BC officials have updated to say that there is NOT any threat to the province's coast. ~Shayne.

A 7.2 magnitude earthquake has occurred off the coast of Alaska this afternoon. BC officials are currently evaluating any possible tsunami threat, but as of now, there are not any advisories for the BC coast. ~Shayne #yyj.

10pm: Victoria, NDP since 2006, goes Liberal. Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke: Also a Liberal win. Cowichan-Malahat-Langford: Not called yet, but a healthy lead for the Conservatives. All were NDP seats - a snapshot of their dropoff, resulting in Jagmeet Singh stepping down as leader.

9:00pm Victoria-area update:.Elizabeth May (Greens) projected to win Saanich-Gulf Islands. Liberals lead Victoria and Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke. Conservatives lead Cowichan-Malahat-Langford. ~Zone Newsroom #yyj.

7:25pm: Local results still to come, but things are pointing towards a Liberal government. Still unclear if it would be a minority or majority, with many polls still to report. ~Zone Newsroom.

Still a few minutes left until local polls close, and we're starting to get more numbers in from the rest of the country - I'll have updates on the radio for you throughout the evening. ~Shayne in the Newsroom.

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