Category Archives: British Columbia
The long path to a result in British Columbia's provincial election
The election to form British Columbia's next government came down to just a handful of votes. The NDP has secured enough seats to form government, although the margin is razor thin. Without a clear wi...
Oct 28, 2024
British Columbia's tight election, by the numbers
The British Columbia NDP has squeaked out enough seats to form government after a tally of absentee and special ballots on Monday. The result came nine days after the Oct. 19 provincial election. Here...
Oct 28, 2024
First of six units begin generating power at B.C.'s Site C dam
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - BC Hydro says the massive Site C dam project in northeastern British Columbia has started generating power. The provincial electric utility says in a statement that the first of ...
Oct 28, 2024
NDP wins provincial election but majority or minority still unknown
The NDP appears to have won enough seats to form government in British Columbia, however it is unclear whether it will be a majority or minority.The Canadian Press is projecting that Premier David Eby...
Oct 28, 2024
Toxicity and tight race fuel B.C. election integrity doubters, says professor
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia political scientist says social media questioning of the provincial election's integrity is an "inevitable" result of political "toxicity" and a tight race. University o...
Oct 28, 2024
Coast guard's North Pacific patrol uncovers shark finning, dark vessels
VICTORIA - The Canadian Coast Guard ship Sir Wilfrid Laurier is back in its home port in Victoria after its crew swept the North Pacific for unreported and unregulated fishing. The coast guard says in...
Oct 28, 2024
RCMP seize 73 kilograms of cocaine during traffic stop east of Sicamous, B.C.
SICAMOUS, B.C. - RCMP say a traffic stop in British Columbia's southern Interior led to the discovery of about 73 kilograms of cocaine in a vehicle. Insp. Lori Orstad with B.C. Highway Patrol says the...
Oct 28, 2024
Absentee ballot count could settle B.C.'s election, nine days after vote
VICTORIA - British Columbia's election could finally be decided today with the counting of absentee ballots, after recounts and a tally of mail-in votes failed to settle the contest on the weekend. Ne...
Oct 28, 2024
North Vancouver declares state of local emergency, 3 homes evacuated after heavy rain
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - The District of North Vancouver has declared a state of local emergency and ordered three homes evacuated in the Deep Cove neighbourhood over concerns debris left behind from l...
Oct 27, 2024
Two recounts to begin in B.C. election, as chance of NDP government grows
Recounts begin this afternoon in two ridings where British Columbia's New Democrats held slim leads after the initial count in last week's still-undecided election. Elections BC says the recounts in J...
Oct 27, 2024