Elenore Sturko

• John Rustad says he booted Elenore Sturko from BC Conservatives to ensure party unity

  BC Conservative Leader John Rustad said he decided to kick out MLA Elenore Sturko after learning that he had won the leadership review with just over 70 per cent of the vote. 

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  Sep 23, 2025
  
• BC Conservatives present united front after messy caucus dispute goes public

  None of the 13 BC Conservative MLAs who signed a letter singling out colleague and Surrey-Cloverdale MLA Elenore Sturko was willing to speak to the matter Tuesday.

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  Dec 10, 2024
  
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• Rustad supports ousted police board member but says MLAs can have opposing views

  BC Conservative Leader John Rustad has responded to a letter from 13 of his MLAs targeting one of their colleagues over comments she made about the Vancouver Police Board.

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  Dec 9, 2024
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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.

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  Jun 4, 2024
• High-profile MLA leaves BC United to join BC Conservatives

  Conservative 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.

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  Jun 3, 2024
• Data showing frequent bail for accused repeat violent offenders reignites B.C. crime debate

  Data released by B.C. prosecutors Monday showed that judges granted detention orders in fewer than half of cases where the Crown sought to have suspects held without bail.

  Crime

  Apr 24, 2023
• Crime, public safety dominate spicy question period at B.C. legislature

  The newly re-named BC United opposition zeroed in on mounting public concerns about the issue, and accused the governing NDP of doing little to address it.

  Politics

  Apr 18, 2023
• ‘She fought back’: Suspect charged with sexual assault in Nanaimo, B.C.

  “The victim in this incident did everything correct. She fought back, she made noise, she told someone and reported the incident to the police," Nanaimo RCMP said.

  Crime

  Mar 28, 2023
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• ‘Really unsettling’: B.C. MLA kicks knife away from stranger in White Rock cafe encounter

  "Thank God Elenore was here, a fluke accident, having coffee here and kind of saving the day getting the weapon out of his hand," said shop owner Laura Cornale.

  Crime

  Mar 22, 2023
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• B.C. Liberal private member’s bill aims to bolster hospitals’ suicide prevention tools

  A new B.C. bill would require hospital staff to try and contact a person's close family members when they are apprehended under the Mental Health Act.

  Health

  Mar 8, 2023