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BC NDP, BC Conservatives neck-and-neck in Southern Interior: poll
October 15, 2024 - 7:00 PM

Heading into the final week before the election the BC NDP and the BC Conservatives are almost neck-and-neck in the Southern Interior, according to a recent poll.
Survey says most in southern Interior want BC carbon tax scrapped if federal one is tossed
September 27, 2024 - 6:00 PM

As the provincial election draws closer each day a new poll suggests the majority of people in the southern BC Interior want the next government to get rid of the BC carbon tax if the federal carbon tax is abolished.
BC Conservatives ahead in Southern Interior: poll
September 17, 2024 - 7:00 PM

The BC NDP and the BC Conservatives are statistically neck and neck in the polls with the current government ahead by two percentage points.
British Columbians worried Israel-Hamas war protests creating antisemitism: poll
July 15, 2024 - 7:00 PM

A recent survey has found two-thirds of British Columbians believe Canadian Jews are being unfairly targeted because of rising antisemitism as a result of the Israeli Gaza war.
BC Premier David Eby beats out rivals in character trait poll
June 28, 2024 - 6:00 PM

A recent poll asked British Columbians about the character of provincial political leaders, and Premier David Eby came out on top when compared to his rivals.
Survey says BC NDP ahead of BC Conservative Party in Southern Interior
June 25, 2024 - 7:00 PM

The BC NDP is currently leading in the polls in Southern BC, not including Metro Vancouver or the Fraser Valley, with 44% of decided voters saying they'd vote for them if an election were held tomorrow.
Survey says most Canadians would choose BC if they had to move
June 19, 2024 - 7:00 PM

British Columbia is the most popular destination for a large portion of Canadians when they decide to leave their home province.
Majority of BC residents support $10 a day childcare, but more spaces needed: poll
May 28, 2024 - 9:00 AM

BC residents overwhelmingly support $10 a day daycare although less than 10% of all licensed daycare spaces are $10 a day.
Neither Christy Clark nor Dianne Watts would change fate of BC united: poll
May 24, 2024 - 1:00 PM

Not even former BC Liberal leader Christy Clark or one-time Mayor of Surrey and former Federal Conservative MP Dianne Watts would bring the BC United party any closer to winning a provincial election a recent poll has found.
BC Conservatives hold upper hand against BC United: poll
April 23, 2024 - 3:33 PM

A survey shows the BC NDP winning the 2024 provincial election while the BC Conservatives sit in a comfortable second place as BC United and the BC Greens trail behind.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the fourth week of January 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jo

$5M in provincial funding to protect Okanagan’s tree fruit from extreme weather
The Okanagan tree fruit industry was hit hard by extreme weather last year and the provincial government is providing $5 million to help orchardists prepare for future extreme cold weather events. The $5 million Tree Fruit Climate Resilienc

UBCO researchers determine how many tokes from a joint equal a bong hit
Seven years after Canada legalized cannabis there is still no reliable way for aspiring stoners to find out the effects of different methods for getting high, and University of British Columbia Okanagan scientists are trying to fix that. Re

Kamloops mayor says 'deportations' could risk housing market
Kamloops is one of many BC cities badly squeezed for housing, but its mayor suggested too much supply in the rental pool could collapse the real estate market. Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson made the surprising suggestion that impending "dep

News Items tag as: Research Co.

BC NDP, BC Conservatives neck-and-neck in Southern Interior: poll

Survey says most in southern Interior want BC carbon tax scrapped if federal one is tossed

BC Conservatives ahead in Southern Interior: poll

British Columbians worried Israel-Hamas war protests creating antisemitism: poll

BC Premier David Eby beats out rivals in character trait poll

Survey says BC NDP ahead of BC Conservative Party in Southern Interior

Survey says most Canadians would choose BC if they had to move

Majority of BC residents support $10 a day childcare, but more spaces needed: poll

Neither Christy Clark nor Dianne Watts would change fate of BC united: poll

BC Conservatives hold upper hand against BC United: poll

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