Peter Milobar

The Conservative Party of B.C. that didn't elect a single member in the last election and gained less than two per cent of the popular vote is now leading the charge for centre-right, anti-NDP voters.

An opposition research file on the "extremism" of the Conservative Party of British Columbia's executive director has been leaked by BC United sources, less than two weeks after the parties' leaders announced a deal to work together in the fall provincial election.

Independent candidates in British Columbia's upcoming fall election could be potential "power brokers" after what is expected to be a closely-fought contest between the New Democrats and the B.C. Conservatives, says the latest BC United candidate to drop party affiliation.

Both Mike Bernier and Tom Shypitka suggested in separate announcements Wednesday that Independent MLAs could influence the balance of power in the province after a tight election.

The wildfire that has been rampaging through the Shuswap region of the B.C. Interior has also sparked a fight over whether local Opposition MLAs have been encouraging residents to disobey firefighters, or if the government is refusing to listen to critics of its response to the fires.

B-C Premier John Horgan says he was heartbroken by the recent death of an infant who was waiting for an ambulance in the central community of Barriere, and his "heart goes out to the family."

An extraordinary gathering of Indigenous family leaders occurred in the days following the discovery of what are believed to be the remains of 215 children at the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, says a former chief.

The leaders of British Columbia's three main political parties will meet face-to-face in a televised debate on Oct. 13, 2020.