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Less than a year until FIFA 26, more costs for British Columbians

Yes, that is a Surrey Police Service SUV in a ditch

Elections BC admits error in Surrey-Guildford, where the Eby NDP scored its majority

PNE president lobbies NDP to help pay for FIFA Fan Festival venue

thePodcast: Ex-Canadian Prime Minister sounds the alarm about Trump 2.0 at Vancouver anti-corruption conference

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How Vancouver city hall kept a street renaming secret

China remains top threat in Canadian spy agency's annual report

Conservative runner-up sharpens court bid for Surrey-Guildford by-election

Goodbye, Pattullo Bridge. Hello, to-be-announced Musqueam and Kwantlen name.

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Carney's housing minister has investments in at least three properties

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thePodcast: Countdown to FIFA World Cup 26

WATCH: One-year countdown to FIFA fraught with questions about costs, security and homelessness

Despite national security concerns, NDP-captained BC Ferries hires Chinese shipyard

FIFA World Cup 26 organizers curb corporate enthusiasm

From manager to rival: Kareem Allam eyes Ken Sim’s job in 2026 election

thePodcast: Are we in World War III?

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Mutual fund dealer accused of taking more than $350,000 from two elderly clients

B.C. insurance council bans and fines socialite for falsely claiming York University MBA

On Tiananmen Square

Did Trump tariffs derail a partnership between FIFA World Cup 26 hosts Seattle and Vancouver?

Vancouver city hall ordered to release more information about FIFA World Cup 26

Ex-Rustad staffer, candidate demands external audit of Conservative Party

WATCH: It's the end of The Bay as we know it

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His mother is a Chinese government official and his father is a senior Chinese police officer: Yuexi Lei sentenced, deportation likely

BC Hydro says Dix ministry issued verbal order to nix Tesla rebates

Judge who will decide fate of Surrey-Guildford election result wants to start hearing as soon as mid-June

Surrey-Guildford ballot box battle goes to court today

thePodcast: Rustad reflects on first post-election Legislative session

Ken Sim sues over drunk driving allegations

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Under the cloud of Trump tariffs, taxpayer-subsidized FIFA seeks furniture, fixtures and equipment for 2026 World Cup

Member of Mayor Ken Sim's ABC party hires lawyer to defend her Signal app use during Park Board meeting

High pay for directors is OK and direct elections not needed, says Metro Vancouver-ordered report

B.C.'s Victoria Day history includes baseball

thePodcast: Pondering housing minister Gregor Robertson's legacy as Vancouver mayor during the city's real estate crunch

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For Vancouver, the World Cup starts more than a month before the 2026 tournament kicks off

"We did it!" NDP minister celebrates end of hearing where she dodged questions about deaths of children in government care

Analysis: Carney's housing minister has rocky record on the housing file

Arbitrator says B.C. Lions failed to provide wide receiver a safe workplace

thePodcast: Trump trade war clouds Cascadia

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Nanaimo investment dealer banned for stealing from clients

Real estate marketer Rennie lays off 31 employees

They paved a housing site and put up a parking lot

thePodcast: Special post-election edition -- NDP collapse helps keep ESG champion Carney in PMO

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Exclusive: Ominous warning from Vancouver city hall about vehicle ramming attacks at public events

Morning after recap: How the vote fell in B.C.

Recap: How the vote fell in B.C.

Will Conservative confusion be a factor in two Lower Mainland ridings?

Dirty tricks not always dirt cheap

Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’25

When they were in power, they were too busy for Mark Carney's real estate warning. Now they're riding his coattails.

Update: Eleven dead after driver mows down Filipino festival revellers, questions swirl about security gaps

Update: Eleven dead after driver mows down Filipino festival revellers, questions swirl about security gaps

October NDPer becomes April Liberal

Ex-BC Green leader voted for Liz May and says he’s a Mark Carney fan, but remains leery of Liberals

Aide to Liberal Wilkinson denies opponent's staffing claim

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thePodcast: Special pre-election edition

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Poilievre Conservative candidate banned from the next B.C. municipal elections

WATCH: Globetrotting Liberal star candidate ashamed of flying, peeved at pipelines

Ex-driver of notorious Richmond loan shark awaits May 29 sentencing decision

Vancouver East contenders are not Vancouver East residents

In closed door chat with Port Moody mayor, Liberal candidate advocated for husband's client, admitted conflict of interest

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thePodcast: Canadians are more polarized, peeved and pessimistic

Vancouver mayor campaigned for by-election support from pro-Beijing group

Despite record deficit, Eby NDP spends on Trump tariffs ads

WATCH: Mapping Vancouver's city council by-election

thePodcast: Victoria author explains how Canada did everything wrong all at once

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WATCH: Conservatives taunt NDP over "fudge-it budget"

Chinese government promotes Mark Carney on WeChat, says election monitor

Vancouver city manager apologizes for “flawed planning” that resulted in lengthy delays on by-election day

NDP-aligned OneCity hides candidate's jobs with Australian mining giant BHP

Exclusive: Whitecaps eyeing Hastings Racecourse for new stadium

thePodcast: Why voters should care about combatting corruption, money laundering and foreign interference

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Lights, signs, wifi and cybersecurity: latest in Vancouver's World Cup spending spree

Conservatives downplay Elections BC fine against candidate's municipal party

theBreaker.news Interview: Vancouver city council by-election candidate Colleen Hardwick

Closer ties with China says Carney Liberal who suggested Conservative be handed over to Chinese officials

thePodcast: MMA Panel returns at the end of 2025's first quarter

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Exclusive: Video shows arrest of B.C. man accused of carjacking in Richmond and crashing through U.S. border

Conservatives settle on Richmond candidates for April 28 election

WATCH: More reaction to Mark Carney's star candidate Gregor Robertson

From the Vault: Gregor Robertson, in his own words

Vancouver mayor who fostered cozy ties with Chinese Communist Party becomes Carney Liberal candidate

Carney calls April 28 election, foreign interference report ignored

One year ago today: Metro Vancouver's North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant cost bombshell

Amid trade war, City of Toronto on the verge of spending $10.7 million on FIFA tickets and suites from company linked to Donald Trump

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thePodcast: What is Mark Carney hiding?

Delay electric vehicle mandate, industry reps urge at B.C. government-sponsored auto show

Is new PM's honeymoon already over?

Vancouver mayor invested in real estate crowdfunding firm that failed to register

thePodcast: What is Mark Carney building?

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Who’s who of Vancouver real estate attended Mark Carney fundraiser

Massive Bitcoin scam alleged in B.C. Supreme Court

Exclusive: Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour contract for B.C. Place Stadium revealed

Daughter of Vancouver man jailed in France says four-year wait for trial is inhumane

Reporter’s notebook: As Trudeau goes, a look back at ominous 2015 campaign stops on Vancouver’s North Shore

thePodcast: The end of the Justin Trudeau era

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Exclusive: Crown dropped assault charges against convict accused of beating girlfriend in West Van mansion-for-rent

Mike de Jong: “unqualified for the position of MP”

Mark Carney advised the B.C. NDP cabinet

B.C. Budget meets "Tariff Tuesday"

Ken Sim’s January crypto crusade

Whitecaps improved attendance by 33% at B.C. Place in 2024

thePodcast: Eye on New Westminster and countdown to Trump Tariffs

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B.C.’s World Cup security mystery

Ken Sim's party relied on Signal messaging app, says ex-official

Departures and Arrivals in NDP-land

Ken Sim was not the investigation target, says deputy police complaint commissioner

Pender Harbour residents upset by Eby NDP secrecy

Inside Metro Vancouver's communications spending

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thePodcast: Shadow of Trump tariffs, fentanyl crisis over new Legislature session

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim cleared of drunk driving

Trudeau nearing the exit, but could he still face charges over the SNC-Lavalin scandal?

B.C. premier's office connections, past and present, to Trudeau's SNC-Lavalin scandal

thePodcast: Trudeau and Eby's drug decriminalization experiment, two years later

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WATCH: Carney downplays Canada's fentanyl epidemic

To counter Trump trade war threat, Vancouver city council hops aboard Team Canada bandwagon

Surrey-Guildford runner-up demands Elections BC probe NDP win

Stanley Park Preservation Society heads back to court in a bid to stop logging

Vancouver Mayor meets pro-China groups, diplomats, two weeks after Hogue Commission’s warning

Eby gave lucrative no-bid contracts to NDP friends and insiders

It's Superb Sunday

thePodcast: How the legalized gambling explosion could spoil Super Sunday

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WATCH: Poilievre noncommittal about returning police to Canada’s ports

From thePodcast vault: Brad West on China and the fentanyl scourge

Kenny Chiu responds to Wai Young’s “reckless, dishonest” statement

Truce in the Trump Trudeau Trade War!

Trump-Trudeau trade war front and centre on U.S. TV

U.S./Canada trade war declared

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thePodcast: Of foreign interference and FIFA

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How much were taxpayers dinged for the Conservative Party of B.C.’s campaign?

How much were taxpayers dinged for the NDP’s ad agencies, private jet, bus, Facebook and Airbnb?

Critics aplenty for Hogue Commission’s final report

Ten takeaways from the Hogue Commission

Vancouver reaches 500-day countdown to World Cup, but city’s top 2026 planner not talking

B.C.’s top two parties spent $23 million on last fall’s election campaign

Vancouver's World Cup organizers have big plans for surveillance camera network

B.C. NDP premier’s social media accounts displayed anti-Islamophobia message on 2024's Holocaust Remembrance Day. Was it an honest mistake or deliberate?

Judge rejects professional protester’s bid to stop deportation to Pakistan

thePodcast: Trump tariffs will thicken the border and embolden adversaries, says former B.C. A-G

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Federal report offers snapshot of Canadian organized crime trends

B.C. judge orders extradition of Iranian airline employee to U.S. to face fraud charges

BREAKING: FIFA shut out of Vancouver's Memorial South Park

Costly and controversial FIFA closure delayed at Memorial South Park

thePodcast: Point Roberts braces for Trump tariffs

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Caught in the middle: Eby talks U.S., China trade

Carney and Clark: together and apart again

Sod, sand, lawnmowers and lights: PavCo’s World Cup spending spree

thePodcast: Trudeau to go, leaving Canada blowing in the wind

Conservatives seek to overturn Surrey-Guildford result, force by-election

DEVELOPING STORY: Conservative leader Rustad to reveal irregularities in Guildford count

WATCH: Trudeau announces exit, what next?

The beginning of the end of Justin Trudeau

Demo instead of reno means one less Vancouver hotel for 2026 World Cup

thePodcast: Resolving to improve democracy in 2025

Eby NDP to end lengthy 278-day break when Legislature reopens Feb. 18

Analysis: Could 2026 World Cup co-hosts Canada, Mexico leverage the tournament against Trump’s tariffs?