Dirk Meissner
Reporter with The Canadian Press
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Homeless B.C. nomads pitch tents at tony Oak Bay park after week at city hall
A nomadic group of homeless people has chosen one of Canada's wealthiest communities to pitch some tents and draw attention to housing shortages for disadvantaged people across British Columbia.
New spill rules tag transport companies with response, recovery costs in B.C.
B.C. has introduced pollution prevention regulations to hold transport companies moving petroleum products across the province responsible for the costs of responding to and cleaning up spills.
Green factor explains disappearance of big-ticket promises in B.C. budget: James
British Columbia's three-member Green party was a factor behind the absence of big-ticket election promises in the minority NDP government's first budget update, Finance Minister Carole James says.
B.C. government promises to tackle affordability, changing fixed election date
British Columbia's minority New Democrat government released an ambitious list of affordability-focused pledges in its throne speech on Friday, Sept. 8, 2017.
Canadians heading to U.S. for best views of total solar eclipse on Monday
The total eclipse, or the so-called path of totality, cuts across the mid-section of the United States from Oregon to South Carolina.
Trudeau tumbles in ocean
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took an unscheduled dip on Saturday when he fell into the water trying to get into a kayak. "I'm just happy the national media was there to capture that," he joked.
Prime Minister Trudeau thanks crews for efforts fighting B.C. fires
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau thanked those on the front lines of British Columbia's firefighting efforts as he stopped in Williams Lake today July 31, 2017.
B.C. premier says Canada-U.S. close to deal on softwood but negotiations intense
British Columbia Premier John Horgan says Canada and the United States are close to reaching a softwood lumber trade deal that could come as early as next month.
B.C. Premier John Horgan delivers mandate duties to cabinet ministers
British Columbia's new premier handed his cabinet ministers their to-do lists on Monday, July 24, 2017, and the tasks include a mix of both campaign promises and new plans.
NDP officially takes power July 18; inner circle packs experience, bite: experts
The steep political mountain facing John Horgan's minority government in British Columbia was apparent in the key appointments he made to his inner circle of close advisers, say political observers.