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Eby supports police on guns and gangs, flanked by four law enforcement candidates

Eby supports police on guns and gangs, flanked by four law enforcement candidates

SURREY, B.C. — NDP Leader David Eby promised Sunday to support police in British Columbia to keep illegal guns off the streets and protect communities, but accused B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad of planning to make the province less safe.
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Letter: 'A B.C. that works for all British Columbians' needs a functioning healthcare system

Letter: 'A B.C. that works for all British Columbians' needs a functioning healthcare system

This letter writer believes a priority of the next B.C. government should be to improve COVID-19 prevention in healthcare facilities.
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Where will B.C.'s election be won? Even identifying the battlegrounds is tough call

Where will B.C.'s election be won? Even identifying the battlegrounds is tough call

VANCOUVER — The calculus of predicting an election and identifying its key battlegrounds is complex enough in any race, but observers of the British Columbia poll this month are facing a pair of unknown quantities that make the maths even more confou
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'I intend to win': B.C. Green leader undaunted in battle for NDP stronghold

'I intend to win': B.C. Green leader undaunted in battle for NDP stronghold

Sonia Furstenau, who previously represented the Cowichan Valley, is set to do battle in Victoria-Beacon Hill, after moving back to Victoria to be closer to family
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B.C. NDP have most women candidates, B.C. Conservatives the fewest

B.C. NDP have most women candidates, B.C. Conservatives the fewest

Proportion of candidates who are women in provincial election: 60% for B.C. NDP , 45% for B.C. Green, 25% for B.C. Conservative
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Eby promises $75 million rural health loan forgiveness plan at Okanagan campaign stop

Eby promises $75 million rural health loan forgiveness plan at Okanagan campaign stop

VERNON, B.C. — NDP Leader David Eby is promising a $75-million loan forgiveness program to entice doctors, nurses and heath professionals to expand health-care services in rural British Columbia.
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'We're going all in': NDP leader says it's important to try bold policies to tackle complex issues

'We're going all in': NDP leader says it's important to try bold policies to tackle complex issues

Whether it’s in housing, health or the drug crisis, David Eby says what fuels him is “actually being able to solve problems with people.”
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Les Leyne: Rhetoric escalating in election-campaign class-warfare

Les Leyne: Rhetoric escalating in election-campaign class-warfare

Much of the class-conscious name-calling centres on housing policies, since housing is ground zero for the affordability crisis
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Housing schemes shape B.C. election debate but questions remain over their efficiency

Housing schemes shape B.C. election debate but questions remain over their efficiency

BC NDP recently unveiled plans to help homebuyers get into the market with a low-interest loan and has set up a Rental Protection Fund with an initial $500-million investment.
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What the parties are promising ahead of the British Columbia provincial election

What the parties are promising ahead of the British Columbia provincial election

The British Columbia's New Democrats released the party's platform Thursday days after the Greens unveiled a plan for government ahead of the election on Oct. 19. The B.C.
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