Surrey’s newly elected mayor, Doug McCallum, has officially endorsed Lorne Doerkson and the B.C. Conservative Party as the provincial election campaign enters its final stage. Speaking at a B.C. Conservative rally in Newton last night, McCallum addressed a crowd of more than 2,000 people and said, “We changed Surrey, now let’s change B.C.” Former Surrey mayors Dianne Watts and Linda Hepner also joined McCallum on stage, urging voters to support the B.C. Conservative Party. Political observers say McCallum’s endorsement could influence the race in Surrey’s 10 key provincial ridings.

Canadian Culture Minister Marc Miller has indicated that the federal government is working to advance Bill C-34 as quickly as possible. The proposed legislation includes a ban on social media for children and the establishment of a new digital safety regulator. Speaking at a conference at McGill University in Montreal on Thursday, Miller said the government was moving forward with the bill as quickly as it could, although he did not provide a specific timeline. The legislation would be overseen by Canada's proposed Digital Safety and Data Protection Commission. Officials have previously sugges

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has expressed deep disappointment over allegations that Canada is interfering in the upcoming U.S. midterm elections, particularly those made by U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra. Speaking to reporters in Istanbul on Friday, Carney said the allegations had no truth to them and firmly rejected the claims. He also expressed disappointment that Hoekstra was using his role as ambassador to make such accusations. Carney stressed that Canada does not interfere in other countries' democratic processes and has no intention of doing so. The controversy follows

B.C. NDP Leader David Eby announced during a campaign event in Vancouver on Thursday morning that his party would legally establish nurse-to-patient ratios in hospitals, setting limits on the number of patients each nurse can care for. Eby said the policy would initially be implemented in emergency departments. He also claimed that British Columbia is the first province in Canada to offer such a guarantee, adding that more than 4,700 nurses have already been added to the health-care system under the initiative. As part of its election platform, the NDP is also promising to add 1,000 new traini

BC Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson has sharply criticized David Eby’s BC NDP government, accusing it of making empty promises to Surrey residents over the past nine years. Doerkson said Surrey continues to face overcrowded schools, emergency room closures, a shortage of doctors and a growing extortion problem. He alleged that the Eby government has failed to deliver on its promises to the city, while major projects have gone over budget and areas such as Newton have been neglected. Unveiling his Surrey Success Plan, Doerkson pledged that a BC Conservative government would fulfill its comm