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Adrian Raeside cartoon: Election campaign TV commercials

Adrian Raeside cartoon: Election campaign TV commercials

Crime, disorder take centre stage in ѻý election, but statistics tell complex story

Crime, disorder take centre stage in ѻý election, but statistics tell complex story

Business groups and others have raised concerns about crime and disorder ahead of the Oct. 19 provincial election, while police have decried what some have called a "revolving door" justice system for repeat and violent offenders.
A look at recent ѻý crime and public safety incidents ahead of fall election

A look at recent ѻý crime and public safety incidents ahead of fall election

Crime and street disorder have become a key political issue in ѻý amid a series of violent stranger attacks and other public safety incidents. Here are some of events that have made the issue prominent with the public.
Rustad's major housing tax rebate plan overshadowed by anti-vaccine comments on video

Rustad's major housing tax rebate plan overshadowed by anti-vaccine comments on video

The video, shared by the NDP, is an edited version of longer footage posted online by the BC Public Service Employees for Freedom, a group of former workers who believe they were discriminated against for not getting vaccinated.
Rob Shaw: Rustad pledges to close ѻý's overdose prevention sites

Rob Shaw: Rustad pledges to close ѻý's overdose prevention sites

Promise draws criticism from Eby, Furstenau.
Business leaders urge ѻý parties to focus on economy in campaigns

Business leaders urge ѻý parties to focus on economy in campaigns

Stimulating economic growth trumps balancing the provincial budget as industry grapples with investment and permitting challenges
New seats redrew ѻý legislature's floor plan. They bring political calculations too

New seats redrew ѻý legislature's floor plan. They bring political calculations too

It would be a mistake to automatically assume the new urban seats will favour left-leaning parties such as the NDP, says David Black, an associate professor of communication and culture at Royal Roads University.
Day 2 of ѻý campaign sees Conservatives and New Democrats focus on Metro Vancouver

Day 2 of ѻý campaign sees Conservatives and New Democrats focus on Metro Vancouver

NDP Leader David Eby and ѻý Conservative Leader John Rustad zeroed in on the challenges facing Metro Vancouver communities on the second official day of campaigning.
A look at the new districts in ѻý's fall election as legislature grows to 93 seats

A look at the new districts in ѻý's fall election as legislature grows to 93 seats

Vancouver Island has one new riding in the Oct. 19 ѻý provincial election, one of several new electoral districts that will increase the number of seats in the legislature from 87 to 93.
Only a few hundred people likely to need involuntary care under new plan: psychiatrist

Only a few hundred people likely to need involuntary care under new plan: psychiatrist

Dr. Daniel Vigo says only about 2,500 people in ѻý have a combination of mental illness, substance use and brain injury, and even fewer are “extremely intractably disturbed”