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Tag along with Samantha Helt during her visit to Toronto's Roots Customization Lab.
The British Columbia election campaign is in its closing stages, with advance voting wrapping up ahead of final voting day on Saturday.
Here are some of the latest developments on the campaign trail.
ADVANCE VOTING DROPS SHARPLY
Six days of advance voting have ended, with Elections BC data showing numbers are down more than 11 per cent compared to 2024, bucking a two-decade upward trend.
There were 891,348 advance votes cast from Friday to Wednesday, representing about 24 per cent of all registered voters.
That compares to more than one million advance votes cast in 2024, when numbers spiked 49 per cent over the previous election.
This year's advance voting period overlapped with the municipal election that had its final voting day last Saturday.
EBY AND DOERKSON FOCUS ON SURREY
Interim B.C. Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson has unveiled what he calls the "Surrey success plan" for B.C.'s second-largest city.
Both Doerkson and NDP leader Eby have been concentrating on vote-rich Surrey in the final week of the campaign.
Doerkson says his party's plan has three pillars, health care, transit and transportation.
Both parties have pledged new hospitals and to extend the SkyTrain to Surrey's Newton neighbourhood, but differ on how to handle traffic problems, with the Conservatoves vowing to scrap an upgrade of the Massey tunnel in favour of a 10-lane bridge.
Doerkson is scheduled to hold a rally in the city that has 10 ridings later Thursday, while Eby was in Surrey on Wednesday and held a rally near city hall that drew hundreds of supporters.
The NDP leader, campaigning in Vancouver on Thursday, called Surrey "a vitally important city in the province."
NDP VOWS TO PUT NURSE-PATIENT RATIOS INTO LAW
Eby says the NDP would put minimum nurse-to-patient ratios into law.
He says in a campaign stop outside Vancouver General Hospital, where he was surrounded by nurses and other health care workers that establishing the ratios is "technical work" and they will vary depending on what type of care is being provided.
Eby says that work is already underway, and putting the ratios into legislation will ensure "nurses are not diverted to other purposes."
The NDP says in a statement that Eby has committed to adding 1,000 training places for nurses, nurse practitioners, allied health workers and care aides.
GREENS ROLL OUT RED CARPET FOR THE ARTS
The BC Greens have announced the party's plan to support the arts, from the movie industry to local performing spaces.
Leader Emily Lowan says the party would make it easier to film, perform and create in B.C.
She says underinvestment in the arts and the "cost-of-living crisis" have meant the closure of community arts spaces and put "downward pressure" on artists who make the province vibrant.
The party says it will make B.C. the easiest place in North America for film permitting, bring in simpler zoning and lower fees for smaller venues booking local artists, and increase the BC Arts Council budget by more than 50 per cent to $65 million.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 22, 2026.
By Canadian Press Staff | Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
Même produit, même format, quatre fois moins cher. 🤯☀️
Le Dollarama n'a pas fini de nous surprendre avec ses arrivages de marques connues à prix mini. Après les produits de beauté qu'on trouve pour moins chers qu'en pharmacie, voici une nouvelle trouvaille qui vaut le détour : de la protection solaire de la populaire marque australienne Bondi Sands. Oui, la vraie marque, pas une imitation.
À lire également : 18 des meilleures trouvailles et nouveautés à 5 $ et moins au Dollarama
Le produit en question? La brume solaire pour le visage FPS 50+, en format de 60 g, affichée à 5 $ sur les tablettes du Dollarama. Ce qui surprend? Chez Jean Coutu, le même vaporisateur se vend 19,99 $ avant taxes. Ça fait près de 15 $ d'économie sur un seul produit. Autrement dit, tu peux t'en procurer quatre au magasin du dollar, pour la facture d'un seul à la pharmacie.

L'emballage est identique à celui vendu au Jean Coutu : même format de 60 g, même mention « Fabriqué en Australie ».

C'est une brume qu'on vaporise directement sur le visage, ce qui la rend pratique à réappliquer en plein milieu de la journée sans avoir à sans avoir à se démaquiller. Elle protège contre les rayons UVA et UVB, s'absorbe rapidement et devient invisible une fois sèche.
La formule est sans parfum ajouté, et elle résiste à l'eau et à la transpiration pendant 80 minutes. La marque indique aussi qu'elle offre jusqu'à 72 heures d'hydratation.
Bien sûr, il fallait la mettre au test. C'est officiel : elle n'est pas grasse, et laisse un fini transparent un petit peu lustré.

Sur les réseaux sociaux, une croyance revient souvent : les produits vendus au magasin du dollar seraient périmés ou sur le point de l’être. Pourtant, lors de notre visite, tous les emballages Bondi Sands que nous avons examinés affichaient une date de péremption en octobre 2027. De quoi déconstruire ce mythe, puisque ces brumes sont encore bien loin de leur date de péremption!

À 5 $ pour une protection FPS 50+ de marque connue, c'est le genre d'achat qu'on fait en double. Une pour la sacoche, une pour la salle de bain.
Comme c'est souvent le cas avec ce type d'arrivage, l'inventaire varie d'une succursale à l'autre. Certains magasins en ont reçu, d'autres pas, et rien ne garantit que le produit reviendra une fois les tablettes vidées. Si tu passes devant un Dollarama, ça vaut la peine de jeter un coup d'œil dans l'allée des soins personnels.
Culture Minister Marc Miller says while he shares concerns about how long the government’s new digital regulator will take to set up, he’s unable to say exactly when that will happen.
In an interview with The Canadian Press, Miller said the government is moving as quickly as possible on digital safety bill C-16, which includes a ban on social media for kids.
Miller spoke at a conference in Montreal today which also heard from Alex Munter, head of the Canadian Medical Association, who said he was concerned about the timeline.
Government officials initially said it would take 18 months to set up the regulator but Munter said it could actually take twice as long.
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner told the conference a regulator will take time to establish, and noted her organization faced pushback from Big Tech platforms.
Miller says he’s not "naive" about that possibility but he expects the Canadian regulator to have a healthy back and forth with industry.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 22, 2026.
By Anja Karadeglija | Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.