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“We encourage people who decorate for the holidays to get creative this season and find alternatives that are wildlife-friendly,” says Hailey Boehner, wild animal welfare specialist at the BC SPCA.

There are hundreds of volunteers who step up to campaign for their various people and parties. Government staff, advertising agencies, reporters, sign makers all add an extra load to their daily duties amid an election.

Plus there are those dutifully serving at polling stations, such as the fine gentlemen in the attached history photo.

The 46 animals include 22 cats and kittens, 16 Call ducks, six Muscovy ducks, one sheep, and one goat. All have been transferred to different BC SPCA locations in B.C. including Kamloops, Kelowna, South Okanagan/Similkameen, and Surrey, to receive further care.

With no place to take their animals, their guardian made the compassionate decision to reach out for help, BC SPCA shared in a release.

Dubbed the Pup MLA (Most Licked Ass-et), a high-stakes election night will decide who deserves the most licking rights.

In a statement, an Elections B.C. spokesperson said the website was temporarily shut down to allow for system maintenance after a "global security vulnerability" was identified. It was restored as of 3:20 p.m. PT.

Researchers say J65 shows no health issues and is "moving well, socializing, and nursing," but only about half of all calves survive their first year.

The race in Sicamous, B.C., was one of several taking place simultaneously around the world as part of the Backyard Ultra World Team Championship, where runners see which team can log the most kilometres.

Advance voting for the 2026 Provincial General Election begins tomorrow, Friday, October 16.

Advance voting places will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (local time) each advance voting day. There are six days of advance voting for this election, from Friday, October 16 to Wednesday, October 21. Advance voting is an option for all eligible voters, and most advance voting places are wheelchair accessible. Voters can vote at any voting place in the province.

List of advance voting places (PDF)

With traffic now using the new crossing, crews are removing the Pattullo Bridge’s steel arches, lowering them onto barges for dismantling and recycling. The full demolition is expected to take until the end of 2027.

At first, he says, the terrain was "nothing too extreme," so he assumed he was on the right path — until it became too steep and too smooth to count as a scramble at all. Going back down, backwards, wasn't an option, and neither was staying still on the rock face, he said.

"That's when I realized something has gone terribly wrong," Gowryluk said, but he kept climbing, focused on putting his hands and feet wherever they would fit.

Born in London, England, in 1944 Gablemann moved to Canada at a young age and grew up in B.C.'s labour movement, eventually becoming a founding member of B.C.'s New Democratic Party.

He was first elected as an MLA for North Vancouver-Seymour in 1972, as Dave Barrett led the NDP to its first government.

A monthly report from Rentals.ca and Urbanation said the figures mark two full years of annual declines, the longest downturn the Canadian rental market has experienced in recent history.