UPDATE: Conservative candidate Frank Caputo elected as Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP
Frank Caputo will be heading to Ottawa as the newly elected Member of Parliament in Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo, the Canadian Press is projecting. The Conservative candidate will be replacing Cathy McLeod, who retired after four terms in office. Caputo's win makes him the third consecutive Conservative MP in the Kamloops...
Sep 21, 2021
Advanced polls open until Monday ahead of Sept. 20 federal election
While election day is just over a week away, you will be able to cast your ballot at an advanced poll from today, Sept. 10, until Monday, Sept. 13. Elections Canada spokesperson Andrea Marantz says the details on where you can vote will be on your voter information card, which you should have gotten in the mail by now....
Sep 10, 2021
Conservative candidate Caputo missed debate on environment due to previously scheduled private meeting
The Conservative candidate for the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo says he missed an environment debate with other local candidates due to a meeting with small business owners. Frank Caputo tells NL News he was given seven days notice about Wednesday's debate hosted by Transition Kamloops and the Kamloops Chapter of the BC S...
Sep 10, 2021
Kamloops-area NDP candidate Sundhu pledges support for people affected by wildfires B.C.'s Interior
The NDP candidate for the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo says an election pledge on climate action will specifically address disaster relief in the Kamloops area. Bill Sundhu was talking about $3 billion committed for local governments that was previously earmarked by leader Jagmeet Singh in the campaign. He spoke to report...
Sep 08, 2021
Elections Canada still expects mail-in ballot requests to increase before Sept. 14 deadline
An Elections Canada spokesperson says there have been about 324,000 applications from people looking to vote by mail this federal election. Given the ongoing COVID-19 situation, Andrea Marantz says those numbers are likely going to keep increasing until the September 14 application deadline. "People are taking not...
Sep 02, 2021
Kamloops-area candidate lists finalized ahead of September 20 federal election
It is September 1 and that means the list of candidates running in the ongoing federal election has been finalized. There are seven candidates in Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo vying to replace four-term MP Cathy McLeod, who announced her retirement in February. Frank Caputo is carrying the Conservative flag, while Bill Sun...
Sep 01, 2021
Green Party goes back to Iain Currie as Kamloops-area candidate
The first repeat candidate in the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo from the 2019 federal election has been declared, with Iain Currie running for the Green Party. Currie, a lawyer, finished fourth on the ballot two years ago but helped the Greens earn their highest share of votes ever in this riding. He received more than 8,7...
Aug 17, 2021
Crown lawyer Frank Caputo wins Conservative nomination for Kamloops Thompson Cariboo riding
Crown prosecutor Frank Caputo will be on the ballot for the Conservative Party of Canada in the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding in the next federal election. NL News has been told by someone close to the vote that Caputo is the winner in the party's nomination race for this riding, as no public notice has gone out yet...
Aug 09, 2021
