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Elections B.C. asks for patience with election results amid unprecedented mail-in ballots

Elections B.C. asks for patience with election results amid unprecedented mail-in ballots

Elections B.C. is warning that we might not know who won the election until weeks after polls close tonight, with Nov. 16 set as the goal for delivering final results.
Province needs to shift to public system of long-term care homes, Horgan says

Province needs to shift to public system of long-term care homes, Horgan says

The province needs to move to a ­public system of long-term care homes, NDP Leader John Horgan said Wednesday, rattling private operators about the future of the industry.
Horgan says he regrets comment at leaders' debate about not seeing colour

Horgan says he regrets comment at leaders' debate about not seeing colour

NDP leader John Horgan says if he has to talk about anti-racism policies for the next 10 days of the campaign, it will be time well spent, apologizing for a gaffe during the leaders’ debate on Tuesday on the question of race and privilege.
Final vote count could be delayed by significant increase in mail-in ballots

Final vote count could be delayed by significant increase in mail-in ballots

Final results in B.C.’s provincial election could be delayed even beyond the anticipated two weeks as the demand for mail-in ballots ­continues to climb. Elections B.C.
Les Leyne: Bitterness is loud and clear in wreckage of NDP-Green partnership

Les Leyne: Bitterness is loud and clear in wreckage of NDP-Green partnership

Now that the NDP-Green ­partnership has exploded with the election call, a lot of ­accumulated resentment is spilling out. The first grievances had to do with Premier John Horgan’s betrayal of the B.C.
Horgan says he will legislate net-zero carbon emissions by 2050

Horgan says he will legislate net-zero carbon emissions by 2050

The NDP leader was campaigning at Carbon Engineering in Squamish
Former Gibsons councillor to run as Green Party candidate for Squamish's riding

Former Gibsons councillor to run as Green Party candidate for Squamish's riding

Whistler resident Jeremy Valeriote seeks the West Vancouver-Sea to Sky seat
Les Leyne: Liberals want to put a spring in our step with tax cut, but at what cost?

Les Leyne: Liberals want to put a spring in our step with tax cut, but at what cost?

B.C. Liberals used the gambit 19 years ago and although it sparked an argument, they felt it worked. The NDP used a modified, targeted version just three years ago, and are convinced it worked as well.
New Democrat, Green alliance fractures on the B.C. election campaign trail

New Democrat, Green alliance fractures on the B.C. election campaign trail

MAPLE RIDGE — The gap between the NDP and its former Green allies widened Thursday, as the focus of their campaigns shifted from the necessity of a snap election to child care.
Elections BC predicts up to 40 per cent of ballots could be mail-ins

Elections BC predicts up to 40 per cent of ballots could be mail-ins

Elections BC says it’s been planning for a “pandemic election” since April, and chief electoral officer Anton Boegman says he believes all the necessary precautions are in place. The planning included a survey of voters in May and August.