Category Archives: British Columbia
A look at John Rustad, leader of the Conservative Party of British Columbia
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 inc...
Sep 21, 2024
A look at Sonia Furstenau, leader of the Green Party of British Columbia
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 s...
Sep 21, 2024
B.C. election campaign officially starts; Eby campaign bus on road
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...
Sep 21, 2024
Greens reject acrimony, setting them apart from other B.C. parties: Furstenau
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 bee...
Sep 21, 2024
HandyDART workers reach tentative agreement with Transdev: union
VANCOUVER - The union representing HandyDART workers in Metro Vancouver says a tentative agreement has been reached with the company that runs the door-to-door transit service, after an 18-day strike ...
Sep 20, 2024
RCMP officers face firing over 'atrocious' racist behaviour, harassment
VANCOUVER - Three RCMP members from a Metro Vancouver detachment could be fired over alleged "atrocious," "racist" and "horrible" behaviour detailed by a fellow officer. A schedule from the RCMP shows...
Sep 20, 2024
RCMP say arson destroyed Red Bridge across Thompson River in Kamloops, B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Police in Kamloops, B.C., say they have launched an arson investigation into the fire that destroyed the 88-year-old Red Bridge across the South Thompson River. RCMP say in a statemen...
Sep 20, 2024
RCMP ask for help in finding 7-year-old girl missing near Burns Lake, B.C.
BURNS LAKE, B.C. - Police are asking the public for help in finding a seven-year-old girl missing from her home about 250 kilometres west of Prince George, B.C. RCMP say Oaklynn Schwedder was last see...
Sep 20, 2024
Some key issues to watch for in B.C.'s provincial election campaign
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 el...
Sep 20, 2024
B.C. election campaign starts Saturday; but Eby takes bus on test run, Rustad at UBCM
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 ...
Sep 20, 2024