National

Vancouver Mayoral Candidate Ken Sim Admits Defeat, Congratulates Winner Kennedy Stewart

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 23 Oct, 2018 12:14 AM

VANCOUVER — The runner-up in the race for Vancouver mayor has admitted defeat, two days after he lost by almost 1,000 votes.

In a statement Monday, Ken Sim of the Non-Partisan Association congratulated Kennedy Stewart for his win on Saturday. .

Sim apologized for the time it took to acknowledge that Stewart won the election.

Sim says given the close nature of the result, he and his party believed they owed it to their supporters and to the city to ensure the results were correct.

He says he wasn't trying to take away from Stewart or his team's accomplishment.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 22, 2018 NPA Mayoral Candidate Ken Sim congratulates Kennedy Stewart on becoming...
Posted by Ken Sim and the NPA Team on Monday, 22 October 2018

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

Survey Finds Growing Disconnect Between Canadians And Nature

TORONTO — A survey for the Nature Conservancy of Canada indicates Canadians feel happier when they are connected to nature, but fewer are making the effort to get out of the house.

Survey Finds Growing Disconnect Between Canadians And Nature

We're Not 'Banana Republic,' Says Saudi Arabia, Demands Canada Apologise

OTTAWA — The Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister threw cold water on hopes the diplomatic row between his country and Canada will come to an end on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly this week.

We're Not 'Banana Republic,' Says Saudi Arabia, Demands Canada Apologise

Halifax Billionaire Businessman John Risley Represents Himself In Small Claims Court, Loses $2,572

Halifax billionaire John Risley, one of Canada's richest people and a leading philanthropist, represented himself in small claims court over a $3,000 claim from a tradesman — and mostly lost.

Halifax Billionaire Businessman John Risley Represents Himself In Small Claims Court, Loses $2,572

B.C. Limits Rent Increases But Tenants' Group Wants More Protections

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government has chopped the annual rent increase that landlords are allowed to charge by two per cent but an advocacy group is calling for more changes to protect tenants in heated markets.

B.C. Limits Rent Increases But Tenants' Group Wants More Protections

Port Moody Mayoral Candidate Rob Vagramov On Why He Asked A Homeless Man To Chug Beer For Sandwich

PORT MOODY, B.C. — A mayoral candidate and sitting councillor in Metro Vancouver has taken to social media to explain a profanity-laden 2014 video in which he asks a homeless man to chug a beer with him in exchange for a sandwich.

Port Moody Mayoral Candidate Rob Vagramov On Why He Asked A Homeless Man To Chug Beer For Sandwich

Review Finds Former Victoria Police Chief Frank Elsner Committed 8 Acts Of Misconduct

VICTORIA — A former Victoria police chief "caught in a web of untruths" was handed unprecedented disciplinary action Wednesday after a review found Frank Elsner committed eight acts of misconduct under British Columbia's Police Act.