Dirk Meissner
Reporter with The Canadian Press
About Dirk Meissner
BC's spring session leaves NDP facing turmoil in public housing management
The New Democrat government in British Columbia started the spring legislative session promising more affordable homes for vulnerable people, but ended the sitting on Thursday, May 11, 2023, amid turmoil over its public housing agency.
B.C. introduces family law that sets new rules for pet custody
The British Columbia government introduced legislation that looks to ensure family custody battles over animals can become more pet-friendly.
B.C. Premier David Eby calls for tighter federal money laundering laws
The failure of a massive, multi-year money laundering investigation to yield charges is a "shocking" example of the shortfalls of federal financial crime law, British Columbia Premier David Eby said on Thursday, March 2, 2023.
No charges to be laid in massive B.C. money laundering investigation
No charges will be laid from a money laundering investigation into millions of dollars that moved through British Columbia casinos and Chinese bank accounts in what the province's attorney general called a "frustrating" end to the multi-year police probe.
B.C. budget spends big on health, housing, families
Deficits are in the forecast for British Columbia’s budget, but that’s not stopping the New Democrat government from spending billions on health, housing and families.
B.C.'s finance minister suggests budget deficits on way after surplus
British Columbia's financial status will not be as rosy as it has been over the past year, says Finance Minister Katrine Conroy, who will table the New Democrat government's budget on Tuesday.
Neil Young, wife actress Daryl Hannah surprise guests at Victoria old-growth rally
Canadian music legend Neil Young made a surprise appearance on Saturday, February 25, 2023, at an old-growth logging protest rally at the British Columbia legislature.
B.C. adds $180 million to help communities prep for natural disasters
Premier David Eby says he's introducing more supports to better prepare British Columbia communities for natural disasters related to climate change before they happen.
Fisheries Department to close 15 fish farms off B.C.'s coast to protect wild salmon
Minister Joyce Murray says the Discovery Islands area is a key migration route for wild salmon where narrow passages bring migrating juvenile salmon into close contact with the farms.
B.C. protects bigger swath of old-growth trees from logging
The British Columbia government says it is introducing new approaches to manage timber resources that will protect more old-growth trees from logging, while supporting innovations to better care for the forests.