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John Ackermann 📻 retweeted
Susan Saint James, the Emmy-winning star of TV hits like ‘Kate & Allie,’ ‘McMillan & Wife,’ and ‘The Name of the Game,’ has died. She was 80. ew.com/susan-saint-james-dea…
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This is an excellent summation of the NDP’s epic fall from power by John Horgan’s former chief of staff, Geoff Meggs #bcpoli
#bcpoli By Geoff Meggs RT Laying the foundations for a post-Eby BC NDP: a tough hill climb, but we’ve been here before geoffmeggs.substack.com/p/la…
John Ackermann 📻 retweeted
BC's Premier Designate @LDoerkson says he is eager to begin diving into the state of the province's finances and the $13.8 billion deficit. Speaking to CBC News this am Doerkson says "I am concerned the deficit is even larger than we know or think".
John Ackermann 📻 retweeted
Voting Intention in #bcpoli (Decided Voters):
Conservative Party of BC – 44% (= since mid-October)
BC New Democratic Party (NDP) – 40% (-2)
BC Green Party – 10% (+2)
OneBC – 2% (=)
Centre BC – 2% (=)
Another party / An independent candidate – 1% (=)
researchco.ca/2026/10/23/bcp…
John Ackermann 📻 retweeted
Listening to Christie Strauss from the @policemuseum on @CBCEarlyEdition talk about the move to the new location in the Woodwards building. Sad to see the departure from the old Coroners Court, but she makes a good case for why it needs to moved.
And thanks for the shout out!
John Ackermann 📻 retweeted
Keep an eye on localelections.ca throughout the night across B.C. One stop for results across the province. #bcpoli
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Thinking of all the journalists covering the B.C. municipal election tonight. You’ve got this 🍕☕️🥤🥳
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Lorne Doerkson doesn't have any public events today but the BC Conservatives say in a press release that if elected they would scrap the Massey Tunnel project and build a 10-lane bridge. They also promised to build a new Women and Children's Hospital in Surrey #bcpoli
John Ackermann 📻 retweeted
Over 20 years after it went off the air, Sports Page is making its return. dailyhive.com/vancouver/scot…
John Ackermann 📻 retweeted
“The Book Is Not Dying”: Vancouver Writers Fest artistic director Leslie Hurtig on reading in a distracted age. This year's festival runs from Oct. 18 to 25 @granville_isle.
@VanWritersFest @LeslieHurtig Learn more @PancouverMedia: pancouver.ca/the-book-is-not…
John Ackermann 📻 retweeted
NEW - @MainStResearch poll:
- @Conservative_BC 44.7%
- @bcndp 37.2%
- @BCGreens 11.2%
- @One_BCHQ 5.7%
- @VoteCentreBC 1.1%
“The current numbers are driven by an overwhelming disapproval of the snap election.”
(Sept. 30-Oct1, 827 ppl, IVR, +/- 3.4%)
mainstreetresearch.ca/post/s…
John Ackermann 📻 retweeted
BC Electoral Model Update (October 5th)
🔵CON: 47 seats (-4) | 44% (+6%)
🟠NDP: 44 seats (+3) | 43% (+6%)
🟢GRN: 2 seats (+1) | 11% (-3%)
🟡ONE: 0 seat (nc) | 1% (-6%)
🔵Conservative Majority Government
(+/- change from Sep 26th)
John Ackermann 📻 retweeted
BC Election Tracker update:
NDP🟠 43.0% / 47 seats
CON🔵 42.2% / 44 seats
GRN🟢 10.3% / 2
OBC🟡 1.9% / 0
CBC🔴 1.8% / 0
Full details: thewrit.ca/p/the-writs-briti…
John Ackermann 📻 retweeted
We get to have an election a week this month!
Quebec is tomorrow
BC municipals are on the 17th
Alberta referendum is on the 19th
BC election is on the 24th
And Ontario municipals are on the 26th
John Ackermann 📻 retweeted
Divided We Fall: How We Can Resist Polarizing Pressures and Strengthen Our Identity as Citizens, by @jackermann johnackermann.substack.com/p…
John Ackermann 📻 retweeted
RIP Sass. Tell Somebody was everywhere in 1988 youtu.be/DNRenpS7QKY?si=GySk…
Sass Jordan has died.
Born in 1962 in England, she grew up in Montreal. Jordan had several hit songs in Canada including Rescue Me and Tell Somebody. A Juno Award winner, she also served as the honorary colonel of 417 Combat Support Squadron.
(Announced on her Facebook page)
ALT Sass Jordan in a denim jacket looks back over her shoulder while leaning on a wooden bar counter in a warmly lit, sticker-covered pub.
John Ackermann 📻 retweeted
Happy 20th Anniversary to Beck's tenth studio album 'The Information' originally released October 3, 2006 | Discover where it ranks in our readers' poll here: album.ink/BeckPoll
John Ackermann 📻 retweeted
Meanwhile, at 1154 W Broadway, the "ToyMac" sign is reborn as the "FreshMac" sign, as Sobeys supermarket reno of the former Toys R Us unveils it's budget banner name. #Vancouver
ALT Vertical "FRESHCO" sign in black letters on greenish yellow strip, physically superimposed over the vertical "BOWMAC" sign of a long-gone 1950s car dealership.
ALT Closeup of vertical "FRESHCO" sign in black letters on greenish yellow strip, physically superimposed over the vertical "BOWMAC" sign of a long-gone 1950s car dealership.