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Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The family of a Brampton, Ont. teen are devastated and looking for answers after he was …
Read More »Rural northeast Pickering could become home for 72,000 people. Critics say the city is moving too fast
Advocates are urging Pickering city council to reject a plan to develop 1,600 hectares of rural land in the city’s northeast end pending further consultation with First Nations and studies on the project’s environmental impact and cost. The proposal aims to transform the area — which is surrounded by but …
Read More »Africa’s record solar buildout includes tiny rural rooftops — and these Canadian companies
Solar-powered battery swapping. Rent-to-own rooftop solar. Developing clean energy solutions in Africa requires creativity to succeed in a place with limited resources and a diverse range of cultures, according to Canadian companies working there. But those that have made it work say the sunny continent with a fast-growing population and …
Read More »Doctors can now perform robotic procedures from afar. What that means for rural Canadians
LISTEN | Full interview with Dr. Vitor Mendes Pereira and Nicole Cancelliere: The Current16:30How does remote-controlled brain surgery work? Even from a few kilometres away, Dr. Vitor Mendes Pereira is able to perform a critical diagnostic procedure, thanks to an internet connection and a remote-controlled robot. “Every minute counts,” Pereira …
Read More »Looming military radar project creates deep anxiety for rural Ontario community
Listen to this article Estimated 6 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. For Rachel Brooks and her family, life was good on their 40-hectare farm, about 130 kilometres north of Toronto, until an expected letter arrived from the Department …
Read More »B.C.’s ‘most urbanized rural community’ fights to become its own municipality
A residential community on the east coast of Vancouver Island is vowing to continue its lengthy battle for self-governance after two neighbouring municipalities declined the opportunity to incorporate the area into their boundaries. French Creek, B.C., is a growing neighbourhood nestled between Qualicum Beach and Parksville, in the Oceanside area …
Read More »In rural Alberta, federal gun rules seen as ‘gong show’ as byelection approaches
“Come on, you old fart.” Dave Collins opens a gate and lets his 13-year-old yellow lab Tucker plod into his front yard. Collins and Tucker are tied at the hip, living in the “big city” of Morrin, Alta., population a little more than 200. Morrin sits in the rural riding …
Read More »Trump is slashing public radio funding. Here’s why it will hit rural communities hardest
Every morning, Gwen Johnson, a resident of the small Appalachian community of Jackhorn, Ky., wakes up to the voices and sounds of her favourite public radio station. Johnson, 67, listens to FM over breakfast as she gets ready for work, while driving in her car and throughout the day. “Through the highs and …
Read More »How voters in rural conservative heartland wrestle with Alberta separatism
Cam Davies asked the audience in the Three Hills community hall for a show of hands: who believes Alberta should give Prime Minister Mark Carney a chance to provide for their province. Among the approximately 150 people at this pro-independence event, one hand went up. “There’s always one,” remarked Davies, …
Read More »In rural Ontario where health-care is hurting, voters decry PC candidates missing debates
Tonight health care will once again be top-of-mind for residents of Walkerton, Ont. With eight days to go before a provincial election and only four weeks after hundreds of people lined up in the cold for a chance to secure a family doctor, candidates will gather for a health-care focused …
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