2 B.C. MLAs criticized by NDP caucus for voting against Safe Access to Schools Act

Two B.C. Conservative MLAs who voted against banning disruptive protests around schools are more interested in spreading “angry, Trump style politics” than keeping kids safe, according to B.C. education minister Lisa Beare. Chilliwack North MLA Heather Maahs and Abbotsford West MLA Korky Neufeld reportedly voted Wednesday night against continuing a protest-free buffer zone around schools,

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B.C. Ferries hopeful out-of-service vessels will sail during Easter weekend

B.C. Ferries is reassuring customers it is taking all steps necessary to address the expected surge of passengers travelling to-and-from Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland for Easter long weekend. A number of sailings have been cancelled this week, including from Duke Point and Tsawwassen and at a press conference Thursday, April 2, Nicolas Jimenez,

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‘Asinine’: First Nations leaders react to B.C.’s proposed DRIPA suspension

Premier David Eby has offered a concession to First Nations leaders on changes to the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA), proposing a three-year suspension of parts of the law until an appeal of a related court case plays out. “We’ve taken the feedback on our first proposal,” Eby said. “We pulled

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