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More than 1,000 miles north of the Greater Toronto Area, far away from the Greenbelt scandal and spats over who should pay for refugee shelter spaces, is a community that has been struggling to keep pace as it grows. Despite not sharing the spotlight with cities and towns in southern …
Read More »Freeland says Ottawa to ‘work harder’ to provide relief to victims of N.S. flooding
The federal government will pick up its pace in providing disaster relief to parts of Nova Scotia hit by last weekend’s flooding, deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland said Thursday after she viewed a bridge shattered by torrential rainfall. Freeland, who is also finance minister, made the comment to reporters after …
Read More »New tech gadgets are making it harder to escape domestic abuse: advocates – National
A phone, a smart home, a digitally connected car — these are the tools of digital domestic abuse that anti-violence experts say is on the rise. “Methods that are sort of presented as advances in technology, whether it’s a smart home or a smart car, are just another method of …
Read More »These students say virtual learning makes the transition to high school, university much harder
Some young learners are struggling to build early reading skills while others stumble over math concepts. Repeated pandemic pivots have left students out of practice with classroom learning, impacted their mental health and distanced them from peers. The CBC News series Learning Curve explores the ramifications of COVID-19 for Canadian …
Read More »Gas prices over $2 per litre making it harder to find a taxi or Uber
With gas prices continuing to hover around $2 a litre, the pain is being felt acutely by those who drive for a living. They say the price at the pumps is now cutting into their bottom line. Taxi drivers and drivers who work for ride-hailing or food delivery apps are responsible for …
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