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Federal Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic Leblanc is warning provincial governments in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia that federal funding to help protect the Chignecto Isthmus may not be available should they fail to meet a Wednesday deadline for a federal program. “There is no other obvious federal programs that would …
Read More »‘Job massacre’: Ontario journalism programs adapting to changing industry amid layoffs
Journalism schools across Ontario say they are adapting their programs to better reflect changes in the industry, teaching students how to become storytellers not just in traditional newsrooms, but in other fields as well. It’s a shift media educators say will prepare graduates for careers that might have to withstand …
Read More »Ontario has $4 billion more for health care than needed for current programs: FAO
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 31, 2023 11:25 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s fiscal watchdog says the province has $4.4 billion more allocated to health-care than what’s needed to fund current programs and commitments made until 2026. The Financial Accountability Office of Ontario …
Read More »Nova Scotia mass shooting: Government commits more money to mental health programs – Halifax
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 18, 2023 11:22 am Updated May 18, 2023 11:26 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Nova Scotia government has announced more mental health resources for people who live in the three counties most affected by the mass shooting in …
Read More »Guelph Community Foundation donates nearly $30K to winter camp programs – Guelph
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ten local winter camp programs are receiving a donation from the Guelph Community Foundation. A total of $28,700 is coming from the foundation’s Kids to Camp grant program. In a news release, the money will allow over 200 local children to attend …
Read More »Fraction of Nova Scotia’s Green Fund spent on climate change programs: auditor – Halifax
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 28, 2023 9:28 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Nova Scotia’s auditor general says only a fraction of a government fund established to combat climate change has been spent on solving the problem. Kim Adair says a performance audit of …
Read More »Kingston family claims bureaucracy is denying children education program opportunity – Kingston
A Kingston family is frustrated that two of their children may miss out on a great learning opportunity because of school board bureaucracy. An education program offered by the Limestone District School Board is open to children who are with the Catholic board. But the family says schools have been …
Read More »Wesley moving programs to larger site next winter, day centre to close in March – Hamilton
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A central Hamilton, Ont. non-profit supporting those experiencing poverty and homelessness says its set to relocate to a larger site, currently housing a retirement residence. In a release on Tuesday, Wesley Urban Ministries says it has an agreement to move from it’s …
Read More »New wave of university programs puts Indigenous knowledge at its core
Kallie Drummond took the University of Prince Edward Island’s new Indigenous teachings course as an elective this past summer, but the second-year student already knows she wants to learn more. The young Métis woman from Treaty 1 territory in Manitoba hopes to weave Indigenous studies into her university course load and …
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