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Some Ontario boards plan to keep virtual learning even if province doesn’t require it

TORONTO — Several Ontario school boards are planning to continue offering virtual learning next year, forging ahead before provincial direction is set, and saying it’s now more about a different mode of learning rather than a pandemic response. The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, Toronto Catholic District School Board and Toronto …

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Alberta First Nation to sign child welfare agreement with feds without the province

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 1, 2023 10:03 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size An Alberta First Nation is to sign an agreement today with Ottawa giving it the autonomy to administer its child welfare. Louis Bull Tribe at Maskwacis, Alta., south of Edmonton, would …

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Manitoba First Nation to sign child welfare agreement with Ottawa, province – Winnipeg

By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 31, 2023 9:00 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Peguis First Nation is set to become the first Indigenous group in Manitoba to take control of child welfare under federal legislation that came into effect three years ago. The community north …

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How many health-care workers does Ontario need? The province won’t say

Officials with the Ford government and the Ministry of Health are refusing to divulge how many new nurses, personal support workers and physicians Ontario needs to fill the staffing gaps in Ontario’s health-care system, citing potential damage to the economy if the information is released. In a response to a …

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Annual state of the province speech in Manitoba takes on election campaign tone – Winnipeg

Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson delivered her annual state of the province speech Thursday with a bit more partisan messaging than usual. The annual speech to the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce traditionally involves a premier going over their accomplishments of the past year and focusing on economic development before a business …

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This farmer says he reluctantly throws away enough cauliflower to feed a province

1:53:00FULL EPISODE: How are high grocery prices affecting you? Richard Melvin hopes there comes a time when the majority of food waste from his farm ends up in the mouths of people who need it most. Despite being “perfectly good to eat,” up to 40 per cent of Melvin’s 36 …

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N.L.’s premier asked doctors to contact him directly about working in the province. They had a lot to say

Their names are redacted for privacy reasons. But their experiences trying to practise medicine in Newfoundland and Labrador are not. There’s the St. John’s-born and -raised doctor, trained at Memorial University’s medical school before moving away, who outlined a list of hurdles to coming back — including lower pay, child-care concerns and a …

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More than 3,700 homes lost to short-term rentals across the province, Halifax group finds

More than 3,700 homes in Nova Scotia aren’t available to families seeking permanent housing because they are listed as short-term vacation rentals, according to research by a Halifax community group. Neighbours Speak Up compiled data from the Government of Nova Scotia’s short-term accommodations registry — as well as short-term rental …

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WestJet says it will make Calgary its global hub in announcing pact with province

The Alberta government and WestJet announced on Wednesday that they had signed a memorandum of understanding that promises to make Calgary and Alberta a hub for the aviation industry.  As part of the agreement, the government committed around $73 million over a number of years toward the aviation and tourism …

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B.C. municipalities urge province to take back oversight and funding for diking

There’s been a number of calls to action to the provincial government at the Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) convention in Whistler this week, from hiring more doctors to putting more resources into mental health services  But one of the loudest and most repeated messages has also been one of …

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