Federal Election

Chilliwack-Hope federal election candidates, top row left to right, Mark Strahl (Conservative), Kelly Velonis (Liberal), DJ Pohl (NDP), bottom row left to right, Arthur Green (Green Party), and Rob Bogunovic (People’s Party of Canada). (Submitted)

All-candidates’ meeting in Chilliwack-Hope cancelled after vaccination kerfuffle

PPC candidate barred by health officials from event because of his unvaccinated status

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Advance voting starts today in Mission

Continues on Saturday, Sunday and Monday (Sept. 11-13) from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

  • Sep 10, 2021
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Mission Chamber poses questions to federal candidates

Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon candidates take part in virtual debate

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Q&A with PPC candidate Tyler Niles

Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon candidates answer three questions

  • Sep 9, 2021
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Brad Vis, Conservative candidate in the Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon riding. / Submitted Photo

Q&A with Conservative candidate Brad Vis

Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon candidates answer three questions

  • Sep 9, 2021
Brad Vis, Conservative candidate in the Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon riding. / Submitted Photo
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Mission Chamber holds virtual all-candidates meeting tonight

Public can watch candidates in the Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon riding

  • Sep 8, 2021
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Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon Liberal candidate Geet Grewal awaits her turn at the podium during a rally in Abbotsford on Sept. 4 / Submitted Photo

Liberals hold a ‘Geet-Together’ in Abbotsford

Geet Grewal is running in the Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon riding

Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon Liberal candidate Geet Grewal awaits her turn at the podium during a rally in Abbotsford on Sept. 4 / Submitted Photo
Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon Green Party candidate Nicole Bellay and her supporters rallied on First Avenue in Mission on Monday, Aug. 30. She was joined by former party leader Elizabeth May and former federal candidate John Kidder. / Kevin Mills Photo

Green candidate Nicole Bellay holds rally in Downtown Mission

Former party leader Elizabeth May and former federal candidate John Kidder join in

Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon Green Party candidate Nicole Bellay and her supporters rallied on First Avenue in Mission on Monday, Aug. 30. She was joined by former party leader Elizabeth May and former federal candidate John Kidder. / Kevin Mills Photo
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and South Surrey-White Rock candidate Gordie Hogg speak at a campaign event in South Surrey Wednesday. (Aaron Hinks photo)

Justin Trudeau faces protest at B.C. campaign stop

Liberal Leader stopped in South Surrey Wednesday morning to make housing announcement

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and South Surrey-White Rock candidate Gordie Hogg speak at a campaign event in South Surrey Wednesday. (Aaron Hinks photo)
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Tyler Niles will be running for the People’s Party of Canada in the Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon riding.

He does volunteer work with Mission Search and Rescue

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Nicole Bellay will be running for the Green Party of Canada as its candidate for the Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon riding. / Submitted Photo

Nicole Bellay running for Green Party in Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon riding

Federal election takes place Sept. 20

Nicole Bellay will be running for the Green Party of Canada as its candidate for the Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon riding. / Submitted Photo
Incumbent Brad Vis has confirmed he is going to run for re-election in the riding of Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon. / Submitted Photo

Brad Vis seeks second term in Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon riding

The Conservative incumbent has already begun his campaign

Incumbent Brad Vis has confirmed he is going to run for re-election in the riding of Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon. / Submitted Photo
Conservatives Leader Erin O’Toole, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh will be among five party leaders vying for power during the federal election on Sept. 20, 2021. (The Canadian Press)

Trudeau’s election gamble for a majority government garners skepticism from expert

NDP, Conservatives both stronger than they were in 2019, UBC professor says

Conservatives Leader Erin O’Toole, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh will be among five party leaders vying for power during the federal election on Sept. 20, 2021. (The Canadian Press)
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Lynn Perrin to run for Federal NDP in Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon riding

‘There is a lot I want to do to help people in these communities’

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A woman casts her ballot in the riding of Vaudreuil-Soulanges, west of Montreal, on election day on October 19, 2015. Courts in Quebec and British Columbia have ordered recounts in two ridings where the runners-up are hoping a review could snatch victories from the jaws of every-so-narrow losses. THE CANADIAN PRESS IMAGES/Graham Hughes

Recounts ordered in B.C., Quebec ridings after narrow federal election results

Recounts will take place over three days next week

A woman casts her ballot in the riding of Vaudreuil-Soulanges, west of Montreal, on election day on October 19, 2015. Courts in Quebec and British Columbia have ordered recounts in two ridings where the runners-up are hoping a review could snatch victories from the jaws of every-so-narrow losses. THE CANADIAN PRESS IMAGES/Graham Hughes
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New Democrats want ballot recount in Port Moody–Coquitlam

NDP candidate says she lost to her Conservative rival by just 153 votes

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Jody Wilson-Raybould announces that she will run as a independent in the fall election during a news conference in Vancouver, Monday, May 27, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

COLUMN: Priorities in a divided province following 2019 election

Black Press Media columnist Frank Bucholtz on the fallout for B.C.

  • Oct 28, 2019
Jody Wilson-Raybould announces that she will run as a independent in the fall election during a news conference in Vancouver, Monday, May 27, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer participates in an interview reflecting on the 2019 Federal election, in Ottawa, on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Possible to hold socially conservative views and be prime minister: Scheer

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer said he knows his future is not guaranteed

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer participates in an interview reflecting on the 2019 Federal election, in Ottawa, on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Liberal leader Justin Trudeau and wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau wave as they go on stage at Liberal election headquarters in Montreal, Monday, Oct. 21, 2019. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press)

Analysis: B.C. shone bright for major parties in 2019 federal election

A post-mortem following the Black Press Media series on B.C.’s role in the Oct. 21 vote

  • Oct 25, 2019
Liberal leader Justin Trudeau and wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau wave as they go on stage at Liberal election headquarters in Montreal, Monday, Oct. 21, 2019. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press)
Elizabeth May, here at her victory party Monday night, said she would likely run again in 2023 to be the MP for Saanich Gulf-Islands, but left open the possibility that she might step from the party’s leadership (Arnold Lim/News Staff)

May sees room for consensus on climate action, pharmacare in new Parliament

The Greens return with three MPs, fewer than many anticipated after promising signs of support

Elizabeth May, here at her victory party Monday night, said she would likely run again in 2023 to be the MP for Saanich Gulf-Islands, but left open the possibility that she might step from the party’s leadership (Arnold Lim/News Staff)