Category Archives: British Columbia
British Columbia votes in snap election called during COVID-19 pandemic
Voters in British Columbia are casting ballots today in an election campaign that was largely defined by the COVID-19 pandemic.NDP Leader John Horgan called the snap election one year before the fixed...
Oct 24, 2020
Take a step back from social interactions, says B.C.'s top doctor
VICTORIA - British Columbia reported 223 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, tipping the number of active infections over 2,000. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says in a statement infections ...
Oct 23, 2020
Leaders makes last-day pitch for votes in British Columbia
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - 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 Westminster appealin...
Oct 23, 2020
B.C. snap election coloured by pandemic recovery, candidate gaffes
VANCOUVER - 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 in the province's recent hi...
Oct 23, 2020
Elections BC aiming for Nov. 16 to return final results
VICTORIA - 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 unclear how much extra time it will tak...
Oct 23, 2020
B.C. political leaders campaign for votes on last day before voting begins
VANCOUVER - 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. Liberals and the Greens criticize...
Oct 23, 2020
Surging lumber prices prompt record segment profits and surging third-quarter results
VANCOUVER - Canfor Corp. says its net profit surged in the third quarter on record lumber earnings that were driven by an unprecedented increase in prices.The Vancouver-based forest products company s...
Oct 23, 2020
B.C.'s top doctor says surge in COVID-19 cases could bring more restrictions
VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer says social gatherings like weddings are fuelling a surge in COVID-19 cases in the province. Dr. Bonnie Henry said people are meeting in large n...
Oct 22, 2020
B.C. Green leader hopes voters see value in minority government
VANCOUVER - 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 that began a week after her leade...
Oct 22, 2020
B.C. NDP takes snap election risk during pandemic in quest for majority government
VICTORIA - 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 issue for the party's opponents.&nbs...
Oct 22, 2020