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.’s top doctor encourages fall vaccines as province sees early rise in influenza cases

B.C.’s flu season is off to an early start, with influenza cases rising as the province begins its fall vaccination campaign.

B.C. Conservatives propose replacing no-fault auto insurance with “hybrid” system

B.C. Conservatives are promising major changes to ICBC’s no-fault insurance system, including restoring some accident victims’ right to sue.

U.S. resident charged with helping coordinate Tumbler Ridge shooting

U.S. authorities have arrested a 30-year-old Washington resident in connection with February’s deadly mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge.

B.C. major party leaders prepare for live debate on Oct. 14

B.C.’s three major party leaders will face off Oct. 14 in the only televised leaders’ debate of the provincial election campaign.

B.C. Conservatives hold 5 point lead over NDP, says election poll

B.C. Conservatives hold a five-point lead over the NDP as voters firm up their choices, according to a new poll.

B.C Greens pitch tax on “extreme wealth” to raise $22 billion

The B.C. Greens are proposing new taxes on extreme wealth as provincial parties sharpen their focus on high-income earners.

B.C. NDP plans to resume seven paused long-term care projects if re-elected

The B.C. NDP is promising to restart seven delayed long-term care projects and expand health-care supports for seniors.

B.C. Conservatives pledge $400M to buy water bombers in wildfire plan

B.C.’s three major party leaders pitched plans Friday targeting wildfire response, grocery affordability and artificial intelligence regulation.

B.C. parties race to file candidates as nomination deadline looms

British Columbia’s major parties are close to a full slate of candidates in B.C.’s 93 electoral districts, a day before the nomination deadline.

Eby promises gas tax cut, price caps at the pumps if NDP is re-elected

B.C. NDP Leader David Eby is promising temporary fuel tax relief and new price controls aimed at lowering pump prices.

Carney designates proposed Alberta to B.C. pipeline a project of national interest

Prime Minister Mark Carney has designated the proposed Pacific Link pipeline from Alberta to B.C. as a project of national interest.

Experts warn of rising residential school denialism as Canada marks Truth and Reconciliation Day

Experts and Indigenous leaders are warning of rising residential school denialism as Canada marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

LNG Canada approves more than $30B Phase 2 expansion in Kitimat

LNG Canada is moving ahead with a $33-billion Phase 2 expansion in Kitimat, doubling the facility’s LNG production capacity.

Former Conservative MLA who crossed the floor to NDP drops out of provincial election

Amelia Boultbee will not seek re-election in Penticton-Summerland, less than three months after joining the B.C. NDP.

B.C. parties tout plans for critical minerals and LNG as election campaign enters second week

Both major parties are promising to expand B.C.’s natural resource sector as the provincial election campaign enters its second week.

Overlapping B.C. elections will be bad for democracy, says expert

B.C.’s overlapping provincial and municipal elections are raising concerns about voter attention and the impact on local campaigns.
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A 29-year-old OPP officer has been killed on duty in a rural area near Hearst. 

MPs approve federal budget in tight vote, averting a snap election

A narrow majority of MPs voted in favour of the Liberal government’s budget Monday, avoiding another federal election.

‘Generational investment’: Ottawa’s 2025 budget focuses on housing, workers and clean energy

A “generational investment” is how Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne introduced the 2025 federal budget, a plan that pours money into housing, workers and clean-energy projects.

Canadians head to the polls in ‘most important election of our time’

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