Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.
Five things you need to know
The mayor of Richmond, BC has branded the decision by the BC Supreme Court to give the Cowichan Tribes land rights in his city "one of the most consequential rulings of any court" in the history of Canada. Malcolm Brodie said "hundreds of people and their property" could be affected by the ruling, which is based on the claim that the distant ancestors of the Cowichan Tribes once fished in the area that now forms part of the Greater Vancouver Area city.
Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie hopes an upcoming meeting will give property owners affected by the Cowichan Tribes case more information. https://t.co/ZQbZhasxCY
— CityNews Vancouver (@CityNewsVAN) October 19, 2025
The evolution of artificial intelligence technology has made finding a job a lot more difficult for young workers, according to a new report. While experienced workers have seen their employment levels stay steady or even grow, people aged 15 to 24 are suffering from the highest unemployment rate in Canada in 15 years.
Artificial intelligence threatening to push young people out of entry-level jobs in Canada https://t.co/H8HU5lHPEM
— insauga (@insauga) October 19, 2025
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem has said that he and his team will be "humble" in the economic forecast it's set to publish on Oct. 29. Macklem linked that approach to the continuing global uncertainty caused in part by US trade policy. He added: "We will continue to put a lot of emphasis on the risks."
Bank of Canada will be 'humble' as it returns to economic forecasts: Macklem https://54.235.125.214/articles/bank-of-canada-will-be-humble-as-it-returns-to-economic-forecasts-macklem #gpab #yqu #countygp #mdgreenview #yxj #ydq #fortstjohn #dawsoncreek pic.twitter.com/bzMVARRC7A
— 96.3 Reach FM (@963ReachFM) October 20, 2025
CBC's five-year plan to boost its audience among "non-users" and "dissatisfied users" could be too little, too late, according to some observers. Peter Menzies, the former vice chair of the CRTC, added: "It’s very difficult for anybody in Toronto to be making sound decisions about what the interests are of viewers, readers and listeners in Western Canada, and rural parts of Ontario for that matter."
The CBC's new plan to grow, win back audiences is ambitious but vague, experts say: https://t.co/O2wSko9X5r via @CdnPressNews @AnjaKaradeglija
— Sidhartha Banerjee (@sidhartha_b) October 18, 2025
The latest poll on British Columbia politics will do nothing to kill the rumours that the BC NDP is considering another election in the near future. According to Abacus Data's latest survey, the party is seven points ahead of the BC Conservatives and has a 40 per cent approval rating.
📊 New #bcpoli poll from Abacus Data: One year after the provincial election, Premier David Eby and the BC NDP hold the edge — with a 7-point lead over the BC Conservatives among decided voters.
— Abacus Data (@abacusdataca) October 20, 2025
👉 Read the full report: https://t.co/sRQWYYcEvN pic.twitter.com/bYYakoIEp8
