discussions will continue.
B.C. smelter confident it will find non-U.S. aluminum buyers, minister says
The operators of the B.C. Works aluminum smelter in the province's north are confident it will find non-U.S. markets for its product, the minister co-ordinating British Columbia's response to tariff threats from the United States said Monday.
Economics, not politics, main reason mines fail to materialize in B.C., researcher suggests
A Simon Fraser University research survey indicates that fast-tracking projects is no guarantee of success.
B.C. has effectively made police liaisons in schools mandatory: human rights commissioner
The human rights commissioner is calling for a study on the effectiveness of school liaisons after the province fired the Victoria School Board.
B.C. Premier Eby bemoans 'chaos' and 'confusion' as U.S. tariff threat looms
Eby told reporters he hopes Trump listens to advisers about the harmful impacts of the promised 25 per cent tariffs, but that B.C. is "ready for the fight" if the president's plan goes ahead on Saturday.