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Rural Manitoba families will have better access to child care with the opening of the first of eight ready-to-move centres, the provincial and federal governments announced Friday. Manitoba premier Heather Stefanson said the opening of the Bright Beginnings Educare facility in Headingley — which will provide with 20 infant and …
Read More »City’s first accessible playground opens in Waterloo Park
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A contingent of local politicians were on hand on Tuesday in Waterloo, Ont., at Waterloo Park to open the city’s first accessible playground. The new Eby Farm Playground features a rubberized surface, which surrounds a multilevel play structure, according to a release …
Read More »Trent-Severn Waterway opens for 103rd navigation season
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The 103rd navigation season on the Trent-Severn Waterway in central Ontario opened Friday. Parks Canada officially opened the waterway for boating traffic along lock stations between Trenton and Port Severn. The waterway reported a record year for overnight mooring in 2022, including …
Read More »MMF opens 20-unit transitional housing facility on Main Street – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A once-vacant building on Main Street has now turned into transitional housing for Red River Metis citizens as the push to get people off the streets continues. A grand opening was held Monday for Fre Maachi, which means “Fresh Beginnings” in Michif, …
Read More »Regina’s Italian Star Deli opens new location with hope of continuing family legacy – Regina
Regina’s much beloved Italian Star Deli has officially opened the doors to its brand-new location. The new location is only 35 steps from the current shop, but will have 6,200 square feet to serve Regina customers. Read more: Shaping Saskatchewan: Carlo Giambattista The deli is perhaps best known for its …
Read More »Einarson, Jones set out for history books as Scotties Tournament of Hearts opens – Winnipeg
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 17, 2023 8:19 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Kerri Einarson and Jennifer Jones take a shot at history as the Scotties Tournament of Hearts begins Friday at the Sandman Centre. Einarson, alongside Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard and Briane …
Read More »COP15: Biodiversity conference opens in Montreal with focus on conservation targets
A major international conference on preserving the world’s biodiversity is to open Tuesday with speakers including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. COP15 in Montreal brings together 196 countries to refresh the Convention on Biological Diversity and is seen as a crucial attempt to reach a …
Read More »MacGregor-area farmer opens charity sunflower selfie spot for 2nd year
A Manitoba farmer is continuing his tradition of helping people take the ultimate sunflower-themed selfies — while also raising money to stamp out hunger and defuse a thorny problem some producers face from picture-hunting trespassers. Dean Toews, who farms just outside of MacGregor, Man., has again planted a large field of …
Read More »B.C. opens up immunizations to children 4 and under in next phase of COVID-19 fight
Infants, toddlers and pre-schoolers in B.C. can now get immunized against COVID-19. On Tuesday, the province opened up vaccinations to children older than six months and younger than five years old. For parent Megan Santiago Klassen, it was an opportunity she didn’t hesitate to take advantage of for her kids — …
Read More »New outdoor space to smoke cannabis opens on Exhibition Place grounds
At Grand Bizarre, customers can swim, eat, drink, mingle and now, if they fancy, stroll around the corner and smoke cannabis in a restricted area. Cannabis Carnival is being touted as one of the first of its kind in Ontario — a dedicated place to smoke cannabis that its president, Zlatko Starkovski, says is …
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