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"Even if everybody who voted Green had heeded Eby’s warnings on the campaign trail about vote-splitting and voted NDP instead, the Conservatives would still have won a majority government with a nine-seat margin." @macleodandrew.bsky.social writes. #BCPoli thetyee.ca/News/2026/10...

As countries meet to rescue a global nature agreement, scientists warn of a ‘dramatic weakening’ of Canada’s biodiversity protections. @sarahkcox.bsky.social reports. #CanPoli thetyee.ca/News/2026/10...

After a group of white supremacists gathered at the BC Legislature the morning after the election, I asked premier-to-be Lorne Doerkson about the incident and his plan to fight hate - you can read more about that here: thetyee.ca/News/2026/10...

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The morning after the provincial election, a white supremacist group stood in front of the BC legislature. Premier-designate Lorne Doerkson condemned their actions and pledged to fight hate. @jenstden.bsky.social reports. #BCPoli thetyee.ca/News/2026/10...

Will success spoil Doerkson? More to the point, will Doerkson’s success tame the B.C. Conservatives?  Doc Steve @steveburgess53.bsky.social dives in. #BCPoli thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...

It's an important moment for the province. The BC Conservatives have won a majority with 64 seats in the legislature. There are now 27 seats for the BC NDP and two for the BC Greens. What happens next? @pwillcocks.bsky.social writes. #BCPoli thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...

Lorne Doerkson is the new premier of British Columbia. David Eby announced his resignation as BC NDP leader. And BC Greens leader Emily Lowan won her seat on Vancouver Island. #BCPoli thetyee.ca/News/2026/10...

I've reported a lot on OneBC and Dallas Brodie, the party that did its best to promote residential school denialism and attack Indigenous rights in this province. Tonight she lost her riding of Vancouver-Quilchena about as hard as you can lose.

Doerkson just promised "certainty" in BC (signalling at his promise to repeal DRIPA). Great time to re-read @adampolsen.bsky.social for @thetyee.ca. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...

Fleetwood Mac's "Don't Stop" plays amidst pyrotechnics as premier-designate Lorne Doerkson of the BC Conseratives takes the stage for his victory speech at the Rocky Mountaineer Station in Vancouver. Video by @isaacphannay.bsky.social. #BCPoli

BC Greens leader Emily Lowan has won her bid for election in Saanich North and the Islands, a Vancouver Island riding. #BCPoli

Scenes from the BC Conservatives' election night HQ at the Rocky Mountaineer Station in Vancouver as the party heads to a majority government. Premier-designate Lorne Doerkson is about to give his victory speech. Photos for The Tyee by Kayla Isomura. #BCPoli

So far it looks like David Eby is holding onto his seat in Vancouver-Point Gray. MAYBE. My guess is that we'll see his resignation tonight.

Elections BC is reporting the Conservative Party of BC has nearly 50 per cent of the popular vote. The incumbent BC NDP trails with less than 37 per cent. Photo by Kayla Isomura. Reporting by @isaacphannay.bsky.social @jenstden.bsky.social @zoeyunker.bsky.social. #BCPoli thetyee.ca/News/2026/10...

It’s 9 p.m., and CBC, CTV and Global News project a Conservative Majority. “I don’t think anyone expected it to get called this early,” said Conservative candidate Alex Muir. “People were expecting, to be honest, a dogfight, and what we saw tonight was a sweeping answer for British Columbians.”

Our updated file on the projected BC Conservative majority thetyee.ca/News/2026/10...

If you're doing takes (have at it!) on strategy and tactics, it's worth noting the Conservatives have more votes than the NDP and the Green combined at this point.

“if I had a million dollars” plays at BC NDP HQ as news networks project a Conservative majority #bcpoli

Vancouver-Quilchena candidate Carson Binda, who leads with 58.3 per cent of the vote for the BC Conservatives, embraces a supporter at the BC Conservatives election watch party tonight. Video courtesy of @isaacphannay.bsky.social. #BCPoli

I'm hanging out at BC NDP HQ tonight and I have to say the atmosphere is... muted. @isaacphannay.bsky.social is posted over at the BC Conservative election night party at Rocky Mountaineer Station. Our first file on the night: thetyee.ca/News/2026/10...

A quiet atmosphere at the BC NDP election night HQ in downtown Vancouver tonight. Follow @jenstden.bsky.social for updates. #BCVotes

“As these early results start rolling in, I think they sent a loud and clear message,” said Carson Binda, the Conservative candidate for Vancouver-Quilchena. CBC puts him at more than 1,800 votes —  Tthat's far ahead the incumbent OneBC Leader Dallas Brodie, who has 133

Our first updates from NDP, Conservative and Green election party HQs. thetyee.ca/News/2026/10...

I'm here at the BC Conservative's election night watch party. Follow along for live updates for @thetyee.ca , or check out our webpage for a more fulsome picture. #bcpoli #bcelection2026

Follow @isaacphannay.bsky.social tonight for live updates from the BC Conservatives' election night HQ. #BCPoli #BCVotes

"I'm cautiously optimistic," said Alex Shiff, the Conservatives' director of media relations. "This is a team that came together super quickly. Thirty days ago, many of us didn't know each other. Ultimately, it came down to Lorne."

An Oct. 21 Mainstreet Research survey of 907 British Columbians put the Conservative Party six points ahead of the NDP, with 42 per cent of respondents saying they would vote blue. Meanwhile, an Oct. 20 poll of 793 Angus Reid forum British Columbians put the Conservatives at a three point lead.

It’s just after 7 p.m. and people are starting to filter into the Rocky Mountaineer Station in Vancouver, where the Conservative Party of B.C. is gathering on election night. About 1,300 people, including candidates, supporters and party staff are expected. The mood is jovial.

The BC NDP is headquartered at the Marriott Pinnacle Hotel in downtown Vancouver tonight, along with another party in Victoria. @jenstden.bsky.social is on site in Vancouver. #BCVotes

This election night, the BC Greens are headquartered at Church & State Wines in Saanichton, outside Victoria. @zoeyunker.bsky.social is on site. #BCVotes

The view from the BC Conservatives' election night HQ at the Rocky Mountaineer Station in Vancouver. @isaacphannay.bsky.social is on site. #BCVotes

Long before he became the interim leader of the Conservative Party of BC, Loerne Doerkson was a rodeo rider and newspaper publisher. @steveburgess53.bsky.social profiled him this week. #BCPoli

Some reading while we wait for polls to close.

By my count David Eby has held pressers at three Surrey gas stations during the election campaign. #bcpoli

It’s decision day for B.C. Polls close at 8 p.m.,and Tyee reporters @isaacphannay.bsky.social @jenstden.bsky.social & @zoeyunker.bsky.social will be at the election-night headquarters of the three main parties. Stay with us for updates. 🗳️ #BCPoli #BCVotes thetyee.ca/News/2026/10...

“Luck plays an outsized role in the renter’s life,” writes @colenowicki.com. The Vancouver author looks back on 15 years of renting in the city and what it taught him about politics, power and housing justice. thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...

The latest book by Canadian journalist and author Carol Off is a powerful exploration of Canadian national identity and sovereignty in an age of Donald Trump. @dorothywoodend.bsky.social writes. thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...

“To figure out what AI might be replacing, we need to better understand intelligence as a historically situated idea — and a dangerous one — rather than as some sort of biological fact.” Jay Timothy Dolmage writes. thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...

Contest: enter to win a copy of ‘Rise After Silence,’ Dr. Anne Aspler’s memoir of surviving violence and her life as an ER doctor. #TyeePresents #Sponsored 📚 thetyee.ca/Presents/202...

After referendum loss, it’s unclear who is in charge of Alberta separatist group. David Climenhaga writes. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...

Amending the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act was so important to Premier David Eby that he was ready to send the province to a spring election over it. Months later, with a snap election now on, DRIPA is not mentioned at all in the NDP platform. thetyee.ca/News/2026/10...

Albertans expect more from a premier than the cultivation of fear and anger, Andrew Nikiforuk writes. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...

“We need to protect the best farmland out there... because once it’s concrete, it doesn’t come back,” one farmer said. thetyee.ca/News/2026/10...

As general election day arrives Saturday Oct. 24, we’ve collected all our Tyee election coverage in one spot, to help readers make final decisions and process what comes next. thetyee.ca/News/2026/10...

Trans rights organizations are sounding the alarm over what they say is anti-trans rhetoric coming from the Conservative Party of BC. @michellegamage.bsky.social reports. #BCPoli thetyee.ca/News/2026/10...

The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, or DRIPA, was unanimously passed in the BC legislature in 2019. Now in 2026, it’s an election issue. How did we get here? Andrew MacLeod reports. #BCPoli thetyee.ca/News/2026/10...

Construction unions have been urging the B.C. government for months to ensure BC Ferries are built in this province. @isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #BCPoli thetyee.ca/News/2026/10...

Despite years of fires and floods, B.C. parties haven’t focused on the need to prevent and prepare for future disasters. @gracekennwrites.bsky.social reports. #BCPoli thetyee.ca/News/2026/10...

Here’s where the BC NDP, the Conservative Party of BC and the BC Greens stand on illicit drug use, mental health and treatment. @michellegamage.bsky.social reports. #BCPoli thetyee.ca/News/2026/10...