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BC Votes 2020

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.
Editorial: Unprecedented bribery being dangled by all three of the major parties

Editorial: Unprecedented bribery being dangled by all three of the major parties

It is no exaggeration to say that whichever party wins the Oct. 24 election, the face of our province will be altered for years to come. And not in a good way.
B.C. political leaders meet for in-person debate tonight

B.C. political leaders meet for in-person debate tonight

The leaders of B.C.’s three main political parties will meet tonight at 6:30 p.m.
Les Leyne: Despite B.C.'s huge debt, parties promise to give cash to voters

Les Leyne: Despite B.C.'s huge debt, parties promise to give cash to voters

You’d think a province that just plunged billions into debt due to a sudden global health emergency would be a little strapped for cash at the moment. But the parties vying to run B.C. are still promising vast sums of money to individual voters.
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.
B.C. Greens will have 74 candidates — not enough for all ridings

B.C. Greens will have 74 candidates — not enough for all ridings

B.C.’s Green Party vetted 74 candidates in less than two weeks, but will not have enough for all 87 ridings after nominations closed Friday. “We did not have the head start that the NDP had,” said B.C. Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau.
Requests for mail-in ballots for B.C. election way up: 500,000 and growing

Requests for mail-in ballots for B.C. election way up: 500,000 and growing

Almost 500,000 people have registered for mail-in ballots since the Oct. 24 provincial election was called a week and a half ago. According to Elections B.C.