Conservatives Gain in Tight BC Election Race as Rival Party Disintegrates
- BC United Party, in power until 2017, suspends campaign
- Conservatives aim to boost LNG, pipelines in Canadian province
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The political party that governed British Columbia for 16 years at the start of this century has withdrawn from its election after a collapse in its poll numbers.
The BC United Party, formerly known as the BC Liberals, will suspend its campaign ahead of the Oct. 19 election in Canada’s third most populous province, representatives said in an emailed statement on Wednesday.