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

'It's an insult': B.C. premier slams Ottawa for slashing skilled immigrant program

B.C.'s premier is slamming the federal government for cutting the number of skilled immigrants the province can accept. Ottawa says some provinces need to accept more asylum seekers.

Sonia Furstenau stepping down as B.C. Green Party leader

Furstenau lost her seat in the legislature in last year's provincial election. She has served as leader since 2020 and as an MLA since 2017.

Trump's tariff threat divides Conservative politicians across Canada

As U.S. President Donald Trump continues to troll Canada about becoming the 51st state, some Conservative politicians want to respond with an olive branch, while others want to fight back.

Tariff threat should force British Columbians to rethink travel to the U.S., premier says

Premier David Eby says British Columbians should reconsider travelling to the U.S. if Donald Trump makes good on his tariff threat.

Alberta premier's Trump visit raises concerns she's flouting Team Canada approach

Many, including B.C.’s premier, have called for a Team Canada approach to Donald Trump’s tariff threat. But it seems some provinces are going it alone.

Conservative leader alleges non-citizens may have voted but admits there's no hard evidence

The B.C. Conservatives are calling into question the province's election outcome, alleging — without hard evidence their leader admits — that non-Canadian citizens may have voted.

B.C. United solicits donations to climb out of $1 million financial hole

Being deregistered by Elections B.C. would make it illegal for B.C. United to collect further donations and nearly impossible for the centre-right political party to stage a comeback. 

Rift in B.C. Conservative caucus deepens as MLA defies party leader

The rift within the B.C. Conservative Party has deepened over the resignation of a Vancouver police board member

Group of B.C. Conservative MLAs turn on fellow caucus member for backing police board member's resignation

A leaked letter signed by 13 B.C. Conservative MLAs attacking a fellow caucus member has exposed a rift within the upstart party, just weeks after it became the Official Opposition following a swift rise from political obscurity. 

Some of B.C. Conservative leader's critic picks questioned

B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad is facing a backlash over some of the appointments to his shadow cabinet and for allowing some MLAs to keep their local council seats.