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B.C. lieutenant-governor asks NDP Leader David Eby to form government
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on October 28th, 2024
VICTORIA – British Columbia Premier David Eby has been asked by Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin to form the next government after a count of absentee votes gave his New Democrats a narrow win in the provincial election. Eby says he met Austin on Monday, nine days after the vote, and that he will “work hard every ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: B.C. lieutenant-governor asks NDP Leader David Eby to form government
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on October 28th, 2024
VICTORIA – B.C. Premier David Eby says he’s been asked by Lt-Gov. Janet Austin to form the next government, after a count of absentee votes gave his New Democrats a narrow win in the provincial election. Eby says in a statement that he met Austin on Monday, nine days after the vote, and that he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!British Columbia’s tight election, by the numbers
By The Canadian Press, The Canadian Press on October 28th, 2024
The British Columbia NDP has squeaked out enough seats to form government after a tally of absentee and special ballots on Monday. The result came nine days after the Oct. 19 provincial election. Here are some of the key numbers about the election, based of estimates provided by Elections BC: Eligible voters: 3,550,017 Total votes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP wins British Columbia election, The Canadian Press projects
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on October 28th, 2024
VICTORIA – The NDP appears to have won enough seats to form government in British Columbia, however it is unclear whether it will be a majority or minority. The Canadian Press is projecting that Premier David Eby’s NDP has won at least 46 seats, with two still too close to call in the ongoing count ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: NDP wins British Columbia election, Canadian Press projects
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on October 28th, 2024
VICTORIA – The NDP appears to have won enough seats to form government in British Columbia, however it is unclear whether it will be a majority or minority. The Canadian Press is projecting that Premier David Eby’s NDP has won at least 46 seats, with two seats still too close to call in the ongoing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eby on track for majority as NDP takes lead in key riding, but recounts may loom
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on October 28th, 2024
VICTORIA – The British Columbia NDP has overtaken the B.C. Conservatives in the ongoing count of absentee votes in a crucial Metro Vancouver riding, putting Premier David Eby on course to win government with a razor-thin majority. An update from Elections BC at 2 p.m. on Monday put the New Democrats ahead in the riding ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minister to launch consultations on advanced requests for assisted dying
By David Baxter, The Canadian Press on October 28th, 2024
OTTAWA – Health Minister Mark Holland says the federal government will launch consultations about advanced requests for accessing medical assistance in dying. But Holland says such requests are still illegal under the Criminal Code, as Quebec prepares to begin allowing the practice starting Wednesday. Quebec announced last week that people who have conditions like dementia ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Nobody wants to blow up the party’: Trudeau staying, despite resignation calls
By Laura Osman and David Baxter, The Canadian Press on October 28th, 2024
OTTAWA – Several Liberal MPs are calling for a secret ballot vote on Justin Trudeau’s leadership after he made clear he isn’t going anywhere in spite of the calls from within his caucus to step down. Two dozen members of caucus signed a letter that gave Trudeau until Monday to respond to their demand for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. election: NDP takes lead in key riding, putting Eby on track for majority
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on October 28th, 2024
VICTORIA – The NDP has overtaken the B.C. Conservatives in the ongoing count of absentee votes in a crucial Metro Vancouver riding, putting Premier David Eby on course to win government with a razor-thin majority. The NDP now leads Surrey-Guildford by 14 votes and if it hangs on there and in other races, it would ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: NDP takes lead in key riding, putting Eby on track for majority
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on October 28th, 2024
VICTORIA – The NDP has overtaken the B.C. Conservatives in the ongoing count of absentee votes in a crucial Metro Vancouver riding, putting Premier David Eby on course to win government with a razor-thin majority. The NDP now leads Surrey-Guildford by 14 votes and if it hangs on there and in other races, it would ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. election: NDP cuts margin in key riding to four votes as absentee count goes on
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on October 28th, 2024
VICTORIA – An ongoing count of absentee ballots in British Columbia’s election has seen the NDP cut the B.C. Conservatives’ lead in a key riding to just four votes. If the NDP wins Surrey-Guildford and holds onto other leads, it will be elected or leading in 47 seats, which is the threshold for a majority ... Read More »
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