🚑 Breaking & Incidents
- Four people sent to hospital after crash on the Coquihalla near Merritt. RCMP and emergency crews responded to the multi-vehicle crash on Highway 5 near Merritt that sent four people to hospital, according to regional traffic reports; investigators closed lanes while crews worked at the scene.
- Police ask the public for dashcam footage after six-vehicle highway crash in Surrey. Surrey RCMP have appealed for dashcam or witness video after a six-vehicle collision on a regional highway as part of an active investigation, asking anyone with footage to contact the detachment.
🏛️ Government & Politics
- Pete Fry projected to become Vancouver’s first Green mayor, CBC projects. CBC News projected Pete Fry as Vancouver’s mayor-elect, marking the first time a Green candidate will lead the city; local results show a city-wide shift in the mayoral vote count.
- Doug McCallum projected to reclaim Surrey mayor’s office as Brenda Locke concedes. McCallum, who previously served 13 years as Surrey mayor, is projected to win again after Locke conceded; he campaigned under “Doug Gets it Done” and vowed to address affordability, safety and infrastructure.
- Rob Howard elected Richmond’s first new mayor in 25 years. Richmond voters chose Rob Howard as mayor, ending a 25-year incumbency era and installing a new civic leader for the city.
- Tom Dyas re-elected mayor of Kelowna. Kelowna voters returned Tom Dyas to the mayor’s office in the municipal election, according to local results.
- Dawson Creek elects Dwaine Dilworth as mayor. Voters in Dawson Creek chose Dwaine Dilworth as their newly elected mayor in the municipal vote count.
- Save-On-Foods loyalty members had personal information accessed in cybersecurity breach. Save-On-Foods confirmed a cybersecurity breach that accessed personal information of loyalty program members, and the company notified affected customers about the incident.
🎨 Community & Culture
- Okanagan rapper SonReal scores a viral hit using accordion and drums. SonReal’s new track featuring accordion and drums has gone viral online, pushing attention back to the Okanagan artist and his social channels.
- Favourite Family Recipe: Helen’s kiwi pavlova. The recipe lists whipping cream and sliced ripe kiwi as toppings and directs baking the meringue one hour at 200°F, then cooling completely before serving.
📰 Also Today
- Explainer: four reasons Pete Fry won and one reason Ken Sim lost.
- Voters swept out incumbents for experienced rivals in multiple mayoral races across B.C.
- Voters signal need for change in Victoria and Saanich in local elections.
- A ‘change’ election in B.C., but experience still mattered in many races.
- Mayor of Victoria election results posted as counts advance.
- Doug McCallum defeats Brenda Locke, returns for fifth term as Surrey mayor.
- Kamloops elects former councillor Mike O’Reilly as mayor.
- Prince George elects former councillor Garth Frizzell as mayor.
- B.C. municipal election results trickling in across the province.
- Deaths and injuries reported after fire at Alberta military base training area.
