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Britain will ban children under 16 from using a range of social media apps including Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube to protect young people from harmful content and excessive screen time, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday. Starmer told a news conference that he will fight back if technology companies …
Read More »Winnipeg to introduce surface-testing machines to analyze sidewalk quality – Winnipeg
The City of Winnipeg is set to introduce some new machines to assess the quality of local sidewalks. Over the next few months, the approximately 3,200 kilometres of sidewalks and pathways throughout the city will be assessed by the new tech, noting details like length, width, material and whether there …
Read More »N.S. endometriosis patients urge province to introduce free birth control – Halifax
Endometriosis patients in Nova Scotia are urging provincial politicians to adopt the federal pharmacare bill once it passes through the Senate. The bill, if it becomes law, could make contraceptives such as IUDs and birth control pills free to Nova Scotians, which would help people suffering from conditions such as …
Read More »Ontario expected to introduce bill to return lands to the Greenbelt
TORONTO — Ontario’s municipal affairs and housing minister is expected to introduce legislation today to return parcels of land to the protected Greenbelt. Premier Doug Ford’s government announced in November 2022 that it was removing 15 sites from the Greenbelt in order to build 50,000 homes. But after months of …
Read More »Raptors set to introduce new head coach
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 13, 2023 4:00 am Updated June 13, 2023 6:07 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors will introduce their new head coach at a press conference this afternoon at Scotiabank Arena. The Raptors were the only …
Read More »Ontario to introduce legislation to ‘refocus’ education system
TORONTO — Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce is set to table legislation the government says will refocus the education system. A government news release says the legislation due today will “refocus the education system on improving outcomes for students.” Lecce announced Sunday the province was hiring 1,000 teachers for specialized …
Read More »Ottawa not committing when to introduce First Nations policing bill – National
The federal government is backing away from setting a timeline to introduce legislation that would declare First Nations policing an essential service, but at least one regional chief hopes to see it this spring. Ghislain Picard, a member of the Assembly of First Nations executive, says it has been fighting …
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