Taking his closing pitch to a battleground riding in Nanaimo, BC Conservative Leader John Rustad touted health-care promises and commented on the tone of the campaign Wednesday.

The release revolved around one of the most puzzlingly grotesque concoctions in the long and artery-clogging history of fast food: the McDonald’s McRib. The fake news part was that Rustad is promising to bring the “sandwich” back if elected premier of the province.

Booted from the BC Liberal Party two years ago, the rural conservative from Northern B.C. now holds the reins to a party that seeks to embrace the same kinds of unconventional views for which he says

During the campaign, BC Conservative Leader John Rustad has repeatedly said people are "dying on the streets" in the province – and on Tuesday he claimed to have witnessed that very thing in downtown Vancouver while he was on his way to the leaders' debate.

The B.C. Conservatives have unveiled their education policy plans about six days before the Oct. 19 voting day. The plan includes reinstating provi.