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B.C. company using province’s first electric plane for training

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Vancouver Island company is the first in the province to own and operate an electric airplane. Sealand Flight Ltd.’s all-electric Velis Electro aircraft, which aims to “lay the groundwork” for sustainable aviation in Canada, has arrived in Campbell River, B.C. From …

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‘No other obvious federal programs’: Feds warn provinces to apply for Chignecto Isthmus funding

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 …

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Ontario government plans to recoup COVID-19 loans to province’s doctors

TORONTO — Ontario doctors who received loans from the province during the COVID-19 pandemic in order to cover increased costs and offset revenue losses stemming from lower patient volumes will now have one year to pay those sums back. The Ontario government laid out plans to recoup the money in …

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Provinces with dental benefits for kids got smaller share of federal plan – National

Provinces that already cover dental-care services for children have been given a smaller share of federal dollars from the Canada Dental Benefit, further driving concerns that governments will end that coverage as the federal program expands. Data provided to Parliament shows that provinces and territories with dental benefits for all …

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Nature Conservancy releases plan to protect grasslands in Manitoba, other prairie provinces – Winnipeg

The Nature Conservancy of Canada has announced a plan to protect iconic Prairie grasslands, considered one of the most endangered and least protected ecosystems in the country. The plan aims to raise $500 million by 2030 to conserve more than 5,000 square kilometres — about six times the size of …

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Will provinces accept Trudeau’s new health funding deal? Feds to ask ministers – National

Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos will ask the provinces Wednesday whether or not they intend to accept the new health-care funding deal tabled by the prime minister. Duclos and Mental Health and Addictions Minister Carolyn Bennett are to write to the provincial health ministers seeking some clarity on their positions. …

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Business advocate, winemakers call for relaxed homemade alcohol laws in line with western provinces – Winnipeg

Colin Swanston fields questions weekly from customers hoping to make wine for special occasions like weddings — but his answers aren’t as straightforward as he’d like. “We have to ask them, ‘Are you making it? Are you having a wedding on private property? Are you getting a hall? Because if …

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Single mothers’ lawsuit against province’s legal aid system heads to B.C. Supreme Court

The B.C. Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday from a group of B.C. single mothers who are challenging the province’s legal aid system. The case, launched in 2017 by the Single Mothers Alliance, argues the province’s legal aid funding for women fleeing abuse is inadequate, and puts them further at risk. A judge …

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