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B.C. NDP names new interim leader after crushing election loss
Former minister Jennifer Whiteside has been named the interim leader of the BC NDP after the party’s crushing defeat in last weekend’s election.
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Montreal's blue-collar workers ratify new 6-year contract with city | CBC News
Montreal's blue-collar workers have ratified an agreement with the City of Montreal, gaining a 23 per cent raise over the term of a new six-year contract. The deal also provides for a transition from a 36-hour work week to 37 hours. In…
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‘It’s a huge mess’: Christy Clark on the 5 challenges facing B.C.’s new Conservative government
Winning an election is one thing. Governing is another. After securing a commanding majority in Saturday’s provincial election, British Columbia’s Conservatives are preparing to take power for the first time in years. But premier-designate Lorne Doerkson is inheriting a province…
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Poilievre’s Brantford candidate choice prompts Conservative departures
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New Westminster-Coquitlam MLA named interim leader of B.C. NDP
Published 2:25 pm Thursday, October 29, 2026 New Westminster-Coquitlam MLA Jennifer Whiteside has been named the interim leader of the B.C. NDP as the party tries to get back on its feet following a devastating loss in the 2026 provincial election last week. The former…
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B.C. NDP MLAs meet to decide new interim leader after devastating loss
Published 11:27 am Thursday, October 29, 2026 The remnants of the B.C. NDP caucus are in discussions on who will take the helm of the party after a crushing defeat in the 2026 provincial election – dropping from 47 to 28 seats and handing a majority government to…
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B.C. Conservatives win majority
Outgoing NDP Leader David Eby told supporters he takes responsibility for losing Saturday's snap election to the Conservatives. Premier-designate Lorne Doerkson says he'll follow through on campaign promises to supercharge the province's economy. Cruise ship captain forced to send residents…
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Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew calls on Carney to abolish Indian Act
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says he told Prime Minister Mark Carney in a closed-door meeting with First Nations chiefs that abolishing the Indian Act should be high on the national political agenda. Cruise ship captain forced to send residents ashore…
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Falcon steps down as leader of deregistered BC United party
Former British Columbia opposition leader Kevin Falcon has stepped down as head of the deregistered BC United party, two years after it folded its 2024 election campaign to support the provincial Conservatives. Falcon says he is leaving his post after the…
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Vaughn Palmer: Campaigns matter, and B.C.'s election history proves it
Opinion: A columnist recalls the times election campaigns went sideways for the presumed leader VICTORIA — Notes from 40 years on the B.C. election beat. The first provincial election I covered, in 1986, pitted Social Credit premier Bill Vander Zalm against New Democrat…
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