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Southern Interior the only region where BC United lead in the polls
If an election were held tomorrow, voters in the Southern Interior would choose a BC…
Vernon-Lumby’s BC United candidate is working hard to avoid a split vote with the BC Conservatives
The BC United Party has its candidate for Vernon-Lumby and Kevin Acton says he's excited…
Meet the Central Okanagan’s youngest candidate in the upcoming federal election
KELOWNA – Justin Kulik knows he’s the underdog. He’s 18 years old, running as an…
Two young men running for NDP nomination for Kelowna-Lake Country
KELOWNA – Former Vernon mayoralty candidate Eric Olesen is challenging Justin Kulik for the right…
Conservative controversy inspires other Kelowna-Lake Country parties to run competitive nomination races
KELOWNA – The old saying that no publicity is bad publicity is resonating with a…
West Kelowna building permits slow from record pace
WEST KELOWNA – If the value of building permits is any indication, West Kelowna may…
Just like old times for Ben Stewart as he wins Kelowna West by-election
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – It was like old times for Ben Stewart yesterday, winning a comfortable…
McDONALD: Who’s going to get some Valentine’s love from Kelowna West voters?
OPINION How appropriate to hold a byelection on Valentine’s Day for what else is a…
B.C. NDP government to waive tuition fees for former youth in care
The B.C. NDP Government has expanded the tuition waiver for young people formerly in care…
Greens, NDP see signs of Liberal weakness in Kelowna West byelection
Both the NDP and Green candidates for the vacant Kelowna West riding sense weakness in…
B.C. Conservatives say they will be back with a vengeance in next election
VERNON – The B.C. Conservatives are plotting a comeback, and the tight results of the…
B.C. ELECTION 2017: Reporter’s notebook: What didn’t make it into election night coverage in Vernon-Monashee
VERNON – No matter how cynical I sometimes feel about politics, I have to admit,…
Is Green the new orange for Interior voters?
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Last night, a majority of voters across the province were looking for change.…
B.C. ELECTION 2017: Okanagan support for Liberals and Greens rises, while NDP dips
OKANAGAN – While support for the NDP grew in other parts of the province during…
B.C. ELECTION 2017: Where each party stands on the issue of affordable housing
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – If you bought or rented a home in the past year, there’s a…
B.C. ELECTION 2017: NDP’s Erik Olesen is hoping a fresh face pays off
KELOWNA – Erik Olesen says nothing can surprise him in terms of campaigning. Although he…
B.C. ELECTION 2017: Kelowna-Mission NDP candidate says struggles brought her to politics
KELOWNA – Harwinder Sandhu held her ground when the angry old man muttered that the…
‘Our province failed’ teen who overdosed in Kelowna mall bathroom: NDP candidate
KELOWNA – The NDP candidate for Christy Clark’s Westside-Kelowna MLA seat says gaps in the…
B.C. NDP leader coming to the Okanagan
KELOWNA – The leader of the B.C. NDP will be in the Okanagan tomorrow for…
2015 TOP STORIES: Politics divided our ridings like never before as Liberals take office
THOMSON-OKANAGAN - Big changes in the political map across Canada translated this year into upheaval for local politicians. Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper, seeking a fourth term after nearly ten years in power, dropped the writ on the longest federal election campaign in history, an eleven week marathon largely seen to benefit the incumbents. It...
ELECTION 2015: Fuhr ousts Conservatives as Kelowna-Lake Country goes Liberal
"AN HONOUR AND A PRIVILEGE:" CANNAN KELOWNA - In a surpise upset Liberal Stephen Fuhr has won Kelowna-Lake Country, ousting three term Conservative Ron Cannan. The riding has been a bastion for the Conservatives but the surging Liberals managed to tap into a desire for change that washed across Canada in recent weeks under leader...
ELECTION 2015: UBC Okanagan students get a chance to grill local candidates
CENTRAL OKANAGAN - Candidates from both local ridings delivered a youth-oriented message to a couple of hundred UBC Okanagan students during the first all candidates forum in Kelowna. And while voter apathy amongst youth is a long-standing issue, you would be hard pressed to find a more engaged group of young people than the crowd...
ELECTION 2015: Where you can hear from the Kelowna-Lake Country candidates
CENTRAL OKANAGAN - Local candidates in the federal election will be trading barbs at five different all-candidates forums in the riding of Kelowna Lake Country over the next several weeks. Students at the Okanagan campus of the University of British Columbia will be first to hear from the Conservative, Liberal and NDP candidates at a student...
ELECTION 2015: Kelowna votes together unless you’re in that area that looks a little like a…
CENTRAL OKANAGAN - They almost got it right when they re-drew the federal electoral boundaries — nearly all of Kelowna votes together in the Kelowna-Lake Country riding except for one little lump of electoral boundary confusion that pushes downtown Kelowna into a different riding. You've heard of Gracie's finger? We call this the Kelowna nipple....