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British Columbia has adopted a new time-zone code to coincide with its decision to remain permanently with year-round daylight time. The Ministry of Citizens' Services says in a statement that the province has begun using Pacific time with the abbreviation of PCT for its new time zone. The designation replaces the use of Pacific standard time and Pacific daylight time that were previously used, depending on the time of year.

If you've been itching to get behind the wheel of a MINI, this is your chance. From October 2-4, Concord Pacific Place is hosting a unique 90-minute experience called MINI Speed Date, which includes the chance to zip around a closed circuit in the MINI JCW 3 Door and more. The free event has 72 openings per day, and you must register to secure your spot. Here's everything you need to know: During the event, you'll get to experience two very different sides of MINI.

Before moving to Canada, I'd heard so much about Costco that I thought I knew what to expect. I was wrong. Where I lived in Ukraine, bulk warehouse stores were mainly geared toward restaurants and wholesale businesses, so buying groceries in such huge quantities wasn't something my family was used to. Since our small Ontario town didn't have its own Costco store, our first visit turned into a weekend road trip.

Tu cherches une bonne raison d'avoir la chair de poule cet automne? Une nouvelle expérience immersive à Montréal va te donner l'impression d'être dans un conte d'horreur, pas juste en train de le regarder ou l'écouter. Eh oui, OASIS immersion s'apprête à changer d'ambiance pour l'automne, et après les univers féeriques, festifs et sensoriels présentés au Palais des congrès, c'est maintenant au tour de l'horreur d'être à l'honneur, juste à temps pour l'Halloween.

Coalition Avenir Québec leader Christine Fréchette is rejecting suggestions that an IT project in the health-care system will cost a billion dollars. Radio-Canada published a report earlier this week suggesting Fréchette's government had disregarded an analysis that suggested that the Santé Québec project known as SIFA could cost $1 billion rather than the $96 million that was initially estimated.

The European Union is a complex assembly of countries that is taking on an increasingly important role for the world and for Canadian interests. Here's a look at what the EU is and how it works. Where did it come from? In the wake of two devastating world wars, some of the continent's leaders banded together with the idea that trade could not only boost economic growth but make future wars less likely. France and Germany have always been at the heart of the EU project.

Tout enfant qui a déjà lacé ses patins pour un entraînement de hockey s'est imaginé aux côtés des Canadiens de Montréal au Centre Bell avant la mise au jeu. Ce rêve est sur le point de devenir réalité pour quelques chanceux.euses. Le concours des Mini-Capitaines présenté par IGA offre à deux enfants, âgé.e.s de 5 à 12 ans, la chance de participer à la cérémonie d'ouverture d'un match à domicile des Canadiens.

The Royal Canadian Air Force is welcoming the first two of its new Siskin II trainer aircraft, the same aircraft that will replace the old Tutor jets flown by the Snowbirds aerial demonstration team. The turboprop planes will soon be headed to 15 Wing Moose Jaw, where the air force will eventually station a fleet of 19 to serve as the main trainers for new pilots. Acquiring the CT-157 Siskin II is part of the RCAF's overall plan to modernize its fleets and overhaul its training.

Kerry-Lynne Findlay is vowing to stay on as the British Columbia Conservative leader, saying she is "not going anywhere" after a series of defections that have depleted the Opposition ranks.

Ça y est! Bientôt, tu n’auras plus à te soucier du changement d’heure, tant à l’automne qu’à l’été... si tu vis au Manitoba. Le gouvernement de la province des Prairires a confirmé ce jeudi 17 septembre qu’il conservera désormais l’heure avancée toute l’année. Et le Québec, lui? On fait le point.