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Thursday is Jeans Day, an annual campaign that’s raised $20 million in 26 years

CP Rail, employees accused of ordering train parked without brakes near Revelstoke plead not guilty

More than 230,000 British Columbians have already voted

Residents are moving to large apartment buildings and duplexes, Stats Can figures show

British Columbia is the fifth oldest province in Canada, 2016 census numbers show

Save-On-Food’s Matt Sidor and Kristian Warner arrived at the Kitimat Humane Society bearing gifts - cat food and other goodies valued at nearly $300. “We donated food that was part of our Planogram that was no longer available for purchase in the store. Rather than reducing the cost to sell through, we decided that it could be better used by the Humane Society,” said Matt. “We do our best to donate to them every couple of months.”

Parties make pledges on carbon tax, personal income tax and more.

Caledonia Senior Secondary School in Terrace visited Rio Tinto’s plant on April 19. The class, which is studying earth sciences, had a presentation on the types of raw materials used in the aluminium making process, how aluminium is made and what the final products are. Rio Tinto’s HSE Advisor Alyssa Dalton provided a safety induction for the class and then Laure Kline, Business Improvement partner for Rio Tinto, took the class on a site tour.

MSP is not only a tax, it’s a payroll tax for nearly half of those subject to it

The spike in overdose-related calls coincides with ‘Welfare Wednesday’, officials say