Counting the absentee ballots from the May 9 election has not changed the parties’ standings. The Liberals continue to have 43 seats, one short of […]
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BY DERMOD TRAVIS Integrity BC It was a pretty safe bet going into election night that regardless of how the vote broke that there were […]
By Shachi Kurl Executive Director, Angus Reid Institute Sometimes, democracy can be breathtaking in the elegance of its simplicity. Voters can do exactly what they say […]
BY BILL PHILLIPS bill@pgdailynews.ca Natalie Fletcher is proud of the campaign she ran. The NDP candidate in Prince George-Valemount was soundly defeated by incumbent Liberal […]
By Shachi Kurl, Executive Director Angus Reid Institute It’s said that the half-life of a tweet is somewhere between a few minutes and a few hours. […]
BY BILL PHILLIPS bill@pgdailynews.ca First Nations issues were front-and-centre Thursday during an all-candidates forum at the Prince Georg Native Friendship Centre. New Democrat candidates Bobby […]
Tuesday’s all-candidates forum was remarkable in that it will likely be the only local forum with all six Prince George candidates attending. There is a […]
With just five days left in the 2017 provincial election campaign, a new public opinion poll from the Angus Reid Institute finds the governing BC […]
BY BILL PHILLIPS bill@pgdailynews.ca Three different candidates, three different positions on the Site C dam. On the right, Liberal Mike Morris supports the $9 billion […]
BY BILL PHILLIPS bill@pgdailynews.ca Health care in the North proved to be a lively debate topic for the three candidates seeking election in the Prince […]
Want to find out what the candidates are saying? You can hear them tonight at an all-candidates forum at UNBC. The forum, slated to get […]
Close to 2,000 people took advantage of the first day of advance polling in the two Prince George ridings. Elections BC is reporting that 820 […]
Advance voting for the 41st provincial general election will be held this week, and all eligible voters can vote at any advance voting place in B.C. […]
BY BILL PHILLIPS bill@pgdailynews.ca John Horgan opened his comments in Prince George Thursday with a remembrance. “I want to acknowledge that we’re just past the […]
BC NDP leader John Horgan will be campaigning in Prince George on Thursday. The event will be Horgan’s first campaign stop following the televised leader’s […]
One of the benefits of only three of the city’s six candidates showing up for Tuesday morning’s all-candidates forum was that the trio of hopefuls […]
BY BILL PHILLIPS bill@pgdailynews.ca It’s hard to call it an all-candidates forum when only half of the candidates show up. That’s what happened this morning […]
BY BILL PHILLIPS bill@pgdailynews.ca Liberal leader Christy Clark says a Liberal government will help northern B.C. deal with any economic downturns that may be coming. […]
The Independent Contractors and Businesses Association, in partnership with the Northern Regional Construction Association, will be hosting an all-candidates forum focused on jobs, the economy, resource […]
A familiar face on the Prince George political hustings will be back. Hilary Crowley is running for the Green Party in the Prince George-Mackenzie riding. […]
UPDATE – CKPG is reporting that Hilary Crowley is running for the Green Party in Prince George-Mackenzie. Elections BC, however, does not have her listed […]
An NDP government will establish a Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions to help people suffering from mental illness or addictions, as part of the BC […]
Expenses limits have been established for candidates, political parties, and third party advertising sponsors for British Columbia’s 41st Provincial General Election. The expenses limit for […]
It’s shaping up to be a two-horse race in the Prince George-Mackenzie riding. With the deadline to file candidate nomination papers at 1 p.m. today, […]
The NDP released its party platform Thursday that it says will make life more affordable, create 96,000 jobs, build 114,000 homes, and fix the services people […]
In 2013 Nan Kendy wanted to vote for the Green Party. However, when she went to the ballot box, there was no candidate. She decided […]
The earliest days of the 2017 provincial election campaign in British Columbia are revealing a political landscape in which the incumbent faces a steep climb […]
It’s a sign of the times. OK, that’s a poor pun trotted out at the beginning of every election campaign as the various parties and […]
The provincial election campaign, in case you hadn’t noticed, is in full swing. I caught a clip of Liberal leader Christy Clark unveiling the party’s […]
In case you were thinking that the media was spreading a bunch of hoo-haw about the government public relations machine kicking into overdrive with announcements […]
The campaigning has been underway for some time, however the writ for the 2017 provincial election officially drops tomorrow. So far in Prince George there […]
BY BILL PHILLIPS bill@pgdailynews.ca About 40 people showed up Sunday for the opening of Prince George-Valemount NDP candidate Natalie Fletcher’s campaign office. The rookie politician […]
Anne Marie Sam was acclaimed as the BC NDP candidate for Nechako Lakes at a meeting March 28. “Good jobs are disappearing and small northern […]
As British Columbians prepare for the 41st provincial election, an Insights West poll conducted for Vancouver Magazine asked about specific character traits from the three […]
BY BILL PHILLIPS bill@pgdailynews.ca About 60 people showed up Thursday for the opening of Prince George-Mackenzie NDP candidate Bobby Deepak’s campaign office. Deepak was acclaimed […]
It’s Friday and that means announcement day for Liberal MLAs Shirley Bond and Mike Morris. Last Friday they announced a replacement for Kelly Road Secondary […]
After rebuking many calls for election finance reform and now an RCMP investigation into how some lobbyists have donated to political parties, the provincial Liberal […]
BY BILL PHILLIPS bill@pgdailynews.ca The election campaign is now officially on in Prince George-Valemount. Natalie Fletcher will be carrying the NDP banner into the May […]
In 2013, Christy Clark campaigned on how the burgeoning liquefied natural gas industry was going to be the province’s economic salvation. From providing more jobs […]