B.C. Conservatives win majority as Lorne Doerkson set to become premier after Eby resigns
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What's being reported
Lorne Doerkson's B.C. Conservatives are projected to win a majority in the provincial election, and Doerkson is set to become premier. David Eby has resigned as NDP leader after the election. The Canadian Press decision desk projects that Doerkson has been re-elected in the riding of Cariboo-Chilcotin.
How coverage differs
- Times ColonistNotes that Doerkson took over the party on Sept. 20, after it had been losing legislators at a rapid pace.
- Global BCReports that Doerkson needed 47 seats for a majority and that the Conservatives are projected to win more than 60 seats.
- Doerkson set to become B.C. premier after projected Conservative majority win
Interim leader Doerkson takes Conservatives to projected majority just five weeks into job
Also ran on: The Northern View, Penticton Western News, North Island Gazette, Chilliwack Progress, Nanaimo News Bulletin+ 27 more
Comox Valley Record, Burns Lake Lakes District News, Campbell River Mirror, Alberni Valley News, Kelowna Capital News, Peace Arch News, Langley Advance Times, Quesnel Cariboo Observer, Salmon Arm Observer, Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News, Revelstoke Review, Saanich News, Goldstream News Gazette, Parksville Qualicum Beach News, The Interior News, Cranbrook Daily Townsman, Cowichan Valley Citizen, Ladysmith Chronicle, Abbotsford News, Surrey Now-Leader, Sooke News Mirror, Terrace Standard, Williams Lake Tribune, Trail Times, Victoria News, Tofino-Ucluelet Westerly News, Vernon Morning Star - B.C. premier-designate Doerkson urges unity and promises swift action after decisive victory
The B.C. Conservative Party will form a majority government following the Oct. 24 election
Also ran on: Trail Times, Burns Lake Lakes District News, Campbell River Mirror, Saanich News, Goldstream News Gazette+ 27 more
Parksville Qualicum Beach News, Vernon Morning Star, Tofino-Ucluelet Westerly News, Salmon Arm Observer, Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News, Revelstoke Review, Surrey Now-Leader, The Interior News, Cranbrook Daily Townsman, Cowichan Valley Citizen, Sooke News Mirror, Terrace Standard, Ladysmith Chronicle, Abbotsford News, Williams Lake Tribune, Nelson Star, The Northern View, Penticton Western News, North Island Gazette, Chilliwack Progress, Nanaimo News Bulletin, Comox Valley Record, Victoria News, Alberni Valley News, Kelowna Capital News, Peace Arch News, Langley Advance Times - From rodeo rider to premier-elect: Meet ‘unknown’ BC Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson
Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA flew under the radar, until suddenly he didn't, and landed B.C.'s top job
Also ran on: Surrey Now-Leader, Revelstoke Review, Sooke News Mirror, The Interior News, Cranbrook Daily Townsman+ 27 more
Cowichan Valley Citizen, Ladysmith Chronicle, Abbotsford News, Williams Lake Tribune, Nelson Star, The Northern View, Penticton Western News, North Island Gazette, Chilliwack Progress, Victoria News, Nanaimo News Bulletin, Alberni Valley News, Kelowna Capital News, Langley Advance Times, Comox Valley Record, Quesnel Cariboo Observer, Trail Times, Burns Lake Lakes District News, Campbell River Mirror, Goldstream News Gazette, Parksville Qualicum Beach News, Vernon Morning Star, Salmon Arm Observer, Peace Arch News, Saanich News, Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News, Terrace Standard - Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Lorne Doerkson wins re-election for third time in a row, becomes premier-elect
Doerkson's party is projected to win a majority in the legislature
Also ran on: North Island Gazette, Chilliwack Progress, Nanaimo News Bulletin, Comox Valley Record, Burns Lake Lakes District News+ 21 more
Campbell River Mirror, Alberni Valley News, Kelowna Capital News, Langley Advance Times, Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News, Revelstoke Review, Saanich News, Goldstream News Gazette, Parksville Qualicum Beach News, Cranbrook Daily Townsman, Cowichan Valley Citizen, Ladysmith Chronicle, Williams Lake Tribune, Nelson Star, The Northern View, Trail Times, Tofino-Ucluelet Westerly News, Salmon Arm Observer, The Interior News, Sooke News Mirror, Terrace Standard - Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Lorne Doerkson on track to win re-election for third time in a row
Doerkson's party is projected to win a majority in the legislature
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