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A number of Indigenous candidates who ran unsuccessfully in Vancouver’s recent municipal elections say more support and higher voter turnout from the urban First Nations population is needed to help get more Indigenous politicians into elected office. “Indigenous people are at the forefront of a lot of the crises in Vancouver, …
Read More »Kamloops beekeeper gives election campaign lawn signs a second life
You wouldn’t think of municipal election campaign signs as having a half-life, let alone an afterlife, but an inventive beekeeper in Kamloops, B.C., seems to have found a way for them to live on. Murray Willis, who owns the Valley View Honey farm in eastern Kamloops, says he plans to repurpose 200 lawn …
Read More »Massive warehouse project an election issue for Oakville residents living near site
A plan to build a massive warehouse complex close to a residential neighbourhood has emerged as one of the election issues in Oakville. With a week to go before the vote, locals say they’re worried that local authorities aren’t listening to their concerns about potential problems the development at Winston Churchill Boulevard and …
Read More »Saanich mayoral candidates face off on municipality’s top issues ahead of Saturday election
B.C.’s municipal election is on the horizon. Voting day is Oct. 15 across the province. Affordable housing, road safety and the possibility of amalgamating with the City of Victoria are all top of mind for voters in Vancouver Island’s most populous municipality. Incumbent Mayor Fred Haynes and former district councillor Dean Murdock shared …
Read More »Surrey sign saga continues as municipal election draws near, with some residents reporting missing signs
Several Surrey residents say election signs they had displayed on their front lawns were recently removed by city bylaw officers. Robert Winston says he put up two signs in front of his home in Crescent Beach in early September: one supporting a campaign for councillor and another for a potential mayor. When he …
Read More »Why Toronto city council is getting a rare chance at renewal in the upcoming election
As Toronto’s civic elections go, the 2022 vote will be a rare opportunity for dozens of candidates. The most incumbents in recent memory — seven of 25 councillors — are calling it quits. That means Toronto is guaranteed seven new faces in the council chambers this fall. It’s been made possible …
Read More »Interim Conservative Leader Candice Bergen says she’s not running in next election
Interim Conservative Leader Candice Bergen says she won’t be running in the next federal election, but will stay on as an MP after a new leader is selected this weekend. “Serving the constituents of Portage-Lisgar for 14 years has been the honour of my political life and I am eternally …
Read More »Macron’s alliance facing fight for absolute majority in French election despite leading projected seat count
French President Emmanuel Macron faces a tough fight to win an absolute majority in parliament that would allow him to govern with a free hand after a strong showing by a new left-wing alliance in Sunday’s first-round election. Projections based on the election’s partial results showed that at the national …
Read More »Can Colombia’s election end the war on drugs?
Nothing is Foreign25:44Can Colombia’s election end the war on drugs? Colombia’s presidential election is heading to a pivotal runoff between two political outsiders: a former guerilla fighter turned senator who could become the country’s first left-wing president, and a 77-year-old right-wing populist TikTok star. It’s a critical time for the …
Read More »What the election could mean for the ‘out of control’ price of homes in Ontario
The crushing cost of buying a home in Ontario. That’s the top issue for voters ahead of the June 2 election, based on input from the CBC News audience and backed up by thousands more who filled out Vote Compass. The result is not especially surprising, given that the province’s own …
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