The RCMP has laid a number of charges against a 30-year-old man after a drug bust in North West River. A community advocate says it was a long time coming after years of inaction. Bust is part of a larger issue in the community, says resident Sheila Cooper The RCMP …
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No water, no oil: How the parched western provinces could hamper the oilpatch
Persistent and severe drought conditions across Western Canada could have a devastating effect on the oil and natural gas sector, which has drilling operations in some of the driest areas, according to a new report by Deloitte. Water shortages could have devastating effect on oil and gas sector, says new …
Read More »What we know — and don’t — about the national school food program
The federal government's announcement that it will launch a national school food program might have left some people with more questions than answers about how it will actually work. Here's what we know — and don't — about the $1-billion program. Few details about $1B program in prime minister's announcement …
Read More »Nunavut family speaks out after 8-year-old given tuberculosis medication meant for another child
When Jaffar Gebara found out that his eight-year-old daughter was being given medication for sleeping tuberculosis at her school, he was shocked. Even more shocking was that his daughter didn’t have tuberculosis. Child was given five doses of tuberculosis medication in three months without parents knowing When Jaffar Gebara found …
Read More »Vancouver’s Granville Island pedestrians urged to pick up a brick to boost crosswalk visibility
A Vision Zero volunteer and Granville Island residents say more work needs to be done to improve pedestrian safety in the area, especially at crosswalks between the seawall and Anderson Street. April Fools' foam-brick campaign by safety non-profit aims to draw attention to pedestrian safety in busy area A crosswalk …
Read More »A pipeline to send water to southern Alberta? Ideas float to the surface in times of drought
Interbasin diversions — transferring water from one major river basin to another — are often suggested in times of drought. But they bring with them concerns tied to water chemistry, invasive species and Alberta’s water allocation commitments with surrounding jurisdictions. Irrigation districts have raised interbasin diversion as an option amid …
Read More »Cannabis is emerging as a new battleground over Mi’kmaw rights
While Mi'kmaw treaty rights have long been asserted in the fisheries, most prominently in the Nova Scotia lobster industry and increasingly with lucrative baby eels, cannabis is emerging as a contentious new legal and social battleground. Some unauthorized store owners are asserting they have a treaty right to sell cannabis …
Read More »P.E.I. river otters caught on camera as their population grows
Fans of river otters are excited to see evidence the species' numbers are growing locally, at least in one corner of Prince Edward Island. The water-loving mammals are making a comeback — after disappearing from the Island in the early 1900s. New rules in place to protect otters from beaver …
Read More »Teacher shortages are leaving educators with no ‘good options’ — and they say students are paying the price
A cross-Canada shortage of teachers is hitting a crisis level, experts warn, and while some COVID-era stopgap measures are being reintroduced, they say more sustainable solutions are needed. Staffing crisis is contributing to learning gaps and behaviour issues in the classroom, principal says Amid a worsening teacher shortage, filling staffing …
Read More »Kelowna, B.C., tenants told to evacuate due to risks from nearby UBC construction site
More than 80 residents of a low-income apartment building in Kelowna, B.C., have been told they need to leave because a nearby construction site has caused a "significant" risk to life and safety. B.C. Housing says 84 people need to move out of Kelowna building after nearby shoring wall deemed …
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