Familiar faces and angry voters: Will B.C. elect an Independent MLA?
Vicki Huntington says two things are critical to be elected as an Independent member of the legislature in British Columbia -- trusted name recognition and an angry constituency.
Ashley Joannou
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B.C. Muslim Association wants Conservative candidate removed for 'time bomb' post
VANCOUVER -- Concerns are swirling around the candidate roster for the B.C. Conservative Party just over a week from the provincial election, with the B.C. Muslim Association calling for the removal of a candidate who called Palestinian children "time bombs."
B.C. Muslim Association wants Conservative candidate removed for 'time bomb' post
Concerns are swirling around the candidate roster for the B.C. Conservative Party just over a week from the provincial election, with the B.C. Muslim Association calling for the removal of a candidate who called Palestinian children "time bombs."In a letter to the party and Surrey South candidate Brent Chapman, the association says a statement like the one he posted on Facebook nine years ago "promotes division and hate" and it's imperative he be asked to step down.
B.C. Conservatives stand by candidate who called Palestinian children 'inbred'
The British Columbia Conservatives are standing by a candidate who called Palestinian children "inbred" and "time bombs," remarks that NDP Leader David Eby describes as "criminal hate speech."Conservatives Leader John Rustad says he has accepted the apology of Surrey South candidate Brent Chapman and won't ask him to step down, but Eby says a candidate engaged in such speech should be fired.
Big NDP names exit before B.C. election. What does that mean for the party?
The New Democrats are campaigning for another term in British Columbia's provincial election but without many of the familiar faces that have graced lawn signs of elections past.About a quarter of the NDP cabinet ministers who held a portfolio when the election campaign kicked off in September won't have their names on the ballot when B.C. residents go to the polls on Oct. 19.
Big NDP names exit before B.C. election. What does that mean for the party?
VANCOUVER -- The New Democrats are campaigning for another term in British Columbia's provincial election but without many of the familiar faces that have graced lawn signs of elections past.
Electronic vote counters could bring B.C. election result an hour after polls close
British Columbians could find out who wins the provincial election on Oct. 19 in about the same time it took to start counting ballots in previous votes.
Technology upgrades mean speedier results expected for B.C. provincial election
British Columbians could find out who wins the provincial election on Oct. 19 in about the same time it took to start counting ballots in previous votes.
'Scotch Tape and wet paper': Healing fragile B.C. health system is key election issue
Mike Goetz has added bill collector to his list of responsibilities as mayor of Merritt in British Columbia's Interior.
Years after Insite ruling, drug policy landscape is still being shaped in B.C.
VANCOUVER -- In 2021, the Vancouver-based Drug User Liberation Front approached Health Canada with a proposal.
A decade after Insite, drug policy landscape is still being shaped in B.C.
VANCOUVER -- In 2021, the Vancouver-based Drug User Liberation Front approached Health Canada with a proposal.
B.C. premier repeats call for more federal cash, calls Ottawa's claims 'disingenuous'
Premier David Eby is expanding his criticism of what he says is an unfair share of federal funding being given to Western Canada.Eby says Ottawa's "special treatment for Quebec and Ontario" eventually gets "to be too much" and it's "disingenuous" for federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller to suggest that B.C.'s concerns are simply about asylum seekers.