Federal Election 2019
Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo
2019 FEDERAL ELECTION
Advanced polls open tomorrow ahead of federal election
KAMLOOPS -Advance voting opens tomorrow for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo residents ahead of the October 21 federal election. Voting stations will be set up around 100 Mile House, Clearwater, Blue River, Clinton, and several polls will be available in Kamloops. Elections Canada returning officer Geoff Collier says the hour...
Oct 10, 2019
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Federal Election 2019
Local candidates spar over major election issues at all-candidates forum
KAMLOOPS - Major election issues were debated by all seven candidates for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo Tuesday evening at Thompson Rivers University. People brought their questions and concerns to the candidates, hoping for clarity on party platforms. Environmental issues were one of several topics to spark passionate dis...
Oct 09, 2019
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FEDERAL ELECTION 2019
Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding: What voters need to know
KAMLOOPS - In less than three weeks, voters across Canada will head to the polls to cast their ballots in the 2019 federal election.There are four ways to vote in the election. You can vote on election day, at advance polls, at an Elections Canada office or mail in your ballot.In Kamloops, advance polls take place on O...
Oct 04, 2019
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Two & Out
PETERS: #Elxn43 has been all smear and no substance - but there is still time to save it
JOSHUA KNAAK TWEETED THIS WEEK that this might be the worst election in Canadian history - and he might not be wrong.It has been vapid and vaccuous, lacking both intelligence and substance.The rhetoric has been heavily focused on trivialities and stains of character, and has left discussion of policy planks far behind....
Oct 04, 2019
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Abortion Debate
Abortion returns to election debate, both nationally and locally
KAMLOOPS - The issue of a woman's right to choose an abortion is making its way back into the federal election debate - including here in Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo.Conservative Party of Canada Leader Andrew Scheer said Thursday he is personally pro-life, but vowed not to re-open the debate around abortion.The Liberal P...
Oct 03, 2019
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ARMCHAIR MAYOR
ROTHENBURGER: Can party leaders please stop treating us like idiots?
KAMLOOPS - I LOVE FEDERAL ELECTIONS because they're the ultimate expression of our democracy. Besides, I'm a political junkie.There are things about it that annoy me, though - especially coming from the leaders. I've concluded they think we're all idiots.For example, have you noticed that whenever one of them has an an...
Oct 03, 2019
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Candidate profiles
National coverage
COVID-19 pandemic dampens but doesn't extinguish election-watching parties
OTTAWA - Monday's federal election put a damper on a traditional form of watching the returns with the COVID-19 pandemic limiting the number of viewing parties across the country. Large indoor gatherings were for the most part either less appealing, or off-limits, due to the virus and the higher-than-average number of ...
Sep 21, 2021
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Early election results have Liberals leading, Bloc slipping in Quebec
MONTREAL - Early election results have the Liberals leading in Quebec after a race dominated by frequent appeals to Quebec nationalism. Shortly after 11 p.m., about 90 minutes after polls closed, the Liberals were elected or leading in 36 ridings in the province, while the Bloc was elected or leading in 29. The Liberal...
Sep 21, 2021
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Maxime Bernier's People's Party of Canada looking for electoral breakthrough
The People's Party of Canada, led by the outspoken Maxime Bernier, is looking to turn growing support into ballot-box success this evening. Opinion polls have consistently shown party support hovering at five per cent or higher during the federal campaign, even though Bernier was excluded from national leaders' debates...
Sep 21, 2021
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Ballot count underway across the country as federal election polls close in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Polls have closed in British Columbia and Yukon, marking the end of voting across the country. Yukon's chief medical health officer Dr. Brendan Hanley is on leave to run for the Liberals to replace Larry Bagnell, who spent two decades as the territory's Liberal MP. While many ridings in B.C. have remained c...
Sep 21, 2021
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