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- 1News
Seven final polls put B.C. Conservatives ahead of NDP as voters head to the ballot box
Seven surveys released just before Saturday's provincial election showed a Conservative lead of four to 5.9 points among decided voters. Green support varied, and province-wide numbers are not seat counts.
- 2News
B.C. holds provincial election on Oct. 24 after Eby calls snap vote
British Columbians voted in the 2026 provincial election, which had previously been scheduled for 2028. David Eby called a snap election.
- 3Transport
R2 RapidBus ridership up 160 per cent after extension to Metrotown
TransLink figures show about 434,000 boardings in the first month of the longer R2 Marine-Willingdon route. Some of the gain comes from riders who moved over from the No. 130 and No. 222.
- 4News
Newton SkyTrain promised by both major B.C. parties, but a transit advocate says key details are missing
A Daily Hive opinion column says the BC NDP and B.C. Conservatives have each announced SkyTrain for Newton. Its author says neither has said what it would look like, cost or how it would be funded.
- 5Food & Drink
Daan Go Cake Lab to end B.C. operations on Oct. 25
The bakery started by MasterChef Canada winner Christopher Siu is closing its B.C. locations. Daily Hive reports the Vancouver shop has already closed.
- 6Business
Most B.C. small business owners plan to exit within 10 years, but few have a succession plan: CFIB
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business says only four per cent of B.C. owners planning to exit have a succession plan. It is asking governments to make buying and selling a business easier.
- 7Transport
Overnight closures at 140 Street and Fraser Highway for SkyTrain work, Oct. 27 to Nov. 8
A launching gantry will install guideway for the Surrey-Langley SkyTrain extension, bringing detours and no through access on 140 Street. Drivers should expect delays.
- 8Transport
Eby says re-elected NDP would extend SkyTrain to UBC as parties lay out transit plans before Oct. 24 vote
The premier says an NDP-led government returned to office would build the Millennium Line extension from Arbutus Station to UBC. The Greens list it in their platform; the Conservatives did not commit.
- 9News
BC NDP and Conservatives court Surrey with rival promises on hospitals, SkyTrain and Massey crossing
With Surrey's 10 ridings closely split in 2024, both parties have made competing pledges on health care, transit, public safety and city powers ahead of the Oct. 24 provincial election.
- 10News
Richmond and Delta "lose a prominent NDP name" on B.C. election day, Sun reports
The Vancouver Sun says voters in the two communities were heading to the polls. Its headline points to the loss of a prominent NDP name but does not say who that is.
- 11News
Rematch of close races on ballot in Langley and the Fraser Valley, Vancouver Sun reports
The Vancouver Sun says voters in the region were headed to the polls on B.C. election day. NORTHLINE has not confirmed which ridings or candidates are involved.
- 12News
B.C. election day: what the Vancouver Sun is watching in Vancouver, Surrey and Burnaby
The Vancouver Sun says voters in Vancouver, Surrey and Burnaby were headed to the polls, and it points to a question about the NDP in two of those cities.