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Andrew Weaver is running as a CentreBC candidate in Oak Bay-Gordon Head, the same Victoria-area riding he previously represented as a B.C. Green MLA.

B.C. Green Leader Emily Lowan said Wednesday she is running in Saanich North and the Islands in this fall’s provincial election, after incumbent MLA Rob Botterell announced he will not seek re-election in the riding.

As speculation mounts that Premier David Eby could call an early provincial election this fall, the Union of B.C. Municipalities is raising concerns that a provincial election could overshadow scheduled local government elections.

B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay said she has no plans to step aside after reports that members of her caucus had asked her to do so.

Budget 2026 projected a deficit of $13.3 billion in February, but the Ministry of Finance said Monday it now expects a deficit of nearly $13.8 billion.

A coalition of marine industry unions is calling on B.C. Ferries to ensure future ferries are built in the province following the recent breakdown in trade negotiations between Canada and the U.S.

Chilliwack-Cultus Lake MLA Áʼa꞉líya Warbus is the latest to leave the B.C. Conservatives as the rift over Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s leadership widens.

Courtenay-Comox MLA Brennan Day says he is quitting the B.C. Conservatives to sit as an Independent, becoming the fifth MLA to leave the caucus in recent weeks.