All you need to know on voting day
The airwaves will be free of ads and the campaigns will be over. It’ll be up to you tomorrow to cast your ballot in the provincial election tomorrow.Don Main with Elections BC has what you need to know...
View ArticleHigher turnout at advanced polls doesn't necessarily favour NDP: expert
A political scientist at the University of the Fraser Valley says more people voting in advanced polls this election will not likely translate into a higher turnout on election day.Hamish Telford says...
View ArticleStill no sign of Christy Clark at Liberal party headquarters
Liberal party supporters are still waiting for their leader to address them at what should be their victory party in downtown Vancouver.There have only been sporadic cheers as the results come in, but...
View ArticleVancouver-False Creek riding expected to be a close battle tonight
The relatively new riding of Vancouver-False Creek is expected to be nail-biter tonight. The two leading contenders are the former Vancouver mayor, Sam Sullivan, running for the liberals, and economist...
View ArticleNDP supporters await results
NDP supporters have packed into the cozy Lebanese restaurant on West Broadway munching on pitas and watching the results come in on the television. One volunteer sums up what many have mused about the...
View ArticleNDP stays hopeful
There are some stunned faces at the NDP campaign headquarters tonight, but re-elected MLA Jenny Kwan insists the night is still young."we sitting here have no idea what poll numbers are coming and so I...
View ArticleNDP dream fades in Chilliwack-Hope
It’s not the big celebration NDP supporters in Chilliwack-Hope were planning for tonight. Instead it’s a somber mood at a local restaurant where supporters await the arrival of the incumbent Gwen...
View ArticleDarryl Plecas elected in Abbottsford South
 Darryl Plecas, noted criminology professor has been elected in Abbotsford South. Plecas talked about strategy going into the election. "We knew right from the beginning there was a disproportionate...
View ArticleSam Sullivan celebrates win in Vancouver -False Creek
Former Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan celebrated with his supporters after taking the win in the Vancouver-False Creek riding for the Liberals. While enjoying his win, Sullivan said he is just as...
View ArticleDix says NDP failed to get their message out
Adrian Dix says the NDP failed to get its message out and he's not saying what his own future holds."Never a dull moment in BC politics."Dix seemed as shocked as his supporters at the Liberal win."But...
View ArticleClark really is the comeback kid
She really is the comeback kid!Christy Clark leads the BC Liberals to an amazing election victory, and a majority government. It’s an historic, stunning victory, and no one saw it coming.Clark trails...
View ArticleClark all smiles at Liberal headquarters
Christy Clark may not have a seat in the legislature, but that didn't matter to hundreds of supporters who turned out at the BC Liberal party victory party headquarters in downtown Vancouver."Four more...
View ArticleUpdated: Embarrassed pollsters try to explain where it all went wrong
It has been a bad 24 hours for pollsters and Ipsos Reid is trying to figure why its pre-election day results were completely wrong.Spokesperson Kyle Braid says the best they can do is examine the data,...
View ArticleSterk to stay on as Green leader
After promising to step down if she didn't win her Victoria-Beacon Hill riding, the leader of the BC Green Party is now looking at staying on.Jane Sterk says the party met with her this morning and...
View ArticleWaldorf deemed heritage site
Vancouver City councillors have now designated a local hotel slated for demolition a heritage site.The privately-owned Waldorf on East Hastings has been home to a popular watering hole more than 60...
View ArticleBC Election Online: How election night played out on twitter
As the polls closed and the votes poured in, the drama unfolded on air in the CKNW studio, and on twitter as CKNW reporters filed from Liberal and NDP camps across Metro Vancouver....
View ArticleClark says TV debate was turning point, won't reveal byelection riding
During her first official news conference after last night's victory for the BC Liberals, Premier Christy Clark says she feels the televised debate on April 29 was the turning point."It was, I think, a...
View ArticleLiberal win puts teachers on edge over contract talks
The BC Teachers Federation is worried a new Liberal majority government might choose to impose a ten year education deal on teachers.Getting a 10 year deal with teachers is a priority for the Liberal...
View ArticleCrews recover body of second drowning victim in Golden Ears park
The body of a young man who drowned last Friday in Golden Ears Park has been recovered.The 22-year-old disappeared when he and his friend were swept away by fast-moving water near the Gold Creek lower...
View ArticlePolice to target speeders along Sea to Sky
West Vancouver police have a warning: If you put the pedal to the metal on the Sea to Sky this long weekend, they will catch you.Cpl. Jeff Palmer says they're working with the RCMP and the Air One...
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