Emily Joveski

Emily is the provincial news reporter for Vista Radio, based in Victoria, B.C. She has worked in radio for more than a decade, and was previously on the airwaves as a broadcaster for The Canadian Press in Toronto.

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B.C. Hydro breaks ground on multi-billion dollar North Coast Transmission Line

Construction has begun on a major transmission line aimed at powering new mining, LNG and industrial projects in northern B.C.

OpenAI facing 30 new lawsuits from Tumbler Ridge shooting survivors

OpenAI is facing 30 more lawsuits from survivors of the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting, alleging the company failed to act on warning signs months before the attack.

“Mystery solved”: B.C. Hydro says it found the floating island that appeared, then vanished, on B.C. lake

B.C. Hydro has tracked down a massive floating island that mysteriously drifted across Williston Reservoir before seemingly disappearing.

B.C. Conservative leader rejects “baseless” allegations of wrongdoing, appoints new chief of staff

B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay is rejecting allegations of legal or ethical wrongdoing as two more MLAs leave her caucus.

“The dam has burst”: Donegal Wilson is the 8th MLA to quit the B.C. Conservative caucus

Boundary-Similkameen MLA Donegal Wilson has left the B.C. Conservative caucus, saying she has lost confidence in leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay.

Errors in B.C. budget leave $1.5B hole in B.C.’s natural gas revenue forecast

British Columbia overstated its projected natural gas royalty revenues by about $1.5 billion over five years because of calculation errors.

B.C. unions renew call to bring ferry construction home amid Canada-U.S. trade war

A coalition of marine industry unions is calling on B.C. Ferries to ensure future ferries are built in the province following the recent breakdown in trade negotiations between Canada and the U.S.

Áʼa꞉líya Warbus is 7th MLA is leave the B.C. Conservatives over discontent with leader

Chilliwack-Cultus Lake MLA Áʼa꞉líya Warbus is the latest to leave the B.C. Conservatives as the rift over Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s leadership widens.

The latest B.C. Conservative fractures are not surprising, say political experts

The B.C. Conservatives will meet Monday after six MLAs left the party this month amid growing divisions over leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay.

B.C. legislator and activist Joan Phillip dies at age 74

Joan Phillip, the B.C. NDP MLA for Vancouver-Strathcona and a longtime Indigenous activist, has died at 74.

The B.C. Conservatives are down 13 MLAs since the 2024 election. Here’s a timeline.

The B.C. Conservatives are facing a wave of defections, with six MLAs leaving the caucus this month amid turmoil over Kerry-Lynne Findlay's leadership.

B.C. ends state of emergency, but says wildfire risk remains high

B.C.'s provincial state of emergency over wildfires ended Thursday, though officials warned the fire risk remains high.

Sixth MLA flees B.C. Conservatives over frustrations with leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay

Abbotsford South MLA Bruce Banman is leaving the B.C. Conservatives to sit as an Independent, the fifth MLA to quit the caucus this week.

Elections BC says petition seeking repeal of DRIPA can go ahead

Elections BC has approved in principle a petition seeking to repeal B.C.'s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act.

Privacy watchdog investigating B.C.’s decision to remove public government directory

British Columbia's privacy watchdog is investigating the province's removal of public access to its online government employee directory.

A 5th MLA leaves B.C. Conservatives amid exodus over Findlay’s leadership

Courtenay-Comox MLA Brennan Day says he is quitting the B.C. Conservatives to sit as an Independent, becoming the fifth MLA to leave the caucus in recent weeks.
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