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3 days Rob Shaw: BC predicts 12% drop in housing prices due to reforms New modelling commissioned by the BC government predicts an up to 12 per cent drop in rents and housing prices due to new laws -- sort of. Rob Shaw has more.

4 days Rob Shaw: BC United, Conservative parties open to merger talks The BC United and Conservative parties say they're open to merger talks. Rob Shaw has more.

5 days Rob Shaw: B.C. supports national crackdown on sports betting ads Solicitor General Mike Farnworth says he supports Ontario's move to ban celebrity endorsements in sports betting ads, as well as a national cap on the number of ads that can run during a game. Rob Shaw has more.

6 days Rob Shaw: B.C. rolls out seamless addictions treatment system, as Island Health pitches its own site Premier David Eby says a new Vancouver-based seamless addictions treatment system is the way of the future, but it's taken a long time, and cost a lot of money, just to launch that one site, while Island Health waits to hear if it will get one also. Rob Shaw has more.

1 week Rob Shaw: BC NDP passes sweeping new housing laws, as legislative session ends Premier David Eby has passed his marquee series of housing reforms, affecting everything from short-term rentals to single-family lots, as the fall legislative session ends. Rob Shaw has more.

2 weeks Rob Shaw: NDP start ramming housing bills through the legislature B.C.'s NDP government has begun using its majority to cut off debate on its housing legislation, which has critics upset. Rob Shaw has more.

2 weeks Rob Shaw: B.C. defends U.S. cancer treatment spaces going unused B.C.'s plan to send breast and prostate cancer patients for radiation treatment in the United States is a failure, say critics, because fewer than one-third of the available treatment seats are actually being used. Rob Shaw has more.

2 weeks Rob Shaw: Municipalities demand pause on BC shelter bill; Leaked carbon tax memo Premier David Eby pauses implementation of a bill impacting how municipalities define shelter spaces to clear homeless encampments, and Energy Minister Josie Osborne finds herself on the defensive over a leaked memo. Rob Shaw has more.

3 weeks Rob Shaw: B.C. expands speculation tax to new Island communities Courtenay, Comox, Cumberland, Parksville and Qualicum Beach are being added to the province's speculation tax, but not all of them were consulted. Rob Shaw has more.

3 weeks Rob Shaw: BC United promises to scrap the NDP's CleanBC climate plan BC United leader Kevin Falcon says if elected premier he will scrap the NDP government's CleanBC plan and replace it with one of his own, which the NDP says will take the province backwards but Falcon says will be more affordable. Rob Shaw has more.

3 weeks Rob Shaw: BC sets new employment standards for gig economy drivers The NDP government attempts to chart a middle course between the demands of unions and tech companies in setting employment standards for drivers on Uber, Skip the Dishes and popular apps. Rob Shaw has more.

4 weeks Rob Shaw: B.C. creates anti-racism hotline, new funding for community groups Responding to a rise in hate crimes, Premier David Eby said the province will provide new grants to community groups and create a new anti-racism hotline. Rob Shaw has more.