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Conservationists are claiming the B.C. government has blocked access to the popular Walbran Valley on Vancouver Island, to everyone but logging companies. Paul Johnson reports.

Prime Minister Mark Carney says his condo buyout plan was the idea of the B.C. government. He admits he and the NDP provincial government have not done a good job of rolling out the program. Ben O’Hara-Byrne has the details.

Controversy has erupted yet again over the B.C. government’s contentious wolf kill program, now that the government is considering renewing it for another five years. Paul Johnson reports.

A B.C. gold mining company launched legal action against the provincial government after its mining rights on a remote North Coast island were taken away. Ben O’Hara-Byrne reports.

With the first Vancouver FIFA World Cup game less than two weeks away, there is uncertainty on the streets of Downtown Vancouver now that the B.C. government has paused the opening of an overdose prevention site. Kristen Robinson reports.

With the deadline just days away for applying for or renewing for the B.C. government’s property tax deferral program, investment experts are once again sounding an alarm about the impact on many homeowners. And as Aaron McArthur reports, they say their warnings to the NDP government have been met with no response.

The Supreme Court of Canada will hear the B.C. government’s appeal of a lower court ruling in the Gitxaala case, a ruling that has major implications on how B.C.’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act and how it’s applied. Aaron McArthur reports.

The B.C. government is warning about even tougher times ahead for the embattled health care sector, following Tuesday’s economic update from Prime Minister Mark Carney. As Travis Prasad reports, provincial officials say federal health care funding will be severely lacking in the years to come.

B.C. officials provided a wildfire update on Tuesday morning. Erin Ubels has the latest on how many hectares have burned and why the next 48 hours are critical.

As B.C. nurses ramp up targeted job action, pressure is mounting on the provincial government to reach a deal. Global News Morning discuss the political stakes of the labour dispute with UBC political science lecturer Stewart Prest.

The provincial government announced on Tuesday that it has retained counsel to pursue legal action against OpenAI for its failure to notify law enforcement of threats made on its platform before the February mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School that left seven dead. “As the community continues to heal, our government remains focused on...

The mayor of Mission is the latest to express frustration with the provincial government’s so-called “re-pacing” of social housing projects. As Taya Fast reports, Paul Horn is also upset with the lack of communication from Victoria.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, alongside B.C. Premier David Eby, announced on Thursday that the federal government and B.C.’s provincial government have reached a “landmark new agreement to build more homes, bring down housing costs and modernize infrastructure across the province.” Carney says the plan includes reducing development charges, converting vacant condos into affordable housing...

Wildfire worries have been growing in B.C. over the past weeks with the unusually warm and dry weather. Now, as Kylie Stanton reports, the federal government has confirmed that we should be concerned.

A coalition of B.C. industry and construction groups is pressuring the B.C. government to get a deal with Ottawa similar to Ontario, that will make housing more affordable. Aaron McArthur reports.

The cost of hosting 7 World Cup Games in Vancouver could reach as high as $729 million, according to the latest projections by the BC government. Global News Morning speaks with Concordia University Economist Moshe Lander about whether the economic benefits will offset the hefty price tag.

The B.C. Government and Housing BC confirm that there is one resident left in the Luugat SRO on Granville Street, more than two weeks after the government’s own deadline to have everyone out. Kristen Robinson reports.

The federal government has approved the $4-billion Sunrise Expansion Program in British Columbia. As David Akin reports, the Enbridge project is a 139-kilometre expansion of B.C.’s current natural gas pipeline network and will add up to 300 million cubic feet of liquefied natural gas (LNG) capacity to the network.

A Canadian health advocacy group is urging the B.C. government to change a policy it says makes it difficult for people who suffer from inflammatory bowel disease to get the most effective treatments. Aaron McArthur reports.

There are many questions about the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act after the province backed away from amending the legislation once again. Jordan Armstrong speaks with Robin Junger, a former chief treaty negotiator for the BC government.