-It’s over and Gordie Hogg won the federal by-election, taking the riding away from the Conservatives for the first time since 1949. The Former White Rock Mayor and Liberal MLA will replace Conservative Dianne Watts in Parliament.
-The Site C Dam decision has finally come down, and the NDP government says the project is past the point of no return. The former Liberal government was able to see to that. Premier John Horgan says none of his MLA's will jump ship, even though some are bitterly disappointed with his decision to proceed with the Site C dam.
-Senate Candidate Roy Moore has portrayed himself as the victim of false allegations of sexual misconduct with teenagers during his run for a seat in the Senate. Voting day is finally here and he goes up against Democrat candidate Doug Jones in Alabama today to try and win the seat over his rival.
-The City of Vancouver approved rezoning a building development project last year under the condition that new high-rise would include “affordable rental units.” We’re now learning those “affordable” units could rent as high as $54-hundred dollars a month.
-The Site C Dam decision has finally come down, and the NDP government says the project is past the point of no return. The former Liberal government was able to see to that. Premier John Horgan says none of his MLA's will jump ship, even though some are bitterly disappointed with his decision to proceed with the Site C dam. The Province newspaper's Michael Smyth is here with his take on the day's headlines.
-Remember how much you hated getting “poked” on Facebook? Well get ready, the pokes are coming back…and they aren’t alone. Tim Dickert has the tech report.
-The Site C Dam decision has finally come down, and the NDP government says the project is past the point of no return. What considerations went into the decision to approve the dam instead of killing it instead?
-It was a disappointing day for Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver as the decision to complete the Site C Dam was announced officially yesterday. But despite their anger towards the NDP’s decision, He and his caucus will continue to work with the NDP.
-There are new allegations from the BC Green Party leader that the NDP's decision on Site C was made long ago. Weaver dropped what appears to be a bombshell on the Jon McComb Show. Did Premier John Horgan really say to the mayor of Ft. St. John that Site C would go ahead?
-The people of South Surrey-White Rock chose one of two names familiar to politics to represent them in Parliament on Monday night. Liberal candidate Gordie Hogg will replace Dianne Watts, who stepped down to run for the leadership of the BC Liberal Party. Hogg captured 47.5 per cent of the vote, defeating Conservative Kerry-Lynne Findlay by 1,617 votes.
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-A video of a starving polar bear went viral over these past couple day, as has a video of a crying boy confessing he gets bullied at school. But do the back stories we now know about these videos change the importance or legitimacy of their original message?
