CP NewsAlert: Polls close in rain-drenched British Columbia election

By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on October 19, 2024.

A man wears an I Voted sticker at the Elections BC office in Victoria, B.C., on Sept. 25. Voters in British Columbia - at least those who are not among the one million people who already voted in advance - are going to the polls today to elect the next provincial government in a tight race between New Democrats and Conservatives. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

VANCOUVER – Polls have closed in British Columbia after a rain-drenched election day in much of the province.

Voters braved high winds and torrential downpours brought by an atmospheric river weather system that forced closures of several polling stations due to power outages.

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