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Falcon leadership rival to run for BC ConservativesA former leadership rival to BC United Leader Kevin Falcon is joining John Rustad's British Columbia Conservatives to run in Kelowna in the fall election.Aug 14
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BC Conservatives appoint former BC Liberal leader hopeful as Okanagan candidateGavin Dew, said to be a small business owner in Kelowna, finished fifth at the 2022 BC Liberal leadership convention. He's been named a BC Conservatives candidate.PoliticsAug 14
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Fourth BC United MLA defects to Conservative partyTeresa Wat was elected under the BC Liberal banner three times beginning in 2013, prior to the party changing its name to BC United.PoliticsJul 30
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BC Conservatives tout hybrid public-private health care system to cut wait timesBC Conservative Leader John Rustad said the plan would maintain a publicly-funded system that provides care through private, out-of-province and public facilities.HealthJul 18
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603 bears in B.C. killed by conservation officers in 2023The Fur Bearers say the B.C. Conservation Officer Service agency wouldn’t release the location of over 50 per cent of the 603 black bears they killed.CanadaJul 17
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Concerns over future of Ladysmith marina draw BC Conservative leaderThe facility's water lot lease was recently transferred to the Stz'uminus First Nation, but John Rustad says the province failed to adequately consult locals.PoliticsJul 2
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Former Surrey mayor Linda Hepner to run for BC ConservativesThe party made the announcement Thursday, with just under four months to go before the provincial election.PoliticsJun 21
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BC United candidate on Sunshine Coast flips to BC ConservativesBC United Leader Kevin Falcon has lost another member of his election team to British Columbia's Conservative Party.PoliticsJun 19
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B.C. Conservatives remove Kelowna-Mission candidateThe party said that after 'careful consideration of various factors related to campaign performance and conduct,' Alexandra Wright is no longer representing the Conservatives.CanadaAug 9
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‘Mainstream, not extreme’: BC United’s new pitch in battle with BC ConservativesAs BC United seeks to fend off a challenge from the right, it's turning its sights on what it considers to be extreme right-wing candidates running for the BC Conservatives.CommentaryJun 10
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Can BC Conservatives keep up momentum after welcoming defections?With the BC Conservatives polling well ahead of BC United and talks of a merger now in the dustbin, the moves have spurred speculation there may yet be more defections to come.PoliticsJun 4
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High-profile MLA leaves BC United to join BC ConservativesConservative Leader John Rustad said Elenore Sturko will be a 'terrific addition' to the party and that the move shows support for the grassroots coalition is growing across B.C.PoliticsJun 3
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B.C. election frontrunners accused of dodging debatesAs the B.C. election race heats us, University of the Fraser Valley political scientist Hamish Telford said it's not unusual for parties leading in the polls avoid debates.PoliticsAug 16
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BC NDP leads on key issues but lag on economy, new poll findsThe survey identified health care (57 per cent), the cost of living (50 per cent) and housing (45 per cent) as the top three issues on voters' minds.PoliticsAug 23
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BC Conservative candidate resigns amid spotlight on recent social media postsDamon Scrase, the party's candidate for Courtenay-Comox, issued a statement Tuesday saying he was stepping aside to avoid becoming a "distraction. "PoliticsMay 29
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BC United MLA defects to BC Conservatives just months before provincial electionWith fewer than five months to go before B.C.'s provincial election, a high-profile BC United MLA from the interior has defected to the BC Conservatives.PoliticsMay 31
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B.C. politicians watch closely as Ontario changes harm reduction strategyAs new regulations in Ontario close supervised drug consumption site, advocates in B.C. say closing any facilities would push drug use further to the fringes, endangering lives.PoliticsAug 21
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‘Leave them alone:’ BC Conservation officers issue warning after fawn-napping incidentsBC Conservation Officer Ken Owens sent out a message Tuesday morning, reminding the community that fawning season has returned and people should not touch the young creatures.CanadaMay 28
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British Columbia lifts COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health-care workersCollecting these records will allow health-care administrators to make staffing decisions in the event of an exposure, outbreak, or future pandemic.HealthJul 26
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Park Board chair defends ‘gag order’ slowing up bid to scrap elected bodyVancouver Park Board Chair Brennan Bastyovanszky said it makes no sense for staff to aid the dissolution process when the city doesn't have the legal power to abolish the board.PoliticsAug 15