Todd Stone

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Thick smoke from the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire fills the air and a Canadian flag flies in the wind as RCMP officers on a boat patrol Shuswap Lake, in Scotch Creek, B.C., on Sunday, August 20, 2023. File photo by The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Shuswap fire is fanning political flames in B.C.

The wildfire that has been rampaging through the Shuswap region of the B.C. Interior has also sparked a fight over whether local Opposition MLAs have been encouraging residents to disobey firefighters, or if the government is refusing to listen to critics of its response to the fires.

By Dirk Meissner | News, Politics | August 31st 2023

Former Premier John Horgan to vacate his seat in B.C. legislature early

By Dirk Meissner | News, Politics | February 10th 2023

John Horgan apologizes for dropping f-bomb in legislature

British Columbia Premier John Horgan says he apologizes for "intemperate comments" he made during a heated question period in the legislature.

By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | April 26th 2022

Lytton gets $18.4 million from province to begin removing debris

The first signs of a long-awaited start of rebuilding in fire-ravaged Lytton, B.C., are expected to begin on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, says the village's mayor.

By Dirk Meissner | News, Politics | March 8th 2022

Tractors are seen in a flooded field in Abbotsford, B.C., on Thursday, November 25, 2021. File photo by The Canadian Press/Jonathan Hayward

B.C.'s Alert Ready system in place for pending storm

British Columbia is prepared to use a national emergency alert system ahead of what could be the most intense rainfall since a storm two weeks ago devastated communities and destroyed critical infrastructure, the government announced on Sunday, November 28, 2021.

By Amy Smart | News, Politics | November 29th 2021

BC Liberals, debate, election, Mike de Jong

Tempers flare as old, new BC Liberal leadership candidates debate

Tempers flared at the B.C. Liberal leadership debate in Vancouver as veterans butted heads over the future of the party with newer faces calling for change.

By Linda Givetash | News, Politics | January 24th 2018

Conservative MP, Dianne Watts, supporters, leadership, B.C. Liberal Party, Surrey, B.C.,

BC Liberal leadership hopefuls on the defence debating plans for party's future

Several of the BC Liberals leadership hopefuls were on the defence as their fellow candidates picked apart their platforms during a heated debate in Kelowna, B.C., on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017.

By Linda Givetash | News, Politics | December 3rd 2017

B.C., Liberal leadership candidates, Mike de Jong, Andrew Wilkinson, Dianne Watts, Sam Sullivan, Michael Lee, Todd Stone

Past mistakes, soul-searching feature in first BC Liberal debate

Six of the candidates running to lead British Columbia's Liberals laid out their ideas to rebuild the party Sunday in a debate that dwelled at times on what went wrong in last spring's election.

By Linda Givetash | News, Politics | October 16th 2017

Conservative MP Dianne Watts announces bid for B.C. Liberal leadership

An MP for Surrey, B.C., says she will step down from her federal post and dedicate her full efforts to becoming the next leader of the B.C. Liberals.

By Gemma Karstens−Smith | News, Politics | September 25th 2017

British Columbia, Premier-designate, NDP Leader, John Horgan, Government House

BC New Democrats poised to take power, inherit state of wildfire emergency

B.C. is on the cusp of changing its government for the first time since 2001, as the province scrambles to contain scores of wildfires that have forced tens of thousands of residents from their homes.

By Geordon Omand | News, Politics | July 18th 2017