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B.C. election latest: Voters go to the polls to decide next provincial government
Latest happenings on B.C.'s election day
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
British Columbia is voting on its next government as the snap provincial election called one month ago reaches its culmination.
Here's a look at the latest from polling stations and campaign headquarters of each major party as votes are cast and tallied across B.C.
All times are local.
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Supporters have begun arriving at the B.C. Green Party's election night event in the Greater Victoria area, including outgoing MLA Rob Botterell.
Botterell decided not to seek re-election, clearing the way for Leader Emily Lowan to run.
He says he is proud of Lowan and the party's campaign after NDP Leader David Eby called a snap election.
The outgoing MLA says people in his riding have told him they are "totally impressed" with Lowan's poise and advocacy for Green causes, as well as her passion and vision.
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 24, 2026.
Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
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Assisted living grant seeks to leverage community-level innovation
The first $50 million in grants will support projects that improve care across Alberta.
A pioneering way to deliver assisted living services could be percolating this minute in an Alberta outpost, the cabinet minister touting a new grant believes.
And a jolt of cash may be all that lies between that vision and better lives for more people in more places, said Nathan Neudorf, the minister of assisted living and social services.
"You never know where a great idea can come up," Neudorf said, as he explained the reasoning behind the $200-million Assisted Living Innovation Grant Program.
An approach developed in a small community could be “a really great idea and it’s working really well,” he said. “Can we replicate that across the province? That’s what we’re looking to do.”
Eligible businesses or groups need to gather their thoughts and materials soon to apply.
The deadline is 4 p.m. on Nov. 6 for proposals under an initial tranche of $50 million. Single-year projects will be considered for between $50,000 and $2 million, multi-year ones of up to three years for between $250,000 and $5 million.
Explained Neudorf: “What we need is a really good idea with some applicable information. Where is it going to be applied? How is it going to be applied? Why are you asking for the amount of money you're asking for?”
But he noted that proposals “can't be completely out of left field” and must be channeled through eligible organizations.
“Show us you can do it. We will evaluate it,” said Neudorf, who represents Lethbridge-East under the UCP banner. ”We think there are a lot of ideas out there.”
An information webinar happens this coming Tuesday, Oct. 27, from 2 to 3 p.m. And questions will be taken until 4 p.m. on Nov. 4.
Eligible projects might use technology like virtual and remote support services to help Albertans stay independent within their homes, the province suggests.
Novel approaches for supporting continuing care workers are fair game. So are community-based services that help support those receiving and giving care.
The program will also fund research into new approaches to improve care in ways that will work elsewhere, the government said in announcing the grant earlier this month.
A successful proposal “can look like a number of things, but at the end of the day, it's about Albertans having a better life for longer, wherever that might be for them,” said the minister.
Eligible organizations include non-profit, community and in certain cases for-profit groups involved in continuing, home and community care. Indigenous communities and organizations in Alberta, along with Alberta municipalities, are eligible.
Post-secondary and research institutions can make proposals that tap into the grant, too.
For-profit groups need to demonstrate innovation, education, system improvement or evidence generation in their proposals. Proposed spending must go beyond routine business.
Even if the province doesn’t get its money back in eventual savings, the program could prove successful, Neudorf said. The win would be that more Albertans who need care — many of them in the province’s ballooning contingent of senior citizens — receive it where and when it’s needed.
For rural and remote Alberta, that often means keeping older generations close or within their home communities for longer. Everyone benefits when seniors are nearby, the minister said.
“If kids just have to go down the road to see their grandparents, that’s great. They might stop in literally every day after school instead of only on certain weekends when they can make the trek to the big city,” Neudorf said.
Seniors connect communities and young people to a shared past, he said, and often put their experience and knowledge to work as volunteers.
Assisted living keeps jobs and care in rural Alberta, and “keeps the heartbeat alive, which is families and organizations."
For more information, visit alberta.ca and search for the Assisted Living Innovation Grant Program.
Copyright 2026, The Macleod Gazette. All rights reserved.
George Lee, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Macleod Gazette.
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Winnipeg police suspend use of Crime Stoppers after data breach
Winnipeg police suspend use of Crime Stoppers
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Steve Lambert
Winnipeg police say they've suspended the use of Crime Stoppers in light of a massive data breach of the crime-reporting system.
The pause comes after CBC reported that 1.5 million tips submitted to Canadian Crime Stoppers programs over the last 25 years were stolen earlier this year.
Winnipeg police say they have been made aware that some data related to the city was included in the breach.
They are reviewing the additional safeguards and security measures being implemented by Crime Stoppers.
Other police forces in Canada have also suspended use of the service, including several in the Toronto region.
Crime Stoppers is a community-based intermediary that allows people to anonymously report information about crimes to police.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 23, 2026.
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Bianca Longpré prend la défense de Renee Wilkin après des commentaires sur son physique
La « mère ordinaire », qui n'a pas la langue dans sa poche, a fait une story le dimanche 27 septembre qui aborde les jugements négatifs sur le physique des femmes. Bianca Longpré y défend la chanteuse Renée Wilkin, ayant reçu des commentaires haineux sur sa tenue.
Bianca Longpré mentionne que chacun a droit de ne pas aimer un vêtement, mais que cela ne doit pas être relié au corps de la personne qui le porte.
La sélection de l'éditeur : Ces anciennes candidates recherchent l'amour pour « matcher » Julie d'OD
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« Jeune, vieille, maigre, grosse, petites ou énormes boules, pendantes ou pas, décolleté ridé ou pas, bras mous ou pas : on porte ce qu'on veut […] »
Bianca Longpré
La mère influenceuse explique qu'entre filles, il ne faudrait pas accepter les commentaires désobligeants.
« Gère ton look, j'va gérer le mien », ajoute-t-elle.
Suite à sa parution à l’émission Bonsoir Bonsoir le vendredi 25 septembre, Renee Wilkin était déçue de constater que les commentaires ne portaient pas sur sa voix, mais sur son physique.
« Parce qu’apparemment un pantalon moulant sur mon corps remet en question l’intégralité de ma carrière […] » a-t-elle expliqué sur les réseaux sociaux.
Elle a reçu plein de support et d'amour de ses fans et a repartagé le message de Bianca Longpré.
Renee Wilkin ajoute qu'elle prépare un vidéo-clip qui devrait faire taire ses haters :
« […] merci de m’avoir fait comprendre, hier soir, plus que jamais, pourquoi je l’ai fait, pourquoi il mettra en lumière des corps trop peu représentés dans la culture pop ».