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BCOct 23, 2020

Opposition leaders attack NDP leader John Horgan's snap election call amid a record number of COVID-19 cases

Leaders of British Columbia's three main parties are in the home stretch of the election campaign, with only today and tomorrow left to woo votes. NDP Leader John Horgan says his party has committed the most money for health care and that will help navigate the response to the second wave of COVID-19. The leader of British Columbia's N-D-P is firing back after Green party Leader Sonia Furstenau called Saturday's election ``unsafe'' in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. John Horgan says he listened to the province's top doctor as well as officials with Elections B-C, who told him an election
BCOct 22, 2020

Suspect charged in stabbing death of B.C. woman and aggravated assault of child, man

Multiple charges have been laid against a suspect after the stabbing death of a woman and injuries suffered by a two-year-old child and a man at a home in Surrey, B.C. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says the suspect was arrested on Tuesday evening after police responded to a report of stabbings at a townhouse unit. RCMP officers found three people with stab wounds of varying severity, but Baljit Kaur died of her injuries. Staff Sgt. Frank Jang says the stabbings occurred after a verbal altercation involving family members. The integrated team took over the investigation and says i
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BCOct 22, 2020

B.C. Green party says it's raised nearly $835,000 in 38 days

British Columbia's political leaders are back on the campaign trail with just two days to appeal to voters ahead of the election on Saturday. Green party Leader Sonia Furstenau talked about food security in Roberts Creek before taking her campaign back to her riding on Vancouver Island. The Green party says in a release it has raised nearly $835,000 since Furstenau became leader a week before the snap election was called last month. It says the amount shatters fundraising results from the last election, which saw the party raise a similar amount over five months between January and May.
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BCOct 22, 2020

B.C. sets new daily case record; two more people have died from COVID-19

British Columbia health officials are reporting the highest-ever daily number of new COVID-19 infections at 203. In a statement Wednesday, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says there are now 1,766 active cases in B.C., including 70 people in hospital. Two more people have died from COVID-19, bringing the death toll to 256. An outbreak has been declared at the Sandy Cove French-language school in Kelowna, where three people have tested positive. Dr. Henry says an additional 160 people have been told to self-isolate and monitor themselves for symptoms for two weeks. Cases have also be
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BCOct 22, 2020

John Horgan campaigns in ridings traditionally held by the B.C. Liberals; Furstenau says her party has momentum heading into elections

New Democrat Leader John Horgan is campaigning in ridings traditionally held by the B.C. Liberals in the waning days of the provincial election. Horgan says people are seeing the NDP differently after the past 3 1/2 years in government because the party has shown it can balance the books and spur economic growth. Horgan was campaigning in Langley and was later scheduled to visit Abbotsford, areas where the Liberals have done well in the past. The NDP has also made a push in Green Leader Sonia Furstenau's Cowichan Valley riding, where federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh recently visited. Gre
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BCOct 21, 2020

BC College of Family Physicians issues report card for political parties; highest marks to NDP

The BC College of Family Physicians has issued its report card on the election platforms of the province's three main political parties, and it gives the highest marks to New Democrat proposals. The NDP, Liberal and Green platforms could receive a maximum of 10 points on each of four issues, access to a family doctor, Indigenous health, pandemic readiness and the overdose crisis. Liberals scored six out of ten on all four questions, the Greens received a perfect ten on proposals to handle the overdose crisis, eight for access to a family doctor and Indigenous health but only two out of 10 for
BCOct 21, 2020

New Democrats make push in opponents' ridings in the final days of BC. Election

New Democrat Leader John Horgan is campaigning in ridings traditionally held by the B.C. Liberals in the waning days of the provincial election. Horgan says people are seeing the NDP differently after the past 3 1/2 years in government because the party has shown it can balance the books and spur economic growth. Horgan was campaigning in Langley and was later scheduled to visit Abbotsford, areas where the Liberals have done well in the past. The NDP has also made a push in Green Leader Sonia Furstenau's Cowichan Valley riding, where federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh recently visited. In her ri
BCOct 21, 2020

Stabbing in Surrey, B.C., leaves woman dead, man and child injured

A woman is dead and a man and two-year-old child were injured in a stabbing Tuesday night in Surrey, B.C. A statement from Surrey RCMP says the victims were attacked at about 9 p.m. in a home in the Newton neighbourhood. Police say a suspect was in custody. The woman was still alive when police arrived and the man and toddler were seriously hurt. All three were rushed to hospital where the woman was pronounced dead, but police say the other two were recovering. The suspect was located near the home.
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BCOct 20, 2020

Charges laid following a ``lengthy and complex'' investigation in fatal hit-and-run more than a year ago: Police

The Oceanside RCMP detachment on Vancouver Island says charges have been laid following a ``lengthy and complex'' investigation into a fatal hit-and-run more than a year ago. A statement from the detachment says 35 year old Ryan Grob has been charged with several counts including dangerous driving causing death and impaired driving, while 31 year old Travis Taylor has been charged with one count of obstruction of justice. Police allege Grob was driving and Taylor was a passenger when a 32 year old man was hit and killed while crossing a Parksville street in August of last year. Court document

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Fort St John RCMP arrest two males and execute search warrant in drug investigation

On August 15, 2025, the Fort St John RCMP Street Enforcement Team completed a drug trafficking investigation with the search of a hotel room near 93 Avenue and 100 Street in Fort St John, BC. The search followed the arrest of two males that day after they attempted to flee from Police in the parking lot of the hotel. The incident resulted in damage to police vehicles and the suspect vehicle. Inside the suspect vehicle, Police located drugs, currency and two loaded handguns; one of which had been converted to fire fully automatic. Police executed a search warrant on the room the males were sta
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AlbertaAug 29, 2025

Police charge 18-year-old man after three people stabbed at Calgary Stampede

Police have charged a man with three counts of aggravated assault for stabbings at the Calgary Stampede last month. Police say they identified the 18-year-old following an extensive investigation that included witness interviews and camera footage. Officers executed a search warrant of the suspect's house and seized a folding knife and clothing they say believe are consistent with the stabbings. The man is scheduled to appear in court next week. Three males were stabbed in an area of the Stampede midway, including two 18-year-olds and one 15-year-old. Police have said all three
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BCAug 29, 2025

BC Transit services expand in Kamloops

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