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Conservatives Launch Youth Jobs Plan, Call on Liberals to Adopt It in Budget
The Conservative Party of Canada has announced a comprehensive Youth Jobs Plan to address the alarming rise in youth unemployment across the country. Conservative Shadow Minister for Employment Garnet...
Oct 15, 2025 Question Period / Période des questions 14 Feb.
Ottawa, ONTARIO, on 14 February, 2023.
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Over 700,000 British Columbians Set to Join Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill
On Thursday, October 16, 2025, at 10:16 a.m., British Columbians across the province will take part in the Great British Columbia ShakeOut, a provincewide earthquake drill aimed at helping people prep...
Oct 15, 2025
BC Coroners Report Calls for Action to Prevent Youth Suicide
The BC Coroners Service has released a new report urging immediate action to prevent suicide among young people in British Columbia. The report, Creating Connection, Supporting Strengths, comes from a...
Oct 15, 2025
$2.4 Million Boost for Youth Employment Program in B.C.
Young people in British Columbia who are struggling to find work will have more support, thanks to new provincial and federal funding for a successful employment training program. The YWCA's NextStep ...
Oct 15, 2025
Quesnel breaks 115-year-old cold-weather record
Several northern and coastal communities also set new lows this week Quesnel woke up to record-breaking cold this week, shattering a 115-year-old temperature record on Monday morning. According to Env...
Oct 15, 2025
Measles Exposure Alert Issued for Fort St. John and Dawson Creek Residents
Public Health officials are alerting residents in Northeast British Columbia, specifically in Fort St. John and Dawson Creek, about potential measles exposure at several locations and flights during l...
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Strong Winds to Impact Atlin and Southern Yukon Today Through Tonight
A vigorous low-pressure system moving from the Gulf of Alaska into Yukon will bring strong and gusty winds to Atlin and much of southern Yukon this afternoon and into the evening. Southeast to southwe...
Oct 14, 2025
BC Forest Sector Faces Crisis as New U.S. Tariffs Deepen Economic Strain
The forest sector in British Columbia is facing an unprecedented challenge with the recent imposition of a new 10 percent U.S. tariff on Canadian softwood lumber, adding to the existing 35 percent dut...
Oct 14, 2025 Forest
SFU Medical School Accepting First Students for Historic 2026 Launch
Simon Fraser University has opened applications for the first cohort of its new medical school - the first new program of its kind in Western Canada in nearly six decades. The school will begin instru...
Oct 14, 2025
Heritage Park Museum's Haunted Cabins and October Festival Return in Terrace
Heritage Park Museum in Terrace invites the community to its annual Haunted Cabins event on October 30th and 31st. Visitors will be transported to Cedar Hollow, a terrifying 1930s village where a youn...
Oct 14, 2025