BC Election 2020 News
Official results of Saturday's provincial election not expected until mid-November
The unprecedented volume of mail-in ballot requests and the need for election integrity means it will be at least three weeks before Elections BC is able to...
Polling-station workers await voters after many cast early ballots during pandemic
Poll-station workers hoping to connect with the public in one British Columbia riding sat idle in a big empty room with no one coming in to cast their ballots...
BC election: what you need to know when you go to vote
Today is general voting day for British Columbia’s provincial election. Here’s what you need to know to cast your ballot. Who can vote: Anyone 18 or...
Voters head to polling stations in snap election called during pandemic
Voters in British Columbia cast ballots today in an election campaign that was largely defined by the COVID-19 pandemic. NDP Leader John Horgan called the snap...
Elections BC aiming for Nov. 16 to return final results
Officials with Elections BC say they hope to deliver the final results of Saturday's election by Nov. 16, but the date is not set in stone since it's...
Boundary-Similkameen candidates speak on health care issues
Boundary-Similkameen Candidates answered questions about healthcare on Tuesday night from Princeton’s Support Our Health Care (SOHC) organization, a group...
B.C. snap election coloured by pandemic recovery, candidate gaffes
Voters go to the polls Saturday to determine who will lead British Columbia through the COVID-19 pandemic and recovery, marking the end of a campaign unlike any...
How B.C. election results may play out after an uncertain Saturday
While the B.C. election horserace is set to conclude Saturday (October 24), officials are cautioning patience to voters usually accustomed to relatively quick...
One day until B.C. voters go to the polls in snap election defined by pandemic
NDP Leader John Horgan made a final push for votes Friday in a British Columbia election he called critically important and unprecedented. Horgan was in New...
B.C. political leaders campaign for votes on last day before election
The B.C. election campaign is in its last day with the main opponents to the NDP sounding a familiar refrain in their final pitch for votes. Both the B.C....
Vernon-Monashee candidates asked: Do you perceive integrity/ethics as a problem in politics today?
Castanet put the provincial election candidates in Vernon-Monashee on the hot seat with a series of questions on issues of importance. The topics were selected...
Opinion: Andrew Weaver got his best stranglin' gloves on to murder the BC Green Party
A somewhat confounding video was posted to social media by premier John Horgan's election team on Oct. 15. It shows him speaking to former BC Greens leader,...
More than 94,000 voters in the Southern Interior have cast ballots in advance polls
Nearly a quarter of all eligible voters across nine ridings in the Southern Interior took advantage of seven days of advance polls leading up to Saturday's...
Half the ballots in Saturday's provincial election may already have been cast
B.C.’s election day is on Saturday, but half the ballots may have been cast already. Nearly 800,000 ballots had been received by Elections B.C. as of late...
B.C. NDP takes snap election risk during pandemic in quest for majority
British Columbia's New Democrats took a risk calling a snap election during a global pandemic to pursue a majority government, creating a major campaign...
Highlights of major parties' platforms in B.C. election
Here are highlights of the platforms of the three main parties in the B.C. election: BC NDP — Families with an annual household income under $125,000...
B.C. Green leader hopes voters see value in minority government
The leader of the B.C. Green party is betting on a legislature in which one party doesn't hold all the power in the final days of a snap election campaign...
B.C. Liberal Leader maintains confidence as campaign tests party identity
B.C. Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson says he's feeling confident and optimistic as British Columbia's provincial election campaign enters its final...
Venon-Monashee candidates asked: Where do you stand on pipelines and resource investment in B.C?
Castanet put the provincial election candidates in Vernon-Monashee on the hot seat with a series of questions on issues of importance. The topics were selected...
Former Oliver RDOS board member backs Liberal would-be MLA Veintimilla
Liberal MLA candidate Petra Veintimilla for Boundary Similkameen has picked up a new endorsement. Ex Chairman and Director of the Regional District of Okanagan...