Politics

Recall petition for Tara Armstrong will not move forward

The petition to recall Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream MLA Tara Armstrong is on hold indefinitely; however, the proponents still plan to hold her accountable.

Johnston seeks West Kelowna Mayor’s chair

West Kelowna Councillor Stephen Johnson has officially launched his bid to become Mayor of West Kelowna.

Okanagan Mayors call for Prison to House Drug Treatment Centre

Okanagan Mayors want the BC Government to consider the Okanagan Correctional  Centre  as a mandatory drug treatment centre

Five former BC Conservatives form new political party

Five former B.C. Conservative MLAs have joined forces to form a new political party, with Peter Milobar serving as interim leader.

B.C. Conservative leader rejects “baseless” allegations of wrongdoing, appoints new chief of staff

B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay is rejecting allegations of legal or ethical wrongdoing as two more MLAs leave her caucus.

Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA Scott McInnis leaves B.C. Conservatives

Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA Scott McInnis has quit the B.C. Conservative caucus, becoming the latest MLA to leave amid growing criticism of Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay.

“The dam has burst”: Donegal Wilson is the 8th MLA to quit the B.C. Conservative caucus

Boundary-Similkameen MLA Donegal Wilson has left the B.C. Conservative caucus, saying she has lost confidence in leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay.

Nominations open

As of Monday   78  sets of nomination papers have been taken out  in the city of Kelowna

Singh seeks another term

Singh Seeks Another Term

Áʼa꞉líya Warbus is 7th MLA to leave the B.C. Conservatives over discontent with leader

Chilliwack-Cultus Lake MLA Áʼa꞉líya Warbus is the latest to leave the B.C. Conservatives as the rift over Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s leadership widens.

The latest B.C. Conservative fractures are not surprising, say political experts

The B.C. Conservatives will meet Monday after six MLAs left the party this month amid growing divisions over leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay.

B.C. legislator and activist Joan Phillip dies at age 74

Joan Phillip, the B.C. NDP MLA for Vancouver-Strathcona and a longtime Indigenous activist, has died at 74.