B.C. battlegrounds fluid as Liberals, Conservatives eye gains from NDP, Greens

John Ivison: Why the NDP is losing the blue-collar vote to conservatives

Male-dominated unions backed the NDP reflexively, but in the 2025 election, unions are taking a far more transactional approach.

Battleground Breakdown: Is Vancouver Island the NDP's last stand?

In today's Battleground Breakdown, we head west to look at whether the NDP will be able to fend off Liberal and Conservative pushes on Vancouver Island.

B.C. battlegrounds fluid as Liberals, Conservatives eye gains from NDP, Greens

British Columbia has been a sanctuary for New Democrats and the Green Party in recent federal elections — but strategic voting in the upcoming election could push those parties to the brink, politics watchers say.

NDP looking to continue strong Kamloops performances, force minority win

KAMLOOPS — Historically, the NDP have fared quite well in the Kamloops riding, finishing second in six of the last eight federal elections. However, with federal polling numbers slipping for the New Democrats, the door has potentially been opened for the Liberals to gain ground across the Interior of British Columbia. The Kamloops ridings have two candidates making their maiden journeys into the political world and working to ensure the NDP rema…

2 B.C. Interior ridings become battlegrounds as Liberals and Conservatives vie for gains

This is the first in a series of regional features focusing on issues and ridings in B.C. that could prove critical to the outcome of the federal election on April 28.  Speaking to a pumped-up crowd at a warehouse in B.C.’s Interior, Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre shared a joke. “The Okanagan is the best part of Alberta,” he quipped, laughing along with his supporters who were packed in to see him speak in the community of Penticton,…