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BC NDP incumbent wins Vernon-Lumby riding
BC NDP incumbent Harwinder Sandhu has reclaimed her seat in the legislature for the Vernon-Lumby…
Penticton MLA Dan Ashton not seeking re-election
Penticton’s MLA Dan Ashton will not seek re-election. The Penticton-Peachland BC United MLA has announced…
Ashton wins third term as Penticton MLA
Penticton Liberal MLA incumbent Dan Ashton scored a political hat trick, winning his third term…
Kamloops MLAs team up to launch new podcast series
Kamloops's two MLAs have released the first episode to an online podcast series aimed to…
Municipal Affairs Minister stops in Kamloops to talk about new affordable housing plan
KAMLOOPS – A big reason housing affordability is a crisis in British Columbia is partially…
B.C. Greens choose local engineer as Kelowna West byelection candidate
WEST KELOWNA – The B.C. Green Party has announced their candidate for the upcoming Kelowna…
MLA Eric Foster outspent rival candidates by more than double
VERNON – There was big range in what Vernon-Monashee candidates spent on their election campaigns.…
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,…
BREAKING: Liberal candidate Eric Foster takes Vernon-Monashee
VERNON – Eric Foster has done it again. The B.C. Liberal candidate has won another…
B.C. ELECTION 2017: Eye on the Shuswap race
SHUSWAP – Voters in the Shuswap riding will decide today whether to re-elect their MLA…
B.C. ELECTION 2017: It’s all about the people for Kamloops-South Thompson NDP candidate
KAMLOOPS – For Nancy Bepple, politics isn’t about policy or deals, it’s about the people…
B.C. ELECTION 2017: Kelowna-Mission candidate Steve Thomson was once a rugby-playing farmer
KELOWNA – Rugby coaches put their workhorses on the second row. It’s a position that…
B.C. ELECTION 2017: Kelowna-Mission candidates take questions from local business leaders
KELOWNA – The Kelowna Chamber of Commerce hosted a luncheon and forum today to give…
B.C. ELECTION 2017: Barry Dorval shares his journey from bible college, to teaching to politics
VERNON – As a young man, Barry Dorval wanted to be a minister. A solo…
Liberals acclaim Shuswap riding candidate for the upcoming provincial election
SICAMOUS – Greg Kyllo, MLA for the Shuswap riding, will be running again in the…
How this former West Kelowna MLA plans to vote in upcoming city hall referendum
KELOWNA – The former MLA who gave up his seat for Christy Clark has released…
Donovan Cavers wants to represent Kamloops in the provincial legislature
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops city councillor Donovan Cavers is running for the B.C. Green Party nomination in Kamloops-South…
UPDATE: Kamloops Mayor Peter Milobar announces he wants in to provincial politics
KAMLOOPS – Mayor Peter Milobar wants to head to Victoria. Milobar announced today his intention…
Vernon MLA personally intervened to ‘nix’ proposal without seeing application
"I THINK I DID THEM A FAVOUR" VERNON – The director of an Okanagan festival…
Kamloops MLA Terry Lake announces he’s stepping down from provincial politics
KAMLOOPS – After two terms in office, Kamloops-North ThompsonMLA Terry Lake has announced he will…
Former Kamloops city councillor Nancy Bepple may be challenged for NDP nomination
KAMLOOPS – The Kamloops-South Thompson NDP riding association may have a vote coming up before…
Former Kamloops city councillor wants a seat in legislature
KAMLOOPS – Former city councillor and Thompson-Nicola Regional District board member Nancy Bepple is looking…
Kamloops area food banks receive record donation; labour council says more help still needed
KAMLOOPS - Generous donations and deliveries have helped local food banks this year, but according to the president of the Kamloops District Labour Council there needs to be a shift in government to meet the increasing needs of British Columbians accessing the food bank. The council participated in the Protein for People program, a non-profit...
ARCHER: Holding government leaders accountable
Government bodies get a bad rap when it comes to spending money, and sometimes the facts prove our tax dollars are not being well spent. But when government officials show us what's in their pockets, it becomes easier for the public to trust their leaders and the decisions they make on behalf of the community....