Richard Zussman
Legislative Reporter
Richard Zussman is a reporter for Global BC based at the B.C. legislature. He joined Global BC in 2018.
Richard has won multiple Jack Webster Awards including for his coverage of the 2018 B.C. wildfires and the historic Confidence and Supply Agreement between the BC NDP and the BC Greens.
He has also won multiple RTDNA Canada awards and Edward R. Murrow awards for his coverage of B.C. politics and wildfires.
Richard helped lead Global BC’s coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic and continues to focus on the B.C. government.
He has a Masters in Broadcast Journalism from the Newhouse School at Syracuse University, as well as a Bachelor of Arts from Queen’s University.
Richard has co-authored a book on B.C. politics that chronicles the events in and around the 2017 confidence vote and end of B.C. Liberal dynasty.
He previous served as the Provincial Affairs reporter for CBC BC.
Richard lives in Victoria with his wife and journalist Liza Yuzda and their daughter and son.
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Video Archives
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B.C. gov’t invites feds to west coast to talk softwood lumber -
Picket lines coming down after BCGEU reaches tentative deal with province -
Two B.C. First Nations take feds to court over LNG project -
Focus BC: Amelia Boultbee speaks about her decision to quit the conservative party -
District of West Vancouver and province clash over housing targets -
BC Conservatives Management Committee wants Rustad to step down -
Letter penned to John Rustad asking him to resign -
Amelia Boultbee quits BC Conservative caucus -
BCGEU heads to mediation in 7th week of strike action -
Focus BC: BCGEU President Paul Finch discusses the union’s strike breakthrough -
PEA escalates job action in 7th week of strike -
Lummi Nation takes B.C. gov’t to court over environment assessment process -
Premier warns B.C.’s softwood lumber industry on a ‘razor’s edge of survival’ -
BC Conservative MLAs have phones searched -
B.C. tables legislation that will allow Vancouver to dissolve park board if city votes to -
B.C. proposes new law to go after vaping product companies -
Smith calls Eby ‘un-Canadian’ -
BC legislature fall session kicks off with heated debates -
Striking BCGEU members rally on the BC legislature lawn -
BC Ferries decision faces more choppy water in the wake of a leaked report
Author Archives
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B.C.’s forest sector struggles as province gets set to launch U.S. anti-tariff adsThe B.C. government is asking federal ministers Dominic LeBlanc and Melanie Joly to come to B.C. as part of a forestry sector summit.Politics2 hours
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Lummi Nation in U.S. challenges B.C.’s consultation on infrastructure projectsThe Lummi Nation is the original inhabitant of Washington's northernmost coast and southern British Columbia. The border severed their territories.PerspectivesOct 15
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Alberta premier calls David Eby ‘un-Canadian’ over pipeline proposal to B.C. coast'It's not the Danielle Smith show, it's Team Canada and we all deserve the same treatment for the same federal money,' David Eby said on Tuesday.PoliticsOct 7
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Eby tied for 2nd least popular premier in Canada, as poll finds ‘downward trend’The Angus Reid Institute's latest approval ratings for Canadian premiers gave Eby a 41 per cent approval rating, down five points from June and 12 points from March.ÂPoliticsSep 9
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Could an oil pipeline to B.C.’s North Coast be back on the agenda?New Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged to fast-track a series of new "nation-building" industrial projects in response to the ongoing trade war with the United States.PoliticsSep 5
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Temporary foreign worker program should be ‘reformed significantly or cancelled’: EbyEby said the program is contributing to youth unemployment while putting stress on infrastructure and services like housing and schools and should be revamped or canclled.PoliticsSep 4
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‘Cease and desist’: Victoria band’s logo runs afoul of BC FerriesA Victoria rock band has hit rough waters with BC Ferries over its logo that is too close to the company's wordmark.EntertainmentAug 26
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Trade war could kill 1 in 5 B.C. small businesses within 6 months: CFIBThe Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses says one-in-five B.C. small businesses is facing closure in the next six months due to effects of the trade war with the U.S.EconomyAug 21
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Canadians divided on Indigenous rights in what B.C. leader calls ‘harmful’ pollThree in 10 said that the federal government is offering too much funding to First Nations' communities, but the same number, 27 per cent, felt the current funding is too little.CanadaAug 20
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Nanaimo mayor pushes back after province rules out ‘sober’ housing projectThe proposal is to build a five-storey building with 50 studio homes, targeted at people currently experiencing or at risk of homelessness in Nanaimo.ÂPoliticsAug 19
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Clock ticking for reforms to B.C. spirits regulations, industry saysDistillers want a heftier share of sales at the till in government liquor stores, and an end to cash penalties that punish distillers who exceed an annual production cap.ÂEconomyAug 18
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B.C.’s public sector growing at unsustainable rate, business group warnsThe bulk of the growth came in health, community social services and public education, but the CFIB says much of it is not on the front lines.PoliticsAug 13
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Police chiefs throw their weight behind Liberals’ border and crime billPolice chiefs from across the country wrapped their four-day annual summit in Victoria on Tuesday, where they threw full support behind the proposed border bill.CrimeAug 12
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B.C. veneer manufacturer accuses government of hypocrisy over promoted productB.C. Veneer Products makes value-added veneer wood products in Surrey, things like doors, windows, musical instruments and more.EconomyAug 8
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Record number of people leaving B.C., mostly for Alberta and Ontario'What we heard repeatedly is people who are leaving are leaving by necessity and not by choice,' Braden McMillan with the Business Council of B.C. said.EconomyAug 6
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FIFA’s Vancouver contract could shut out businesses near BC PlaceWhile the FIFA 2026 World Cup is being touted as an economic boon for the City of Vancouver, it may not work out that way for some businesses close to the marquee venue.SportsJul 17
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A year after report into boy’s torture, death, B.C. still lagging on reforms: AdvocateA year after releasing a report into the horrific abuse and death of an 11-year-old boy, B.C.'s representative for children and youth says the province must do more.Jul 15
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FIFA World Cup 2026 hospitality tickets released — starting at $2,500 each"What they are going to see is the greatest sporting spectacle and it's going to be here, for seven games," Kingsley Bailey with Vancouver Ticket told Global News.SportsJul 14
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B.C. restaurateur raises concerns with province’s Racist Incident HelplineSolomon Siegal was at Victoria's Pride Parade last week and says he saw a booth selling a shirt with the word 'intifada' on it. The Arabic word means a rebellion or uprising.CanadaJul 11
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Pierre Poilievre is against loan for new BC Ferries to be built in ChinaConservative Leader Pierre Poilievre faces a byelection in the Alberta riding of Battle River-Crowfoot next month in a bid to win back a seat in Parliament.PoliticsJul 10
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BC Conservative MLA Brent Chapman diagnosed with throat cancerChapman told Global News he'd initially thought the lump in his throat was an infection, but tests subsequently determined it was cancerous.PoliticsJul 8
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Security heightened for Canada Day in B.C. in shadow of Lapu Lapu festival attackB.C. police are beefing up security measures for Canada Day celebrations following recent incidents of violence. A government leader says the measures should make people feel safe.CanadaJun 30
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B.C. Airbnb reservations at risk as government’s deadline loomsAlex Howell, Airbnb Canada's policy lead, told Global News that the B.C. government needs to pause the implementation of its new registration system before Monday.PoliticsJun 20
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Terminally-ill B.C. girl with extremely rare disease will no longer have drug fundedThe Canada Drug Agency has now done the review for Brineura and based on that review, the province determined the drug was no longer eligible for funding.PoliticsJun 18
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Danielle Smith pitches B.C. on pipeline project, saying it benefits ‘all Canadians’Danielle Smith is leaning on the Team Canada approach but does acknowledge that there still need to be work to address Indigenous concerns.PoliticsJun 13