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ELECTION 2019: Here are the results from our 12 B.C. races to watch
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Liberals return with minority government in Election 2019
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All but one federal leader re-elected in their ridings, early results show
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LIVE MAP: Results in Canada’s 2019 federal election
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Garrison re-elected in Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke
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The future is Green: South Island student vote unanimously on Green Party
City of Victoria considers proposed senior rental development
The Mount St. Angela’s complex aims to include affordable rental units
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The Latest
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WATCH: Greater Victoria’s top stories of the day
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Middle school students busted for vaping in Oak Bay
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Peninsula Panthers look to claw their way back into the win column
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Last call for raffle ticket to win $6,900 necklace with 163 diamonds
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More than 30 cars get tires slashed in Oaklands neighbourhood
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Penticton Election Day Special
Michael Charles brings the blues to the Dream Cafe
United We Roll! Convoy for Canada!
Victoria News Update
News
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Union says Western Forest Products refuses to budge from ‘unreasonable concessions’
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Middle school students busted for vaping in Oak Bay
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UN report highlights ‘abhorrent’ housing conditions for Indigenous people
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Alberta man pleads guilty, fined for hunting without a licence in North Island
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WATCH: Greater Victoria’s top stories of the day
Federal Election
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Burnaby ‘Conservative’ candidate scores thousands of votes after being kicked out by party
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All but one federal leader re-elected in their ridings, early results show
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People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier loses his seat
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Liberals return with minority government in Election 2019
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Garrison re-elected in Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke
Most Read
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Second young woman dies after rollover crash near Williams Lake
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Google searches for ‘how to vote’ surge on Election Day
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Union says Western Forest Products refuses to budge from ‘unreasonable concessions’
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Alberta man pleads guilty, fined for hunting without a licence in North Island
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Alcohol a possible factor in crash that killed 17-year-old girl near Williams Lake
Impress TV
Community
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Saanich Recreation needs volunteers at Commonwealth Place
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Sooke School District names new Royal Bay Secondary principal
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PHOTOS: Victoria’s only off-road cycling event brings on the mud and mess
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Bulk or boxed candy? Trick-or-treat maps help Canadian families prepare for Halloween
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Saanich Parks and Rec launches online vote for guide naming
Sports
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Canucks hang on for 3-2 win over Rangers in New York
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Jack’s Devils beat Quinn’s Canucks 1-0 in NHL brother battle
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Canadian tennis star Shapovalov advances to first career ATP final
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TSN president weighs in on the network, competition and sports media landscape
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QB Fajardo lifts Roughriders past B.C. Lions 27-19
Business
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Canadian business needs Brexit certainty but Johnson plan only a start: observers
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Popular food truck to open restaurant on Oak Bay Avenue
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Zantac, the over-the-counter heartburn drug, pulled in Canada, U.S.
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B.C. public safety minister says cannabis edibles not in stores til January
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Black Press Media celebrates women who are making a difference
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YouTube video of Revelstoke grizzly bear goes viral
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VIDEO: Bear enjoying ‘Thanksgiving apple feast’ stops traffic in Maple Ridge
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VIDEO: B.C. man’s yard comes alive with grizzlies at night
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Cowichan Valley brothers win big in lottery for second time
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B.C. Nordic ski area vies for $250,000 as top-four finalist in national contest
Opinion
Reader Poll
Increasing voter turnout has long been a goal of officials across the country in all levels of government. The 2015 Canadian election saw the highest turnout in a quarter century, when 68.5 per cent of eligible voters cast a ballot.
READ MORE: Do you think Election Day should be a federal holiday?
And this election is off to a good start as Elections Canada said two million people voted on Friday and Saturday, the first two days of advance polls. The agency said this was a 25 per cent jump compared to the first two days of advance voting in the 2015 election.
ALSO READ: Advance voter turnout up 25% for first two days: Elections Canada
One idea for increasing turnout is to give voters the day off work. More than half of Canadians want Election Day to be a federal holiday, according to a recent Research Co. poll. An online poll of 1,000 adults in Canada last month found 58 per cent agree with making voting day a holiday, while 32 per cent are against the idea and 11 per cent are undecided.
Do you think Election Day should be a statutory holiday? Cast your ballot in our online poll.
