Christy Clark

Clark said on Apr. 24, 2017, the New Democrats can't be trusted to side with British Columbians as salaries of some of the NDP's senior campaign staff were being paid by the United Steelworkers Union.

British Columbia's election campaign is nearing the halfway mark and the leaders of the province's main political parties are battling for votes.

"There's going to be conflict of interest when you see deep pockets and money flowing....from the very industries that are going to be benefiting," May said, speaking in Vancouver.

Leaders of British Columbia's main political parties are continuing to take shots at each other's election promises and past performances as the campaign nears the halfway mark.

New Democrat Leader John Horgan is promising to build team-based urgent care centres to address British Columbia's shortage of family doctors and ease pressure on emergency rooms.

Premier Christy Clark often highlights the fact B.C. has the lowest jobless rate in Canada, but rural and remote areas in the province are struggling with major industry downturns and job losses.

British Columbia's Liberal and NDP leaders largely kept the politics out of their speeches while addressing the Sikh community at the annual Vaisakhi celebration this weekend.

British Columbia's party leaders levelled criticism at each other's spending promises as they spent Good Friday campaigning.

"It doesn't pass the smell test," said lawyer Jason Gratl, who is representing the groups alleging corporate influence.

The campaign has been underway unofficially for weeks with the Liberals, NDP and Greens releasing platform details for an election that polls suggest will be a tight battle.

British Columbia's premier is apologizing again for a scandal that saw eight people wrongly fired from the Health Ministry in 2012, including one man who later took his own life.

“I want the premier to look me in the eyes and take responsibility for the destruction and heartache her government has caused," said the sister of a fired worker who committed suicide.

The only relevant fallout from an ombudsman report on events of 2012 would be defeat of the government, says one of eight unjustly fired pharmaceutical researchers.

A special prosecutor has been appointed to provide legal advice to the RCMP over possible violations of B.C. Elections Act, less than two weeks before the official start of a provincial election.

BC NDP MLA David Eby isn't alone in thinking that the province's ruling party, the BC Liberals, are banking on a constituency that is clueless about the influence of big gas and oil money in politics.