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Wilkinson's victory was much closer than it appeared

Wilkinson's victory was much closer than it appeared

Andrew Wilkinson had a reasonably comfortable victory margin over Dianne Watts on the final ballot count of the B.C. Liberal leadership contest, getting 53 per cent to Watts’ 47. But he almost got wiped out in the previous count.
Great expectations, and potential disappointment, for upcoming schools budget

Great expectations, and potential disappointment, for upcoming schools budget

When the provincial budget is announced Feb. 20, education advocates will be looking for a boost for students with special needs, a plan to get schools seismically upgraded and money to pay for “extras” that have been eroded over the past 15 years.
B.C. Liberals opt for veteran over fresh face in leadership race

B.C. Liberals opt for veteran over fresh face in leadership race

B.C. Liberal Party members went right to the brink of endorsing a fresh new face in the leadership spot Saturday, then switched gears and picked a party veteran.
B.C., Alberta gear for battle over pipeline

B.C., Alberta gear for battle over pipeline

Two moves within a day signal the new course the NDP government will be taking on matters related to the B.C. coast.
Emergency order aims to protect resident orcas

Emergency order aims to protect resident orcas

Canada is losing a lot of its wildlife. The World Wildlife Fund’s 2017 Living Planet Report Canada found half the monitored mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian and fish species declined from 1970 to 2014.
Manitoba offers car insurance without all the drama

Manitoba offers car insurance without all the drama

There is such a thing as a public auto-insurance monopoly that isn’t poised on the brink of financial ruin and generating headlines about political crises and threats of massive rate hikes. Manitoba has one.
Who on Vancouver's left will wear the one ring to rule them all?

Who on Vancouver's left will wear the one ring to rule them all?

Push to unite left against NPA takes on Tolkien tones
Our feelings about Ikea founder’s death are confusing and difficult to assemble

Our feelings about Ikea founder’s death are confusing and difficult to assemble

Pour out a bottle of Glögg. Ingvar Kamprad, the founder of Ikea, died over the weekend at the age of 91.
Eby pulls alarm on ICBC’s projected billion-dollar loss

Eby pulls alarm on ICBC’s projected billion-dollar loss

Attorney General David Eby might be talking his government into a deficit with all the warnings about ICBC’s financial crisis. The government auto insurance plan is charting new depths when it comes to losing money.
Vancouver’s well-intentioned but flawed Empty Home Tax won’t help

Vancouver’s well-intentioned but flawed Empty Home Tax won’t help

Attention Â鶹´«Ă˝Ół»­property owners! Friday, Feb. 2 is the deadline by which you must submit a property status declaration so that city officials can determine if your property is subject to the Empty Homes Tax.