Katie DeRosa

Provincial affairs reporter

Katie DeRosa is the provincial affairs reporter for CBC British Columbia. She is based in Victoria. You can contact her at katie.derosa@cbc.ca.

Latest from Katie DeRosa

BATTLEGROUND B.C.

Victoria among the NDP strongholds on Vancouver Island that are now battleground ridings

The New Democrats have held the federal riding of Victoria for the last 20 years, but the Liberals hope it will turn red. 

Former B.C. United MLA courts centrist voters with new political party

Former MLA Karin Kirkpatrick launched Centre B.C. after abandoning attempts to get Kevin Falcon to step down as leader of B.C. United, formerly the B.C. Liberals.

Federal parties spar over drug consumption sites in B.C.

Federal parties have pitched different approaches to dealing with the toxic drug crisis in B.C. — particularly when it comes to supervised consumption sites.

Don't forget about softwood lumber sector, B.C. premier tells Mark Carney

During Liberal Leader Mark Carney's visit to Victoria, Premier David Eby told him B.C.'s forestry sector deserves the same attention as industries in Ontario and Quebec.

Chilliwack mother enduring multiple seizures faces year-and-a-half wait for epilepsy procedure

A Chilliwack mother faces a year-and-a-half wait for an epilepsy procedure. The hospital that performs them, VGH, can only do two a month.

Improved Liberal fortunes in B.C. under Carney come at the expense of the federal NDP, polls show

With many expecting Prime Minister Mark Carney to call a federal election soon, new polling shows the federal Liberals gaining ground on Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives. 

B.C. Hydro customers face annual 3.75% rate increase for next 2 years

B.C. Hydro customers are facing a 3.75 per cent rate increase for the next two years, which will add $3.75 per month to the average household bill.

B.C.'s chief coroner looks at new approach to tackling the overdose crisis

Nine years after the start of a public health emergency that has killed more than 16,000 people, B.C.'s new chief coroner says he wants to take a bit of a different approach. 

Divisions over residential school facts erupt inside B.C. Conservative caucus meeting

Following clashes over the history of residential schools within the Conservative caucus, Conservative MLA Dallas Brodie said some of her colleagues belong in the NDP.

B.C. NDP's election promises face test as party readies to present new budget at legislature

As tariff threat looms, David Eby's NDP faces pressure to deliver on election promises and to dig the province out of $9 billion of debt.