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Lorne Doerkson

Canada

B.C. Conservatives win majority government — and David Eby is stepping down as NDP leader

CTV News declared a Conservative majority Saturday night as interim leader Lorne Doerkson's party surged to a commanding lead, ending nine years of NDP government and giving B.C. its first Conservative government in nearly a century.

Canada

Final polls give the B.C. Conservatives a five-point lead with two days to vote — and the Greens have surged back

Leger's final poll has the Conservatives at 44% to the NDP's 39%, with Green support back at 13%. Seat forecasters now give the Conservatives a better than 99% chance of a majority. British Columbians vote Saturday.

Canada

Two days from the vote, Eby says his opponent has "gone into hiding" — and advance turnout is down

The NDP leader accused the Conservatives of acting "as if they've won" while the interim leader skipped media days for fundraisers. Advance voting closed Wednesday with about 711,000 ballots cast in the first five days — down 9 per cent from 2024.

Canada

Three days from the B.C. vote, the Conservatives still lead — and today is the last day to vote early

A new Mainstreet poll has the Conservatives at 41.7% to the NDP's 36.0, with the Greens at a surprising 14.6. Advance voting closes at 8 p.m. tonight.

Canada

Eby admitted he's "not perfect." Doerkson called his record "devastation." The B.C. debate, in 5 moments

David Eby, Lorne Doerkson and Emily Lowan clashed over the $14-billion deficit, health care and Indigenous rights in the only televised debate of B.C.'s snap election — 10 days before the Oct. 24 vote.