Richard Zussman is a Legislative Reporter for Global BC, based in Victoria, British Columbia. He covers local news and politics, with a focus on the provincial government. Richard's reporting includes stories on legislation, elections, public health, and transportation issues in British Columbia.
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Richard Zussman's local focus on British Columbia, Canada, makes him most responsive to news related to governmental policies and regulations specific to the region. He predominantly covers government announcements and legal policy regulation, with a strong emphasis on politics (44%), health (25%), and government & politics (19%).
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By: Angela Jung, Richard Zussman, Lasia Kretzel
Every day, residents in several B.C. communities wait with bated breath for four o'clock.
By: Richard Zussman, Lasia Kretzel
WATCH: Every day, across large parts of the province, residents receive the message from their local health authority that their emergency room will be closed overnight. Fed up and concerned, one Mayor is calling for an internal audit of Interior Health, as his community has seen four ER closures this week. Angela Jung has more.
By: Simon Little
The province has given the Township of Langley until Oct. 31 to greenlight a new Transit-Oriented Density (TOD) zone around the site of the future Willowbrook SkyTrain Station.
By: Amy Judd, Richard Zussman
After five years as RCMP superintendent in Prince George, B.C. , Shaun Wright is moving on.
By: Richard Zussman
The plaintiffs' daughters were best friends and both purchased drugs diverted from the government's program that they believed was safe.
By: Amy Judd
The number of people suffering acute brain injury due to drug use that are being housed in residential care homes has risen, and this is a cause for concern in smaller facilities.
By: Richard Zussman, Amy Judd
When Insite first opened its doors in 2003 in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside it was the first sanctioned supervised drug consumption site in North America.
By: Simon Little, Richard Zussman
The Business Council of B.C. says based on data in July's Labour Force Survey, B.C. has added just 5,300 new private sector jobs since July 2022. At the same time, the province's public sector payroll has grown by 63,000.
By: Amy Judd
Bridgitte Anderson with the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade said the last five years have been challenging for the residents and the businesses in British Columbia.
By: Simon Little, Richard Zussman
Global News Whoever wins the B.C. provincial election, it appears there will be a surge of spending in the years ahead, with both the BC Conservative and BC NDP leaders making multi-billion-dollar promises.
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