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What the parties are promising ahead of the British Columbia provincial election

What the parties are promising ahead of the British Columbia provincial election

The British Columbia's New Democrats released the party's platform Thursday days after the Greens unveiled a plan for government ahead of the election on Oct. 19. The B.C.
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B.C. NDP unveils election platform, focusing on 'tough challenges' and John Rustad

B.C. NDP unveils election platform, focusing on 'tough challenges' and John Rustad

New Democrat Leader David Eby says he will help British Columbia households with a $1,000 grocery rebate, in an election platform that mentions rival B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad more than 50 times.
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B.C. party leaders tussle over affordability, conspiracy theories in radio debate

B.C. party leaders tussle over affordability, conspiracy theories in radio debate

VANCOUVER — The first and only radio debate featuring British Columbia's party leaders ahead of the election saw them joust over affordability, health care and the opioid crisis, while trying to undermine each other's credibility to form the next pro
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Les Leyne: Election campaigns may sail past B.C. Ferries' lurking problem

Les Leyne: Election campaigns may sail past B.C. Ferries' lurking problem

Much of the good news stems from one event: the half-billion dollar, one-time bail-out the government granted the corporation last year.
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Les Leyne: B.C. Conservatives' biggest supporter provided ammo to the NDP

Les Leyne: B.C. Conservatives' biggest supporter provided ammo to the NDP

Much of the B.C. NDP’s ammunition for attacking the B.C. Conservatives comes from BC United
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Editorial: How about some positivity in negative times?

Editorial: How about some positivity in negative times?

Going negative at election time is the norm, but we can always hope
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B.C. parties lean into ideology as Greens release tax-heavy election platform

B.C. parties lean into ideology as Greens release tax-heavy election platform

British Columbia's three major parties leaned into their ideological divides Tuesday, with the Green Party the first to release a full platform ahead of this month's provincial election.
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Election nominations finalized for Sunshine Coast and across BC

Election nominations finalized for Sunshine Coast and across BC

Increase in independent candidates running compared with past years
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B.C. Conservative Leader Rustad vows to 'unleash potential' for Indigenous prosperity

B.C. Conservative Leader Rustad vows to 'unleash potential' for Indigenous prosperity

The federal government has been "absent" and failing to live up to commitments to First Nations on housing and clean water, and a B.C. Conservative government would fix the problems, then send Ottawa the bill, Leader John Rustad said Monday.
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Baldrey: How 'federal Liberals and orphaned Greens' may decide the 2024 B.C. election

Baldrey: How 'federal Liberals and orphaned Greens' may decide the 2024 B.C. election

These voters hold a lot of power with the loss of the B.C. Liberal Party and lack of finalized Green candidates, says columnist Keith Baldrey.
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