Prince George voters choose former councillor Garth Frizzell as mayor

British ColumbiaAfter a tight race between nine candidates, including an incumbent mayor and two former city councillors, Prince George voters have chosen former councillor Garth Frizzell to lead the city. Frizzell ran on a platform of economic development and 18-year council experienceHanna Petersen · CBC News · Posted: Oct 18, 2026 2:29 AM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours agoListen 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. Prince George's next mayor Garth Frizzell holds up his campaign sign moments after finding out the election results. (Andrew Kurjata/CBC)Voters in Prince George have chosen an 18-year city council veteran as the new mayor to lead the city.  Voters picked Garth Frizzell out of a crowded field of nine mayoral candidates. Frizzell won with 5,310 votes, beating incumbent Simon Yu by 741 votes, as well as fellow city councillor and challenger Kyle Sampson by 878 votes. "People of Prince George have placed their trust in me and I'm deeply humbled," Frizzell said.

Updated at 12:45 a.m. Sunday, October 18th Prince George residents voted for change in the 2026 Municipal Election Saturday night.

Ottawa·OTTAWA VOTES 2026The incumbent, Marty Carr, faces four challengers in the city council race in Alta Vista ward. Marty Carr enters the campaign for Alta Vista after 1st term as its councillorCBC News · Posted: Aug 25, 2026 2:10 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 1Listen to this articleEstimated 2 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. Alta Vista, also known as Ward 18 south of the core, includes the General hospital and CHEO at its centre. It has about 46,000 people. (City of Ottawa)The current councillor for Alta Vista ward faces four challengers this election. Marty Carr, a former public servant and Alta Vista Community Association president, won the open seat in 2022 with about 47 per cent of the vote. This year's field includes Muhyadin Omar Barkhat, Carr, Tressy El-Hawi, retired public servant Derek McSweeney and political staffer Elsa Niyongabo. Read more of CBC's 2026 Ottawa election coverageThis election, CBC Ottawa has been asking voters about their top concerns.

Garth Frizzell came out on top in the nine-person field

British Columbia·NewThe B. C. Conservatives say their platform will create $2.6 billion in new revenue over three years, while shrinking the deficit to $10.8 billion by 2030. Platform aims to find funds by freezing outside hiring and reviewing ministries' spendingWolfgang Depner · CBC News · Posted: Oct 18, 2026 9:42 PM EDT | Last Updated: 5 minutes agoListen 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. B. C. Conservative Party Leader Lorne Doerkson did not make himself available after the platform was released Sunday. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press)The British Columbia Conservatives say their platform will create $2.6 billion in new revenue over three years, while shrinking the deficit to $10.8 billion by 2030. The party says its platform amounts to restraint, not austerity.
The document says that if Gross Domestic Product grows by 2.5 per cent in 2027, 2.8 per cent in 2028, and 3.2 per cent in 2029, the province will collect an additional $2.62 billion over three years, compared with the NDP’s own forecast.

PETS & ANIMALS“This tragedy... was 100% preventable," one wildlife expert said. A 16-month-old child was injured by a coyote in Atwater Village, where neighbors say earlier concerns went unaddressed. Monday, October 19, 2026 1:38AMATWATER VILLAGE, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Neighbors are questioning whether more could have been done to prevent a coyote from attacking and injuring a 16-month-old child in Atwater Village. According to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), the encounter happened on Friday off Glenhurst Avenue. The child was treated at a local hospital and released. The coyote was later captured by wildlife officials and euthanized, CDFW said. Neighbor Jason Rosen said he was saddened to learn about the attack. “That really makes me really sad,” Rosen said. Rosen said he has previously seen coyotes in the area. “I’ve seen them around. I actually feel bad for them because, you know, they have nowhere to go," he said. "Our neighborhood is their neighborhood too. "It is unclear whether the euthanized animal was the same coyote that residents said they had seen in the neighborhood for months.