BC affordability · energy / food security

Heather Exner-Pirot warns diesel and fertilizer costs could turn into a food-price crisis next year

NewsForBC checks The Really Big Show interview with Heather Exner-Pirot against MLI, food-price and Trans Mountain source trails, naming the people and papers behind the warning.

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Canada legal accountability · source-check

Raj Grewal and RSG Law allegations: what is proven, what is still only alleged

NewsForBC checks a Facebook/Rebel News Fan lead against Law Society Tribunal, National Post, Globe, Pointer and court-source records. Serious allegations; no final guilt finding.

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2026 — Falkland superlab case: Randhawa’s guilty plea answers one piece — not who ran Canada’s largest drug lab

Falkland superlab case: Randhawa’s guilty plea answers one piece — not who ran Canada’s largest drug lab: guilty plea and 310 kg meth export attempt confirmed/reported; full superlab network questions remain records-wanted.

National health accountability · media source-check

Allison Inquiry source-check adds Rodney Palmer’s CBC/media testimony

NewsForBC updates the Allison Inquiry source-check with Canada Info’s Sept. 12 YouTube video of Rodney Palmer alleging CBC/media manipulation during COVID, plus transcript, ScienceUpFirst funding context, Health Canada safety caveats and evidence boundaries.

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Outside Canada · Germany / democracy watch

Germany’s AfD landslide in Saxony-Anhalt: why a regional vote matters in B.C.

NewsForBC cross-post: DW’s election-night report is real, AfD won about 44%, CDU collapsed, and the result shows how immigration, economics and political firewalls can reshape democracies.

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BC crime and courts · Facebook/CTV source-check

Vancouver Starbucks manslaughter verdict: what the viral Facebook video gets right — and what it turns into politics

NewsForBC checks Steve Kooner’s Facebook repost of a CTV Vancouver segment: the manslaughter verdict is real; the broader claim that it proves a partisan “soft-on-crime” cause is not proven by the case record.

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NewsForBC feature · U.S. workplace mandate source-check

Lisa Domski’s $12.69M Blue Cross vaccine verdict is real — and now resolved after the award

Source-check on a viral Facebook post claiming former Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan IT worker Lisa Domski won about $12.7M after being fired over a COVID-19 vaccine religious exemption. Core verdict real; final-resolution/payment wording needs caution.

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2026 — VPD officer Kal Dosanjh charged in alleged $3M fraud case — what is confirmed, and what still needs court proof

VPD officer Kal Dosanjh charged in alleged $3M fraud case — what is confirmed, and what still needs court proof: VPD confirms the charges and 19 identified victims; NewsForBC preserves the Instagram Reel and separates allegations from court proof.

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Canada · Economy · Updated 2026-09-23

Canada’s emigration debate: what the “Great Canadian Exodus” clip gets right—and leaves out

Checking the 120,640 departure claim, gross versus net emigration, working-age assertions and Vancouver–Seattle wage comparisons against source records.

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Ongoing MAID coverage · September 23, 2026

MAID, disability supports and the $1.2-trillion claim: what the records show

A real academic model and a real repeat-medical-exam exemption do not establish the government motive alleged in a November 2025 MAID video.

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B.C. Politics · September 22 announcement

Brent Chapman joins OneBC as B.C. election campaign begins

Surrey South incumbent Brent Chapman leaves the B.C. Conservatives for OneBC. His move is confirmed; wider membership-growth claims remain unquantified.

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B.C. Election · Public Finance · September 22, 2026

Eby Calls October 24 Election as B.C.’s Deficit Record Faces Scrutiny

B.C. votes October 24. NewsForBC checks all seven figures in an Eby–Horgan budget graphic, separates actual results from forecasts, and explains what voters need to know.

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B.C. Politics · Interview update · September 22, 2026

Brodie Keeps Election Cooperation Open as OneBC Outlines Next Steps

Updated with David Brett’s separate New Westminster Times interview: Brodie backs temporary cooperation, but no signed alliance is announced.

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Crime & Courts · Source check · September 21, 2026

Douglas Lambier granted temporary prison absence, report says; full parole refused

Windsor Star reporting supports a 60-day temporary absence, not full parole. Exact Victoria dates, restrictions and a digitally aged social image remain unverified.

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Editorial / Opinion · September 21, 2026

Why We Support Dallas Brodie: Conviction, Accountability and a Better B.C.

Editorial / Opinion: NewsForBC supports Dallas Brodie and OneBC, with clear expectations for accountability, constructive debate and opportunity for everyone.

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B.C. politics · Updated September 20, 2026 · OneBC follow-up

Kerry-Lynne Findlay resigns as B.C. Conservative leader; Brodie makes pitch to disaffected supporters

Updated with OneBC’s new recruitment statement after Findlay’s resignation. Its “coup” and corruption allegations are attributed, not independently established; Findlay said she would remain the Abbotsford-Mission candidate.

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2026 — Five ex-B.C. Conservative MLAs are forming a new party — but the Facebook “New Liberal Party” card needs correction

Five ex-B.C. Conservative MLAs are forming a new party — but the Facebook “New Liberal Party” card needs correction: the five-MLA party story is real, but the Facebook “New Liberal Party of B.C.” label is not supported by current records.

NewsForBC Original · Illegal dumping / immigration status

Why doesn’t B.C. match Alberta’s illegal-dumping warning? The law is already there — the enforcement test is not

NewsForBC Original: Alberta is considering $10,000 fines and jail for illegal dumping. B.C. already has illegal-dumping penalties and real local problems, but the public needs clearer enforcement, reporting and immigration-status warnings without turning the issue into ethnic blame.

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NewsForBC Original · Economy / natural gas royalties

B.C.’s $1.46B natural-gas forecasting error is now a public-trust test

NewsForBC Original: a Facebook post asked why media are not focusing on B.C.’s natural-gas revenue forecast error. Records show the province confirmed a $1.46B five-year overstatement, while First Nations and opposition MLAs want independent answers before a new royalty framework takes effect.

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Archive

NewsForBC archive and recent briefs.

Browse recent NewsForBC briefs and older public archive references.

2026 — B.C. Daily Brief for July 20, 2026

BC Daily Brief — July 20, 2026: a source-linked daily summary of seven top B.C. stories in NewsForBC’s own words.

2026 — B.C. Daily Brief for July 19, 2026

BC Daily Brief — July 19, 2026: a source-linked daily summary of seven top B.C. stories in NewsForBC’s own words.

2026 — B.C. Daily Brief for July 18, 2026

BC Daily Brief — July 18, 2026: a source-linked daily summary of seven top B.C. stories in NewsForBC’s own words.

2026 — B.C. Daily Brief for July 17, 2026

BC Daily Brief — July 17, 2026: a source-linked daily summary of seven top B.C. stories in NewsForBC’s own words.

2026 — B.C. Daily Brief for July 16, 2026

BC Daily Brief — July 16, 2026: a source-linked daily summary of seven top B.C. stories in NewsForBC’s own words.

2026 — B.C. Daily Brief for July 15, 2026

BC Daily Brief — July 15, 2026: a source-linked daily summary of seven top B.C. stories in NewsForBC’s own words.

2026 — B.C. Daily Brief for July 14, 2026

BC Daily Brief — July 14, 2026: a source-linked daily summary of seven top B.C. stories in NewsForBC’s own words.

2026 — Laughter, life expectancy and good humour research

Can laughter help us live longer?: a Saturday NewsForBC health-literacy feature on laughter frequency, sense of humour, mortality, disability and cardiovascular research.

2026 — Dallas Brodie recall petition voter-pushback source-check

Recall Dallas Brodie drive meets voter pushback: NewsForBC checks the official Elections BC recall numbers, OneBC’s “please leave me alone” post, and what is — and is not — proven about the campaign.

2026 — Judge Watch: Prestbakmo youth-sentence appeal

Judge Watch: Paul Prestbakmo murder case: source-linked analysis of R. v. H.J.J.B., 2026 BCCA 138, Justice Groberman’s reasons and the Youth Criminal Justice Act outcome.

2026 — Condo bailout recipient-list investigation

Who gets the condo bailout?: a NewsForBC investigation into the missing developer list, DCC subsidies, Brookfield optics, Indigenous-project questions and OneBC’s public inquiry petition.

2026 — Public money and recall politics

When Public Money Becomes Political Muscle: a NewsForBC opinion article arguing that publicly funded groups and political insiders should not use institutional muscle to eliminate elected opposition.

2004 — News For BC

Archived homepage title: News For BC. Welcome line: “Welcome to the Official News Portal for British Columbia.” Last updated marker: January 18, 2004.

2004 — Community forums

Archived forums included BC Current News Tips and BC Cities News Forum. The recoverable current-news topics included “Dare We Hope?”, “Hold On For Rocky Times Ahead” and other user-submitted forum topics.

2011–2018 — Portal layout

The later archived layout listed categories for news, entertainment, lifestyle, travel, community, classifieds, employment, automobiles and traffic webcams.

2026 — NewsForBC feature coverage returns

What Is 764? A source-linked public-safety feature on youth online exploitation, BC institutions and the need for online-coercion screening.

Did B.C. defund SOGI 123?

NewsForBC checks ConservativeBC’s “SOGI 123 DEFUNDED” post and adds a short history of the policy fight.