VANCOUVER - The British Columbia New Democrats have a majority government of 47 seats after a recount in the riding of Surrey-Guildford gave the party's candidate 22 more votes than the provincial Conservatives. Confirmation of victory for Premier David Eby's party comes nearly three weeks after election night when no ...

PRINCE GEORGE - Though it won't affect the final result, Elections BC has ordered a recount of one ballot box in the Prince George-Mackenzie riding.In a statement released Monday, Elections BC says that it is applying for the recount after discovering that votes from that ballot box were not counted or reported on elec...

SURREY -Update: The NDP appears to have won enough seats to form a majority government in British Columbia. The Canadian Press is projecting that Premier David Eby's NDP has won at least 46 seats, with one seat very close. That race is in Surrey-Guildford, where the NDP leads by 18 votes (as of 4 p.m. on October 28). ...

Voting officials say recounts in two ridings that could determine the outcome of British Columbia's election won't start until Sunday afternoon. Elections BC says results of the Surrey City Centre recount will be posted on Sunday when it is complete, while the outcome from Juan De Fuca_Malahat will be posted on Monday....

PRINCE GEORGE - The campaign office for the Northern BC Conservatives is coming down sign-by-sign. There is no question it was a blue wave in the three Prince George ridings. Kiel Giddens in Prince George-Mackenzie garnered 61.1 per cent of the vote. That was followed with 28 per cent from NDP candidate Shar McCrory. I...

BRITISH COLUMBIA - The provincial election is even tighter than polls predicted, as the BC NDP and BC Conservative Party is neck-and-neck in votes and ridings. As of October 19, 10:25 p.m., the vote count is as follows:NDP: Elected or leading in 46 seats, 895,763 votes, 44.56%Conservatives: Elected or leading in 45 sea...

PRINCE GEORGE-VALEMOUNT - CKPG News is declaring BC Conservative Party Candidate Rosalyn Bird the winner of the Prince George-Valemount riding. As of 8:50 p.m., Bird has earned 54.13% of the vote, beating out runner up Clay Pountney of the BC NDP. The full numbers are as follows:Rosalyn Bird, Conservative: 7,726 votes,...

PRINCE GEORGE-MACKENZIE - CKPG News is declaring BC Conservative candidate Kiel Giddens the winner of the Prince George-Mackenzie riding. UPDATE: 9:27 p.m.Kiel Giddens, Conservative: 8,696, 61.60%Shar McCrory, NDP: 4,026, 27.65%James Steidle, Green: 1,206, 8.28%Rachel Weber. Independent: 360, 2.47%ORIGINAL ARTICLE:As o...

PRINCE GEORGE-NORTH CARIBOO - CKPG News is declaring BC Conservative Candidate Sheldon Clare the winner of the Prince George-North Cariboo riding. UPDATE:9:05 p.m.Following the CKPG News declaration that Clare won the riding, he has more than doubled the runner up's vote total. The numbers are as follows:Sheldon Clare,...

NECHAKO LAKES - CKPG News is declaring BC Conservative Party Leader John Rustad the winner of the Nechako Lakes Riding.UPDATE: 8:57 p.m.Following the previous announcement of Rustad winning the riding, the results are now as follows:John Rustad, Conservative: 7,119 votes, 68.23%Murphy Abraham, BC NDP, 2,800 votes, 26.5...

PRINCE GEORGE - The provincial election is only one day away, which means most voters have had the chance to learn more about the candidates and respective parties they run for to inform their votes. However, for voters in the Prince George-North Cariboo riding, NDP candidate Denice Bardua has been largely absent, lead...

PRINCE GEORGE - The writ dropped on September 21 and advance polls were fast and furious; record numbers, in fact. The NDP has been in government since 2017 after something of a chaotic outcome of that affair. The NDP candidates in Prince George-Valemount and Prince George-Mackenzie have been busy, getting their messag...

PRINCE GEORGE - Over a million British Columbians voted in advanced polls over the last week, setting a new record. While advanced voting has proved popular this time around, the practice has been on an upward trend since the early 2000's.British Columbians head to the polls on Saturday, October 19 to elect the next pr...

PRINCE GEORGE - CKPG will be your one-stop shop for provincial election coverage Saturday night (Oct.19), with a special emphasis on the three Prince George ridings and Nechako Lakes.From 8 p.m. until 10 p.m., CKPG-TV will broadcast live from its studios on 3rd Avenue. We will have two in-studio guests - former BC Libe...

PRINCE GEORGE - Following a recent announcement by the BC Conservative Party to replace SOGI 123 with zero-tolerance anti-bullying programs, several physicians in Prince George and Northern B.C. are raising their concerns that this could potentially cause serious harm."That really raised alarm bells for us because...

PRINCE GEORGE - Just days away from the October 19 provincial election, students across School District 57 are taking part in a student voting exercise to learn more about the election process and what each party stands for. D.P. Todd was one of several schools that saw student voters cast their votes, and many of the ...

PRINCE GEORGE - On September 26, BC Conservative Leader John Rustad swung into Prince George for a rally. He addressed those in attendance before leaving an hour later. He is the only leader of any of the three mainstream parties to visit any of the Prince George ridings. "I don't think it's a good look. This is t...

PRINCE GEORGE-October 19, 2024 is Election Day. If you're hoping to cast your ballot that day but don't have a vehicle, the City of Prince George and BC Transit have you covered. both regular transit and the handyDART service will be available.Those in the PG-Mackenzie riding can vote in Prince George at:AiMHi (950 Ker...

PRINCE GEORGE - The BC Conservative Party recently unveiled its plans to overhaul the province's education system, if elected."BC kids deserve bright futures, and it's our responsibility to empower our children with a high-quality education grounded in knowledge, facts, and the science of learning," a press r...

PRINCE GEORGE - Rosalyn Bird was announced as the Conservative Party of BC candidate for Prince George-Valemount back in November of 2023. Bird says after seeing what is happening in B.C., she decided to run and wants a government that is transparent and responsible.She previously had a 23 year career in the Canadian F...

BURNS LAKE - The BC Green Party candidate in Nechako Lakes has been called out for posts made on social media platform X.Back in 2014, Douglas Gook seemed to claim that 9/11 was an inside job.Image courtesy: XCKPG has reached out to Gook and the Green Party but have not yet received an official response.NDP candidate i...

PRINCE GEORGE - The provincial election is down to its final days and candidates are making their final pitches to voters. In the riding of Prince George-North Cariboo, independent candidate and three term incumbent Coralee Oakes has had a different campaign than in years past, but is looking at the campaign in a new l...

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's New Democratic Party says it is responsible for a parody social media post that has B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad promising to bring back McDonald's McRib sandwiches.The post appeared Sunday evening as an NDP news release under a Conservative Party of B.C. logo with the headline, &...

PRINCE GEORGE - Many voters started hitting the voting stations, as advance voting officially opened today. While the voting process typically only takes a couple minutes for the average voter, the setup for an election often happens years ahead of the big day."We usually start preparing for the election about two...

PRINCE GEORGE - It has been an interesting election campaign, to say the least, for independent candidate Rachael Weber. She announced her candidacy for the riding of Prince George-Mackenzie in October of 2023, as part of the Conservative Party of BC, but after she was replaced by Kiel Giddens at the beginning of Septe...

PRINCE GEORGE - BC Conservative Leader John Rustad, BC NDP Leader David Eby and BC Green Leader Sonia Furstenau took to the podiums for a much-anticipated leadership debate. "First of all, it was foreigners and then it was speculators. And then it was vacant properties and then it was Airbnbs. Instead of pointing ...

PRINCE GEORGE - Just another day at the BC Conservative headquarters in town, putting together signs to post around the city in the days before the general election. Clare is a Prince George boy, born and raised, but the Prince George-North Cariboo is a new territory. And it's a riding that is nearly the size of Belgiu...

PRINCE GEORGE - Advance polls for the provincial election open this week, with October 19 being general election day. So who can vote? Many residents are receiving registration cards in the mail. "Right now, we're in the process of sending out to each registered voter a voter card [identifying] where to vote along...