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22 hours Rob Shaw: BC Conservatives court controversy on first day of legislature sitting BC Conservative leader John Rustad attracts condemnation from other party leaders for demanding the SOGI curriculum be cancelled, in his first question of the fall session of the legislature. Rob Shaw has more.

2 days Rob Shaw: B.C. legislature to return with major focus on housing Premier David Eby intends to kickstart an ambitious series of housing reforms starting Tuesday when the B.C. legislature resumes for the fall session. Rob Shaw has more.

7 days Rob Shaw: B.C. boosts travel assistance for cancer care B.C. adds $20 million to help cover travel costs for people with cancer care. Rob Shaw has more.

1 week Rob Shaw: B.C. releases targets for municipalities on its housing naughty list Ten municipalities flagged for needing to build more housing will have to hit specific new targets from the provincial government or face penalties. Rob Shaw has more.

1 week Rob Shaw: B.C.'s premier appeals for federal housing funding in Ottawa Premier David Eby pushes Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to not only help fund new housing projects, but to also help fund the roads, transit, sewer lines and related infrastructure that helps make communities viable. Rob Shaw has more.

2 weeks Rob Shaw: BC's local politicians push for wider changes to decriminalization Local politicians at UBCM pass resolutions calling for a ban on open drug use anywhere children gather. Rob Shaw has more.

2 weeks Rob Shaw: BC Conservatives pledge to scrap SOGI, amidst protests BC Conservative leader John Rustad is the only party leader to promise to end the SOGI curriculum, as protests occurred throughout the province. Rob Shaw has more.

2 weeks Rob Shaw: Premier says expulsion of Parksville MLA unfortunate but necessary Premier David Eby says he had no choice but to remove Adam Walker from his caucus following a human resources complaint against him. At the same press conference, on a separate matter, the premier also discusses a new housing program to help pay for renovations to people who want to build secondary suites in their homes.

3 weeks Rob Shaw: Drug decriminalization and Vancouver stabbing updates Rob Shaw: Drug decriminalization and Vancouver stabbing updates

3 weeks Rob Shaw: Surprise defection gives BC Conservatives official party status The surprise defection by BC United MLA Bruce Banman to the BC Conservatives on Wednesday will have big ramifications for B.C.'s political dynamic at the legislature. Rob Shaw has more.

3 weeks Rob Shaw: B.C. United pledges to scrap decriminalization BC United leader Kevin Falcon says he will end decriminalization and crack down on repeat offenders if elected next year, as part of a public safety package that landed Tuesday in the wake of a horrific stabbing in Vancouver's Chinatown. Rob Shaw has more.

3 weeks Rob Shaw: B.C. launches task force on emergency response Premier David Eby says the task force will help evolve B.C.'s emergency response systems, not only for the wildfire season still underway but potentially for the flood and landslides to come this fall. Rob Shaw has more.

Rob Shaw: Political Capital

3 weeks B.C. Conservatives become official party for first time in decades after MLA defects There was a major shift in B.C. politics on Wednesday after a BC United MLA joined the B.C. Conservatives, making the group an official political party for the first time in decades.

3 weeks Man charged in triple-stabbing in Vancouver deemed 'significant threat' before release The man charged with a triple-stabbing in Vancouver’s Chinatown last weekend was deemed a “significant threat” to the public in April by B.C.’s Review Board.

9 months Rob Shaw: Premier hits half-way point of 100-day action plan Premier David Eby has hit the half-way point of his 100-day plan, saying people have more money in their pocket than before, and his government is on the right track. But is it producing real-world[...]

10 months David Eby talks priorities following first few weeks of big spending Though it hasn't even been a month since David Eby was sworn in as the new premier of B.C., he has hit the ground running with some big announcements. Eby was sworn in on Nov.[...]

11 months Rob Shaw: Green MLA calls for environmental review of Malahat's Bamberton quarry Saanich North and the Islands MLA Adam Olsen says the expansion of the Bamberton rock mine should not be allowed to exploit a "loophole" in regulations to avoid an environmental assessment, but the environment minister[...]

11 months Doctor travels to Port Hardy to keep ER open, department closes anyway due to lack of nurses A Vancouver doctor answering an urgent call to help staff Port Hardy's emergency room so it could stay open says he was stunned when he arrived and found out there weren't enough nurses for him to do his job.

11 months Rob Shaw: New contracts for doctors and teachers push B.C. further towards labour peace New collective agreements with Doctors of BC and the BC Teachers' Federation mean more than 51 per cent of public service workers now have tentative contracts with the government. CHEK News political correspondent Rob Shaw[...]

11 months Rob Shaw: Eby pledges help for mayors on crime after meeting LG at government house Premier-designate David Eby says he'll hit the ground running on crime, prolific offenders, housing and homelessness after meeting with the mayors of B.C.'s biggest cities. He also met with the Lieut.-Gov. Janet Austin Wednesday, in[...]

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