March 29, 2024

The Premier dismisses another dismal poll and questions over office spending

Premier Christy Clark was greeted by protesters when she arrived to speak at a private luncheon for women in Delta Friday morning.  Before entering the Delta Town and Country inn, she paused only for a few moments to take questions from reporters about her office's credit card expenses.  "Every province is going to have a bill similar to … [Read more...]

NDP doing well in latest poll

If an election were held tomorrow, one pollster is predicting we would see NDP MLA's in ridings they've never held. Angus Reid pollster Mario Canseco says the NDP has 35-percent support in BC's Interior. But that may be enough to win them ridings. With the BC Liberals around 25-percent and the  BC Conservatives at 27-percent together, they … [Read more...]

NDP still has upper hand in BC according to Angus Reid poll

The BC NDP continue with a healthy lead over the BC Liberals in the latest Angus Reid public opinion poll.It gives the NDP 45 per-cent support, down 5 points from May.The Liberals are unchanged at 23 per-cent, the BC Conservatives are up 3 points to 22 per-cent, and the Greens are up 2 points to 8 per-cent.When it comes to who would be the best … [Read more...]

Liberal minister downplays latest doom and gloom poll

A BC cabinet minister who staved off a recall campaign after the last provincial election isn't worried about a new poll showing there's little trust in the Liberal government.  Ida Chong, the minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development, says she's still confident she'll be re-elected next year, even though the latest Ipsos Reid poll … [Read more...]

Vancouver Canucks most overrated team: NHL player poll

The Vancouver Canucks are the NHL’s most overrated team, according to a Hockey Night in Canada survey of players. The Canucks – who lost the Stanley Cup in Game 7 last year and sit second in the NHL standings – were voted the most overrated team by 24 per cent of the 318 players who responded to the survey. The questions, which included things … [Read more...]

Poll: If you snagged a TouchPad on closeout, what are you using it for?

So, you've done the deed. You've purchased an HP TouchPad, despite having no intentions whatsoever to do so just a week ago. But hey -- a $ 400 discount can change perceptions. Now that you've got one (or have one en route), we're curious to know what you plan on doing with it. We've heard such far-flung ideas as using it as a digital photo frame, … [Read more...]

Vancouver voters leaning farther left, poll finds

Vancouver City Mayor, Gregor Robertson, along with other dignitaries arrive at the site of a ground breaking ceremony for the eight and largest of the 14 city sites designated for supportive housing ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]