Gig workers in B.C. to be paid minimum of $20.88 an hour ( www.cbc.ca )
Liberals haven't prioritized productivity during nearly nine years in power: David Dodge ( nationalpost.com )
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Losing control: How Manitoba's public guardian system leaves people feeling trapped, stripped of their rights and helpless ( www.cbc.ca )
When George Kinsman left a Winnipeg hospital in 2022, he had no idea he was walking out a man who had lost his legal right to make his own decisions....
How a New Jersey man was wrongly arrested through facial recognition tech now in use in Ontario ( www.cbc.ca )
A New Jersey man who was wrongly jailed after being misidentified through facial recognition software has a message for two Ontario police agencies now using the same technology....
Who are these people? They supposedly worked for a Toronto police board member's companies ( www.cbc.ca )
Until recently, a black-and-white photo of a woman holding her face in her hands was used to depict Mary Ellen Steinam — also known as Ellen Steinam — across social media and on the website of a marketing company founded by Toronto Police Service Board member Nadine Spencer....
Landlords in Alberta are using government-funded climate retrofits as an excuse to hike rents ( ricochet.media )
On May 29, the National Housing Council’s review panel on the financialization of purpose-built rental presented a report that highlights the urgent need not only to build more non-market housing specifically, but also to protect Canada’s existing affordable rental housing from financialized landlords through an acquisition...
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Canada Says It Won’t Give Arms To Azov, Despite U.S. Policy Change ( www.readthemaple.com )
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Trudeau says he considered stepping down during marriage difficulties ( www.cbc.ca )
Operation spotted turtle: how Ontario biologists fight wildlife traffickers ( thenarwhal.ca )
“Someone is coming up behind you,” species-at-risk biologist Scott Gillingwater says. We lower our voices and change the subject. The two of us look conspicuous; we’re wearing chest waders and sun hats and are standing on the edge of a potholed road beside a grassy path near a marshy wetland. I turn to see a man with...
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Explorer Ernest Shackleton's last ship found off Labrador's south coast, says expedition ( www.cbc.ca )
How PEI Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Roundabout | The Walrus ( thewalrus.ca )
For traffic planners, roundabouts have been huge game changers. Decades of studies show that the introduction of traffic circles greatly improves flow and reduces collisions overall by slowing vehicles down. Another plus is the reduction in greenhouse gases, from fewer idling cars, and increased safety for pedestrians, who have...
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Opposition to stampeding Bill C-70 through Parliament grows ( rabble.ca )
Among the controversial provisions are section 20 (1) “Every person commits an offence who, at the direction of, for the benefit of or in association with, a foreign entity or a terrorist group, induces or attempts to induce, by intimidation, threat or violence, any person to do anything or to cause anything to be done...
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[B.C.] Canada's first commercial electric flight to make history June 14 ( www.nanaimobulletin.com )
On June 14, Sealand's Pipistrel Velis Electro will take flight for an introductory flight lesson. It will be the first time a person can purchase a commercial flight on an electric aircraft in Canada. The student will be allowed to operate the aircraft under the guidance of the flight instructor....
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B.C. blows past country with new construction in April 2024 ( www.chemainusvalleycourier.ca )
Building permits issued B.C. in April 2024 totalled 3.13 billion -- up $1.4 billion from March -- and created a record-high 7,521 residential units — up almost 78 per cent compared to the previous month. Based on these figures, B.C. accounted for almost 28 per cent of all new residential units in the country in April....
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Minister broke law over emergency order for spotted owl: judge ( www.cbc.ca )
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault broke the law when he waited eight months to recommend an emergency order protecting British Columbia's endangered spotted owls, a federal court judge has ruled....
Ontario plastics plant facing government orders to reduce toxic emissions will shut down permanently ( www.cbc.ca )
A plastics plant in southwestern Ontario that was ordered by the province and federal government to reduce emissions of the cancer-causing chemical benzene now says it will permanently close by June 2026....
Poilievre says Tories will vote against capital gains tax hike, calls it a 'job killer' ( www.cbc.ca )
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Tuesday his party will oppose the government's proposed capital gains inclusion rate increase — a tax hike that is projected to pull in roughly $19 billion in new revenue....
Green Leader Elizabeth May says no list of disloyal MPs in full spy… ( nationalnewswatch.com )
May told a news conference the full version of the classified report does not contain a "list of MPs who have shown disloyalty to Canada."...
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Can a diet that's good for the planet reduce your risk of dying from disease? ( www.cbc.ca )
Western premiers conclude annual meetings in Whitehorse ( www.timescolonist.com )
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Shannon Phillips targeted climate and parks action. Then she got targeted. The NDPer is now leaving office ( www.cbc.ca )
Pierre Poilievre doesn’t want to talk about foreign interference ( www.nationalobserver.com )
Feds propose raft of changes to cannabis rules to reduce regulatory burden ( www.canadianevergreen.com )
Proposed packaging changes include allowing the lids and containers of cannabis products to be different colours, permitting cut-out windows or transparent packaging so that consumers can see the product before buying, and allowing QR codes so buyers are able to find more information.
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Cubs of rare white grizzly bear killed in highway collision in Yoho National Park ( www.cbc.ca )
The deaths of two bear cubs of a well-known rare white grizzly — known as Bear 178, but nicknamed Nakoda by locals — in Yoho National Park this week has reignited calls for increased awareness and highway safety for those visiting the mountains....