politics

B.C. Liberal candidate Ben Stewart reclaims seat for Kelowna West
B.C. Liberal incumbent Ben Stewart is projected to reclaim the Kelowna West riding in the…

BC Liberal Renee Merrifield to be elected in Kelowna-Mission
Kelowna-Mission appears as though it will remain in Liberal hands but with MLA Renee Merrifield…

Victory projected for B.C. Liberal Norm Letnick in Kelowna-Lake Country
Norm Letnick is projected to be re-elected as MLA for Kelowna Lake Country. At the…
Business association lobbies for free Saturday parking in Vernon
In a bid to help local businesses, the Downtown Vernon Association is asking the City…

B.C. Election 2020: Kelowna-Mission is one riding guaranteed to get a new MLA
The Kelowna-Mission riding is the only one of the three Central Okanagan ridings that is…

B.C. Election 2020: Kelowna-Lake Country has long been B.C. Liberal country
Unlike the other two Central Okanagan ridings, Kelowna-Lake Country did not have a seamless transition…

B.C. Elections 2020: Kamloops North Thompson remains a long shot for NDP
While not quite as devout to the B.C. Liberals as their southern cousins, the Kamloops-North…

B.C. Election 2020: Kamloops-South Thompson is a B.C. Liberal stronghold
Few ridings in the province have supported the B.C. Liberals like Kamloops-South Thompson. In fact, the…

B.C. Election 2020: History suggests B.C. Liberals still have lock on Vernon-Monashee
Like the rest of the Okanagan, Vernon-Monashee has traditionally been a right-of-centre riding and since…

Lake Country orchardist ’not happy’ with district’s response to zoning issue
A Lake Country orchardist is still unimpressed by the district’s decision to temporarily allow him…

Kelowna Liberal candidate says she had no need to self-isolate from COVID-19 exposure
Renee Merrifield says she did not have to self-isolate after someone who attended a campaign…

B.C. might not have a clear winner on election night, but Kamloops, Okanagan ridings should
More than one-fifth of B.C. residents have been sent mail-in ballots for the Oct. 24…

Kelowna-Mission election debate puts spotlight on PST
One of the B.C. Liberals biggest election promises is to cancel the PST for a…

Election sign vandalism isn’t the same for women, people of colour
With her last name, Kelowna-Mission Green Party candidate Amanda Poon expected slurs to follow when…

John Horgan joins Penticton NDP candidate
With a week left in the campaign, NDP leader John Horgan joined Penticton candidate Toni…