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A group of eight former BC Conservatives said on Friday that they are also joining CentreBC, which will become the third-largest in the B.C. legislature.

British Columbians are going to the polls about two years ahead of schedule, after Premier David Eby called an early election to be held on Oct. 24.

B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay currently does not hold a seat in the legislature. The byelection is set for Sept. 26.

Wilson said she did not plan to join the new party when she quit the Conservatives on Sept. 2 but found many areas of agreement with the other MLAs.

The B.C. NDP caucus met late Sunday to discuss Kerry-Lynne Findlay's resignation amid the ongoing speculation of an early election call.

'I remain a conservative. My principles have not changed,' MLA Donegal Wilson said. 'What has changed is my confidence in Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s leadership.'

New documents show that more than 300,000 acres of land could be transferred to Vancouver Island First Nations, which are currently finalizing treaties.

The B.C. Conservatives will spend their second consecutive day campaigning in Surrey, a critical battleground in the provincial election.

NDP Leader David Eby and interim BC Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson traded barbs about the future of the no-fault insurance model, which was introduced by the BC NDP in 2021.

It is the first full day of the provincial election campaign in B.C. and the parties are wasting no time in making announcements and presenting their platforms and promises.

Five former B.C. Conservative MLAs are forming a new provincial party they say will offer voters an alternative to both the governing NDP and the Conservatives.

Kerry-Lynne Findlay's resignation as leader comes just hours after Surrey-Serpentine River MLA Linda Hepner said she was resigning from caucus.

Linda Hepner, MLA for Surrey-Serpentine River, resigned from caucus on Sunday and criticized the party leadership's "willingness to listen."

The Indigenous MLA and former House leader cited the cancellation of a caucus meeting she said had been called for Monday in light of a "reasonable cause for concern."

The party's caucus has been thinned to 30, amid differences over its ideology, and questions about its direction under both its former leader and new leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay

Findlay has denied offering jobs in exchange for resignations, and said that suggestions that a recording released online shows she illegally did so, are "preposterous." 

'He [Trump] keeps talking about how the world takes advantage of the U.S., so rather than presenting himself as the bully, he's the defender.'

Findlay says in a statement that her new leadership team represents a unified force from all parts of B.C., tasked with holding the NDP government to account.

The study released Wednesday 'examines trends in firearm-related intimate partner violence, including characteristics of incidents, victims, and accused persons.'

Addressing media at the conclusion of the retreat, Findlay praised the party's MLAs for their commitment and teamwork.