B.C. NDP and Conservatives spar over climbing deficit in waning days of campaign

British Columbia·NewThe East Kootenay community of roughly 4,000 people is just 20 kilometres west of the B. C.-Alberta border, and shares many ties with its neighbours. Earlier this year, the regional district voted to permanently align their clocks with Alberta. Border community shares close ties to Alberta neighboursListen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A welcome sign in Sparwood, B. C. just west of the Alberta border. People in the community are watching the results of a referendum regarding potential Alberta independence closely. People in the community of Sparwood, B. C. are keeping a close eye on the Alberta referendum playing out just across the provincial border. The East Kootenay community of roughly 4,000 people is just 20 kilometres west of the B. C.-Alberta border, and shares many ties with its neigbours.

Albertans head to the polls Monday to vote on 10 referendum questions, including whether the province should move toward a separation vote. The separation question, listed as Question 10 on the ballot, will be counted and reported first. Vote totals for Questions 1 through 9, which focus on immigration and constitutional issues, will follow in numerical order.

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Duke received 10 first-place votes and was second in the preseason poll. Illinois received the other two and was third. The Gators started last season at No. 3 but crashed out of the poll entirely by early January. They rallied to win the Southeastern Conference regular-season championship, only to get stunned by Iowa as a No. 1 seed in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. “I think we’re more prepared this year for early-season expectations than we were last year,” Golden said. “We were kind of gathering ourselves, figuring [things] out for the first time, where this year we can use last year’s experience to learn from.”In an era of roster upheaval — some teams still don’t know who will be eligible as court cases play out — the Gators have the benefit of experience on their side. Thomas Haugh, Alex Condon, Rueben Chinyelu, and Denzel Aberdeen all played on their national title team. Aberdeen, back after a year at Kentucky, is among the players who’ve been granted another season of eligibility by the courts. “We didn’t finish the way that we wanted to last year, so everyone’s kind of got that in the back of their head as motivation,” Condon said.