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BC Gov News
Monday, September 15, 2025
B.C.’s economy remains steady despite disruption and uncertainty from the global trade conflict, its First Quarterly Report shows.
Monday, September 15, 2025
Jessie Sunner, Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills, and Jennifer Blatherwick, parliamentary secretary for gender equity, have released the following statement in recognition of Consent Awareness Week 2025:
Monday, September 15, 2025
The Province, in partnership with the First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC) and the Indigenous Adult and Higher Learning Association (IAHLA), is supporting the development of First Nations-led community-based teacher-education programs to address the significant shortage of First Nations teachers in the province.