Banman blasts 'fringe' circle around B.C. Conservative leader as caucus shrinks again

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• SourceCastanet Kamloops
• Original URLhttps://castanet.net/edition/news-story-629793-3-.htm
• Canonical URLhttps://www.castanet.net/news/BC/629793/Banman-blasts-fringe-circle-around-B-C-Conservative-leader-as-caucus-shrinks-again
• Publish dateAug 31, 2026
• First indexedAug 31, 2026 5:00 pm PDT
• Last checkedAug 31, 2026 5:15 pm PDT
• Current statusavailable (HTTP 200)
• DescriptionWhen Bruce Banman crossed the floor to join John Rustad in the B.C. Conservatives in 2023, it was a key moment that both conferred official party status and set the Conservatives on a path that brought them to the verge of power the next year, their 44 MLAs filling official Opposition benches.

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• B.C. Hockey League — ownership & franchise news

Stories in this roundup

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• provincial Bruce Banman blasts B.C. Conservative leadership, warns of further caucus exodus
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• provincial A'a:liya Warbus leaves B.C. Conservative caucus, cites poor leadership and lack of communication
  Conservative MLA A'a:liya Warbus announces she is leaving the party to sit as an Independent, citing loss of confidence in Kerry-Lynne Findlay's leadership and poor caucus communication.
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• regional Former NHL defenceman Oleg Tverdovsky becomes part owner of Nanaimo Clippers BCHL team · indexed on B.C. Hockey League — ownership & franchise news
  Two-time Stanley Cup-winning former NHL defenceman Oleg Tverdovsky has bought a minority stake in the Nanaimo Clippers of the B.C. Hockey League as part of a majority ownership group led by Los Angeles businessman Roman Tkachenko.
• out_of_scope Five-year-old Victoria homicide remains unsolved; family losing faith in investigation
  Jeremy Gordaneer's sister Alisa expresses frustration after five years with little progress in the 2021 homicide investigation in Victoria, and worries the case may be sidelined following Victoria Police's recent withdrawal from the regional major crime unit.

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