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B.C. business owners wary of "uncertain" minority government

B.C. business owners wary of "uncertain" minority government

Business loves certainty and the only certainty in a minority legislature is uncertainty. That is not good, according to business leaders
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CP NewsAlert: B.C. Green Leader Sonia Furstenau loses seat after changing ridings

CP NewsAlert: B.C. Green Leader Sonia Furstenau loses seat after changing ridings

VICTORIA — Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau has lost her seat in the legislature after changing ridings to Victoria-Beacon Hill. Furstenau lost to Grace Lore, the minister of children and family development in the previous NDP government.
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CP NewsAlert: B.C. NDP Leader David Eby wins his riding of Vancouver Point-Grey

CP NewsAlert: B.C. NDP Leader David Eby wins his riding of Vancouver Point-Grey

VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier and NDP Leader David Eby has won re-election in the riding of Vancouver-Point Grey. Eby was first elected to the riding in 2013, when he defeated then-premier and former B.C. Liberal leader Christy Clark.
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Atmospheric river brings heavy rains, localized flooding on B.C. election day

Atmospheric river brings heavy rains, localized flooding on B.C. election day

An atmospheric river has drenched coastal British Columbia, triggering localized flooding Saturday as voters headed to the polls for the provincial election.
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Election results could come within an hour of polls closing

Election results could come within an hour of polls closing

Once polls close, electronic tabulators will produce paper results that will be phoned in to the district electoral office, where officials will enter the results for publication on Elections B.C.’s website
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Les Leyne: Eby's attack-dog approach stems from lessons learned in 2013

Les Leyne: Eby's attack-dog approach stems from lessons learned in 2013

An NDP report concluded then-leader Adrian Dix lost the 2013 election to BC Liberal leader Christy Clark due in part to Dix’s determination not to go negative
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Where will B.C.'s election be won or lost? Here are five bellwether ridings to watch

Where will B.C.'s election be won or lost? Here are five bellwether ridings to watch

British Columbia voters are heading to the polls, and political podcast co-host Mike McDonald says he is watching five ridings as bellwethers. Here are the five ridings he's watching as indicators of whether the NDP or the B.C.
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Money laundering in B.C. a non-issue for all parties during election campaign

Money laundering in B.C. a non-issue for all parties during election campaign

The provincial government is still in the midst of assessing and/or implementing recommendations of the 'Cullen Commission' into money laundering. However, the issue hasn't received a lot of attention this election cycle.
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B.C. faces a rain-soaked election day after a campaign drenched in negativity

B.C. faces a rain-soaked election day after a campaign drenched in negativity

VANCOUVER — British Columbians go to the polls on Saturday after a too-close-to-call campaign that saw David Eby's New Democrats and John Rustad's B.C.
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S&P/TSX composite up more than 100 points, U.S. markets also rise to end the week

S&P/TSX composite up more than 100 points, U.S. markets also rise to end the week

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index posted another day of steady gains Friday as strength in base metals outweighed weakness in energy and industrial stocks, while U.S. markets also rose.
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