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Politics·BreakingSen. Pamela Wallin has resigned from the Upper Chamber. Former journalist represented Saskatchewan in the Red ChamberCBC News · Posted: Oct 19, 2026 11:17 AM EDT | Last Updated: 30 minutes agoListen to this articleEstimated 1 minuteThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Sen. Pamela Wallin speaks at a media conference in Ottawa on Feb. 1, 2024. (Patrick Doyle/The Canadian Press)Sen. Pamela Wallin has resigned from the Upper Chamber. The clerk of the Senate received a resignation letter from the longtime Saskatchewan senator effective Sunday, Oct. 18, according to the Senate of Canada. The reason for her resignation, which was first reported by iPolitics, is not yet known. Wallin turns 75, the Senate's mandatory retirement age, in 2028. Wallin was appointed to the Senate on the advice of Prime Minister Stephen Harper in 2009. More to comeWith files from Chris Rands

British ColumbiaWorkers across British Columbia whose jobs require co-ordinating with colleagues or customers elsewhere in the country will have to change lifelong, automatic calculations when the province stops changing clocks on Nov. 1. For some workers, the move to permanent daylight time will mean different hours and conditions on the job. Federal employees among many facing schedule changes as B. C. moves to permanent daylight time Nov. 1Rhianna Schmunk · CBC News · Posted: Oct 19, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 5 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. People take the SkyTrain in Burnaby, B. C., in 2025. (Ben Nelms/CBC)On any given workday, Nathan Fehr calculates time zone differences without much of a thought. He works in sales remotely from his home in British Columbia for a biotech company headquartered in Boston, Mass., supporting customers across North America as part of a unit based in the United Kingdom.

Men and women looking for good-paying secure careers are being encouraged to enter the skilled trades Ashton Brown is winning recognition for her work as a skilled tradeswoman.