VANCOUVER - Work crews have been busy in the British Columbia legislature over the summer, prying apart desks in the historic chamber and piling them up in hallways as they tried to work out how to fit in six more seats. The renovation, with an estimated budget of $300,000, including new red carpet, was needed to accom...

The Oct. 19 election in British Columbia will feature new electoral districts that increase the number of seats in the legislature from 87 to 93. Here is a look at some of the new seats: Vancouver The biggest change in Vancouver is the creation of three seats from an area largely covered by Vancouver-False Creek and Va...

The Oct. 19 election in British Columbia will feature new electoral districts that increase the number of seats in the legislature from 87 to 93. Here is a look at some of the new seats: Vancouver The biggest change in Vancouver is the creation of three seats from an area largely covered by Vancouver-False Creek and Va...

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's New Democrats and the B.C. Conservatives are set to take their election tours to Metro Vancouver cities today as the campaign enters its second day. John Rustad's B.C. Conservatives are scheduled to be in Surrey, with David Eby's New Democrats focusing on Metro Vancouver. Eby spent Saturd...

VICTORIA - Writs have been issued for British Columbia's 43RD Provincial General Election, with Final Voting Day set for Saturday, October 19. Chief Electoral Officer Anton Boegman announced that voting is now open, urging all eligible voters to participate. "B.C. has the most accessible voting system in Canada,&q...

VICTORIA - There has been a major upheaval in British Columbia politics since the last provincial vote in 2020. Here's a look at the political timeline, resulting in two party leaders who are both running for the first time as premier in the Oct. 19 general election. Feb. 5, 2022: Kevin Falcon wins leadership of the Op...

David Eby thumbs through a stack of vinyl records at Zulu Records located in his Vancouver-Point Grey riding and says he's reminded of his younger days working at a Sam The Record Man store over the Christmas holidays. "Christmas Eve, we sold a lot of Jann Arden CDs," he said, adding the last-minute shoppers ...

VANCOUVER - A look at British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby. British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby is in his first election campaign as party leader and is looking to capture the NDP's second consecutive majority victory on Oct. 19. Here are some highlights from his life and career. Age: 48. Born July 21, 1976, in Kitc...

VICTORIA - British Columbia Conservative Party Leader John Rustad was at a low point in his life two years ago, both personally and politically. He was searching for a political home after being booted from the former B.C. Liberal Party caucus. Rustad, 61, was also grieving back-to-back-to-back family losses and his ow...

VICTORIA - A look at John Rustad, leader of the Conservative Party of British Columbia. Conservative Party of B.C. Leader John Rustad has been on a political journey over the past two years, which includes his ejection from the former B.C. Liberal Party, being acclaimed Conservative Party of B.C. leader and helping ste...

VICTORIA - British Columbia Green Leader Sonia Furstenau is running in the Victoria-Beacon Hill riding in the Oct. 19 election, returning to the capital after representing the Cowichan Valley riding since 2017. Age: 54. Born June 8, 1970. Pre-Politics: Bachelor's and master's degrees in history as well as a bachelor's ...

The leader of British Columbia's Green Party faces an uphill battle one month before the provincial election as she faces off against an incumbent cabinet minister in a Victoria riding that's long been held by a New Democrat. But Sonia Furstenau says returning to Victoria from the Cowichan Valley, where she was first e...

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia election campaign is set to officially start today, with Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin issuing the writ for the Oct. 19 vote. The date, however, didn't deter political leaders from getting a head start on the campaign. NDP Leader David Eby began his campaign early Friday by getting on the party...

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia provincial election campaign is expected to officially kick off Saturday, but party leaders have been vying for votes for months in the lead up to the Oct. 19 fixed election day. Here's a look at some of the issues that are expected to be front and centre over the next month and what th...

VANCOUVER - A day before the official start, British Columbia's election campaign sees B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad and Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau speaking to municipal leaders, while NDP Leader David Eby is gearing up to get his campaign bus rolling. Eby spoke to local politicians yesterday at the Unio...

British Columbians are voting in the next provincial election on Oct. 19. The NDP is hoping to hold on to power, while those on the right are running in a new political landscape after the former Opposition BC United folded and its Leader Kevin Falcon placed his support behind the B.C. Conservatives. Here's a look at B...

VANCOUVER - A day before the official start, British Columbia's election campaign sees B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad and Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau speaking to municipal leaders, while NDP Leader David Eby is gearing up to get his campaign bus rolling. Eby spoke to local politicians yesterday at the Unio...

VANCOUVER - B.C. Premier David Eby says several city governments are on board with having a "secure site" to house and treat severely mentally ill and drug addicted people. Eby told local politicians at the Union of B.C. Municipalities conference in Vancouver that public safety is a priority for cities, espec...