British Columbia lost 20,200 jobs in February, a drop of 0.7 per cent, while the province’s unemployment rate held steady at 6.1 per cent, Statistics Canada said.
B.C.’s three main party leaders clashed over affordability, health care and Indigenous rights in a heated televised election debate Wednesday evening.
The B.C. NDP is promising millions of dollars in new investments in clean energy and climate programs if re-elected, while warning a Conservative government would roll back environmental protections.Â
