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World / B.C. Education · Analysis · 2026-10-22

France’s unrest fuels debate over decolonization and what B.C. schools teach

French unrest, Sartre and B.C. curriculum: documented events and quotations do not establish a coordinated destructive agenda.

Public money / Courts · Source review · 2026-10-22

CRA refund scandal fuels secret-account claims that B.C. courts have rejected

A new TikTok recasts an Ontario refund investigation as a legal victory. The payment records, current reporting and a B.C. judgment tell a different story.

B.C. Politics / Health policy · 2026-10-22

OneBC’s abortion-funding proposal: what would change—and who would decide?

The written party proposal, medical exceptions, actual coverage and polling evidence—distinguished from enacted law.

B.C. Health / Accountability · 2026-10-22

The MAID reassessment question: what followed earlier refusals in Kiano Vafaeian’s case?

A full update on earlier refusals, the physician’s response, a funeral-home call and the records still needed to assess this case.

B.C. Civil liberties / Source review · 2026-10-22

Police-apprehension clip leaves key questions unanswered

B.C.’s legal threshold is verifiable; the clip’s location, agency and alleged retaliation motive remain unconfirmed.

B.C. Health / Public accountability · 2026-10-22

B.C. death figures need clear baselines—not competing assumptions

Refreshed Statistics Canada counts, Hansard and 2025/26 coroner workload data clarify what the percentages do—and do not—show.

B.C. Courts / Public accountability · 2026-10-22

DULF ruling strikes at possession-for-trafficking law—but does not immediately legalize drug dealing

What Justice Catherine Murray ordered, what remains in force, and the appeal-status limits as of October 22.

Opinion / Editorial endorsement · 2026-10-22

A new Conservative label is not enough: the case for OneBC

An editorial endorsement grounded in five candidate histories and refreshed competing tax proposals—not blanket claims of former government service.

B.C. Politics / Records analysis · 2026-10-22

Findlay Fallout: What the Party Records Show—and What Still Needs Proof

What the statutory audit, reimbursement schedules and attributed accounts establish—and what remains an unproved allegation.

B.C. Election / Update · 2026-10-22

Jenny Yamagata remains on Burnaby North ballot after Elections BC reverses nomination rejection

Elections BC’s October 8 reversal and current final roster confirm Yamagata’s ballot status; neither establishes deliberate interference.

BC Politics · Updated October 22, 2026

Brodie calls for treaty reset on CBC as K’ómoks figures face scrutiny

CBC interview update: Dallas Brodie calls for a treaty reset. We check the $43-million annual funding claim, renewal provisions and recorded votes, while retaining the earlier legislative report.

Read the CBC update and watch the videos

Saturday Feature · Opinion and analysis · October 17, 2026

Alberta’s Referendum Is No Blank Cheque for Ottawa—or Separation

Monday’s Alberta referendum calls for an honest reading of the ballot—and measurable accountability from Ottawa and the province.

Saturday Feature · Opinion and analysis · October 17, 2026

Two Elections, One Household Budget: B.C.’s Local Vote Deserves Attention

Local election day and provincial advance voting overlap. Vancouver and Maple Ridge show why the authority on each ballot matters.

Opinion / B.C. Politics · October 14, 2026

OPINION | Televised Debate Excludes OneBC: Something Stinks

OneBC has 33 official candidates on the ballot, but its leader isn't invited to the province's only TV leaders' debate

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Education / Parental Involvement / Policy 713 · 2026-10-06

New Brunswick’s parental-rights debate: the 2023 speech and today’s policy

A resurfaced Kris Austin speech raises questions about school transparency and parental involvement. The historical footage is real; the policy has changed since it was recorded.

Watch the video and read the context

Accountability feature & analysis · 2026-10-06

Kamloops, five years later: certainty first, answers still pending

An in-depth review of the Kamloops investigation, researchers’ experience, $11.86 million in one audited funding line, a separate accounting correction and the questions still unanswered.

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Canada / Ukraine / Public Accountability · 2026-10-06

Canada–Ukraine’s century partnership: the nuclear links and the evidence

Robin Hillier’s video raises a legitimate financial-conflict question. Public records support a Brookfield–Westinghouse connection, but not the claimed personal payout or hidden motive for suspending U.S. trade talks.

Watch the video and read the context

Canadian Politics / Digital Money · 2026-10-06

Carney CBDC warning: what the archived video gets right—and what it does not establish

An April 2025 political clip raises cash and privacy concerns. The Bank of Canada’s stated position, Carney’s 2019 speech and Trump’s executive order provide a more specific picture.

Watch the video and read the context

International / Free Expression · 2026-10-06

Atkinson’s free-speech address resurfaces—but the “insulting” law changed in 2014

An international source review for B.C. readers: a 2012 speech, later commentary and the distinctions missing from a viral compilation.

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Politics & Justice · 2026-10-05

Fraud claims aimed at Eby and Sharma resurface mid-campaign. Here’s what B.C.’s courts found

A Facebook post urges voters to weigh a former camp worker’s allegations involving the premier and attorney general. The public record shows a real workplace failure by her employer. In more than 20 court rulings, it shows no finding of wrongdoing by either politician.

Read the full article, figures and sources

B.C. Politics · 2026-10-05

Brodie backs Maahs in SOGI dispute; Doerkson rejects remarks but keeps her as candidate

Dallas Brodie’s video calls for scrapping SOGI 123. The underlying CTV interview shows a disagreement over Heather Maahs’s remarks—not her removal—and the clip does not identify the books it condemns.

Watch the framed video and read the context

B.C. Politics · 2026-10-04

Kamloops–Vancouver protest comparison: confirmed condemnations, unresolved footage context

A September 30 Instagram Reel contrasts leaders’ reactions to Kamloops with pro-Khalistan demonstration footage. The Kamloops condemnations are documented; the dates of all the other scenes and a complete incident-specific response record are not established.

Watch the video and read the evidence

B.C. Resources · 2026-10-03

Copper Mountain expansion: permits approved, but the video’s payment claim is unproven

A review of the approval record, revenue-sharing framework and First Nations’ responses separates the real mine expansion from unsupported claims about annual payments and purchased consent.

Watch the video and read the evidence

Energy & Industry / Analysis · 2026-10-02

LNG Canada’s Chinese steel decision tests the promise—and the limits—of Buy Canadian

A $33-billion expansion in Kitimat has reopened a difficult question for Ottawa and B.C.: how much of a nationally important project will Canadian industry actually get to build?

B.C. Politics · 2026-09-26

Brodie presses for election cooperation as B.C. heads to October 24 vote

Brodie’s election-cooperation proposal, the confirmed October 24 vote, and the distinction between Chapman’s announced move and formal legislative party status.

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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.

Election details and seven-figure budget check

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.

Watch both interviews and read the analysis

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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BC politics · Facebook source-check

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

NewsForBC checks a Facebook post claiming Peter Milobar, Ian Paton, Rosalyn Bird, Teresa Point-Warbus and Bruce Banman launched a new B.C. party, against CBC, Canadian Press, Castanet and Elections BC records.

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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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National law · firearms · Supreme Court source-check

CCFR firearms-ban case reaches Supreme Court: what the “12 to 1” intervener Reel gets right — and what it overstates

NewsForBC checks a Shooters Haven Instagram Reel against SCC docket 41859: the case is real, Alberta/Saskatchewan/Ontario and BCCLA are active interveners, but “12 to 1” is advocacy shorthand — not a court outcome.

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BC politics · DRIPA initiative petition

DRIPA repeal petition cleared by Elections BC — what would actually happen next

NewsForBC checks a BC Things Instagram post against Elections BC records: the Harman Bhangu initiative application was approved in principle, needs 10% in all 93 districts, and would not automatically repeal DRIPA.

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Feature · China influence / B.C. resources

China influence, B.C. resources and the evidence line

Dallas Brodie’s Facebook post and Bob Mackin screenshots checked against consulate, DRIPA, police-station, foreign-interference, Winnipeg-lab, fentanyl and Carney/Brookfield source trails.

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B.C. fisheries · salmon allocation · Source-check

B.C. sport-fishing Reel warns 9,100 jobs are at risk — what DFO’s salmon-allocation review actually says

NewsForBC preserves the Mario4thenorth Facebook Reel and checks claims about recreational salmon access, First Nations rights-based fisheries, commercial allocation, “public resource” wording and B.C.’s coastal fishing economy.

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BC affordability · money supply · Source-check

Canada’s M2 money supply is near $2.84T — but one chart does not explain every grocery or housing bill

NewsForBC checks an X post claiming Canada’s M2 money supply hit $2.83T and rose nearly sixfold since 2000. The M2 number mostly checks out; the grocery, wage and house-payment conclusions need separate data.

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BC politics · property / population · Source-check

“Unite BC before it’s too late”: property rights, population decline and Islands Trust claims checked

NewsForBC preserves The People’s Union Reel and checks the strongest claims against BC Stats population data, Islands Trust records, Haida title implementation, Richmond/Cowichan property-title records and HPOA sources.

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Allison Inquiry says vaccine-injury testimony is coming to Parliament Hill. What is confirmed?

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Did B.C. defund SOGI 123?

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

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A NewsForBC opinion article on recall, taxpayer-funded advocacy, public venues, protest, and why political removal campaigns should remain citizen-led rather than institution-led.

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