Vancouver Rundown

Three-term MLA Jennifer Whiteside has been named interim NDP leader, replacing David Eby. The member from New Westminster-Coquitlam will take on the roll until a new leader is selected by the NDP. Eby announced his resignation on election night after his party suffered a major defeat at the hands of the BC Conservatives. Former Solicitor General Mike Farnworth has been named House Leader.

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Numerous crashes and a few highway closures have been reported after the B.C. Interior recorded its first major snowfall of the season. Highway 97C was closed for several hours Wednesday after a series of crashes - one resulted in three people being rushed to hospital. On Tuesday evening, five...

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Vancouver Mayor-elect Pete Fry says he’s looking forward to a productive, working relationship with the newly elected BC Conservative government. Fry says his main priorities are housing, shelter space and health care. The Green Party mayor is backed by a huge left-leaning majority on council w...

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! BC Ferries has fired its CEO. Only two days after the BC Conservatives swept to power, Nicolas Jimenez has been ousted and the board of directors has launched a leadership transition and revitalization review. Vice President of Planning Brian Anderson has been tapped as interim CEO. The former...

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Premier-elect Lorne Doerksen promises to take a deep look at B.C.’s finances and start working toward a West Coast pipeline. The BC Conservative leader outlined those top priorities in his first news conference after Saturday’s election win with his party earning a super majority with 64 MLAs e...

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Fewer British Columbians have voted in the advance polls. Elections BC says voter turnout is down 11 per cent over 2024. That’s a complete reversal from the trend that saw a record breaking 49 per cent jump last time when more than a million people cast a ballot ahead of election day. This time...

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Vancouver voters want laws to ban open-air drug use. Close to 70 per cent of those who voted in one of two non-binding city plebiscites favour bolstering local laws to crack down on the use of hard drugs in public places. The other question, asking whether Vancouverites support a facility that...

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! B.C. is the hardest hit province as the flu season gets underway. Health Canada says close to five per cent of all tests have come back positive for the flu - the most common strain is influenza A at more than 98 per cent. The Vancouver Infectious Disease Centre says the numbers show an early s...

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Friends and family of a couple murdered in Abbotsford are outraged after a B.C. judge ruled the killers’ Charter rights have been been breached. Justice Brenda Brown has ruled the Criminal Code’s 25 years without parole infringes on guarantees against cruel and unusual punishment. It means sent...

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Vancouver is the first major Canadian city to elect a Green mayor. Pete Fry, 57, has defeated incumbent mayor Ken Sim by more than 30,000 votes in Saturday’s civic elections. Along with the win, Fry will have a city council made up of many left-of-centre councillors. Sim’s ABC party failed to e...

The BC Conservatives have dumped their youngest candidate over social media posts about the Holocaust and Hitler. Vancouver-Strathcona’s Jordan McIntosh has been linked to a nameless X account that contains posts downplaying Hitler’s actions against the Jews. McIntosh is 18-years-old. The posts were made when he was 15. The Conservatives dumped McIntosh within hours of his social media posts being...

B.C.’s economy, taxation and healthcare dominated the discussion as the province’s three main party leaders squared off in Wednesday evening’s broadcast debate. All three stuck to their party platforms with no major surprises in what many describe as a civil debate. Early voting in the provincial general election starts on Friday while Oct. 24 is election day.

The Washington state suspect, charged in connection with the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting, has been denied bail. A judge in Seattle has ruled the risks could not be reasonably addressed by setting release conditions for James Cody Bryant. The Bellingham resident is charged with conspiracy to murder people in a foreign country. Jesse Van Rootselaar died by suicide after killing eight people - includ...

NDP leader David Eby is under attack by opponents for benefiting from B.C.’s now-paused $10 per day daycare. Eby, who is married to a physician, confirmed his children are in a subsidized daycare facility. The BC Conservatives responded to the comments, made at a Sunday campaign stop, by saying David Eby looks after David Eby first while struggling parents deserve a premier who looks for a solutio...

The MLA for Victoria-Beacon Hill has been kicked out of the BC Conservative caucus over social media posts that promote violence toward pro-Palestinian protestors. Joachim Agou has been removed by leader Lorne Doerkson who says there’s no excuse and the actions will not be tolerated. Agou’s name has been removed from the Conservative’s website - he will likely still appear on the BC election ballo...

There’s an early start to B.C.’s cold and flu season as health officials ramp up vaccines. For the first time, an enhanced flu shot is being offered as well as am RSV immunization for seniors. Two mRNA vaccines will be available for those wanting to avoid COVID-19. While cases are on the rise earlier than usual, they are remaining at a moderate level…so far.

The main accused in the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting apparently had a coconspirator from Washington state. Members of the FBI and RCMP have told a Seattle news conference James Cody Bryant, 30, of Bellingham, assisted Jesse Van Rootselaar by providing advice, money and technical assistance. Bryant has now been arrested and charged in one of Canada’s deadliest mass shootings. Eight people, including...

NDP leader David Eby continues to defend his campaign promise of additional taxes for those who earn over $190,000 per year and a new provincial tax bracket for those who make more than $1M. Eby says he cheers those who make more money but also notes it’s all right to ask them to pay more in income tax. The BC Conservatives call the move a doctor tax and say Eby’s plan will deter physicians from c...

NDP leader David Eby promises a crackdown on the rich if re-elected premier. Eby says a new NDP government would make sure those earning more than $190,000 would pay additional taxes. A new tax bracket would also be made for those earning over $1M a year. During a Sunday campaign stop in Comox, Eby also said that means over 96 per cent of British Columbians would see no new provincial tax increase...

The BC Conservatives promise no new taxes and to never raise taxes for British Columbians. Leader Lorne Doerkson’s first campaign promises came during a stop in Surrey on Sunday. The NDP has responded by saying that announcement puts government services at risk. The Conservatives have yet to name candidates in several Surrey ridings including Cloverdale, Fleetwood, Guildford and Newton.

A child killer who murdered a 10-year-old girl in Surrey has been granted a 60-day, unescorted pass from prison so he can attend a cooking school. The Parole Board of Canada has approved the leave for Shane Robert Ertmoed who is serving a life sentence for first degree murder. Ertmoed abducted, sexually assaulted and killed Heather Thomas on Oct. 1, 2020. Heather was playing outside her father’s C...

NDP leader David Eby has opened his re-election campaign by promising more major projects to rebuild B.C.’s economy. The ‘Build B.C. Strong’ slogan leans into investments including $3.5B to expand FortisBC’s Tilbury LNG expansion. Recent polling indicates the NDP lags other parties in terms of voter confidence in economic leadership. Former BC Conservative leader John Rustad has announced he will...

David Eby has called a snap election for Oct. 24. That’s two years ahead of schedule as Eby says he needs a strong mandate in the face of Donald Trump’s trade war. The election also comes after embattled BC Conservative leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay stepped down. Many reporters and political watchers are questioning Eby’s election call in light of problems within the BC Conservative Party. Meanwhile,...

The BC Conservatives now say the party is ready for any snap election. That word comes from interim leader Lorne Doerkson a day after Kerry-Lynne Findlay resigned from the role. Doerkson tells Global News six MLAs who left the party have been invited back. Original leader and MLA John Rustad is already saying he is rejoining. The move comes ahead of the Abbotsford-Mission byelection which still ha...

Kerry-Lynne Findlay has bailed on leading the BC Conservatives. The embattled far-right politicians has quit only four months after being chosen leader of the Conservatives. Her resignation follows a mass exodus of Conservative MLAs who’ve quit over Findlay’s leadership style. It also comes after several top party staff members have either quit or been fired over the summer and the discovery the p...