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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 11, 2023 11:41 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s education minister says he is introducing a new process for building schools that will cut timelines in half. Stephen Lecce says the average time it takes to build a school …
Read More »COP28: A Canadian lawyer’s backchannel strategy to force polluters to act
With the United Nations’ climate conference, known as COP, underway in Dubai this week amid the usual delegate wrangling to phase out fossil fuels, one Canadian human rights lawyer at the annual event is promoting a different approach to compel nations to lower their emissions. Payam Akhavan made a name …
Read More »City of Winnipeg discusses new implementation plan, adding to poverty reduction strategy – Winnipeg
It’s been two years since the City of Winnipeg voted in a strategy to address poverty and ways to reduce it. Now, the city is taking what has worked and what hasn’t to craft a new plan for the next four years. This comes on the heels of data that …
Read More »Defence minister mum on whether India tensions will impact Indo-Pacific strategy – National
Canada’s defence minister isn’t saying whether the federal government’s Indo-Pacific strategy could be reassessed in light of heightened tensions with India over allegations that Indian government agents may be linked to the murder of a Sikh activist on Canadian soil. The allegations raised publicly by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last …
Read More »Zoning dominates discussion on second day of Calgary’s housing strategy hearing – Calgary
Calgarians continued to spill into city hall Friday to share their thoughts on the city’s proposed strategy to address housing affordability, but one recommendation in the plan garnered more attention than others. It’s the second straight day of public feedback at an extended city committee meeting all focused on ‘Home …
Read More »Calgary city council divided on zoning reform in proposed housing strategy – Calgary
In one week’s time, city councillors will make a decision on a strategy that aims to address housing affordability in Calgary, but one aspect of that strategy has some councillors at odds. One of the around 80 recommendations included in the city’s upcoming housing strategy is around zoning reform, and …
Read More »Next step in Ontario EV auto strategy is a lithium hydroxide plant: minister
TORONTO — Ontario Economic Development Minister Vic Fedeli calls it the “sleeper story” of the province’s massive auto industry transition. Now that his quest to establish end-to-end electric vehicle production in the province has landed two battery plants, he’s setting his sights on lithium hydroxide, a critical component of those …
Read More »Lack of Ontario long COVID strategy risks care: ministry documents
TORONTO — Ontario’s lack of a long COVID strategy has led the health sector to cobble together “fragmented” clinics that are at risk of closure and may lead to little to no support for patients, internal Ministry of Health documents warn. Long COVID is not yet well understood, but the …
Read More »Family of Ojibwe man killed by Ottawa police calls for new mental health strategy
The morning Greg Ritchie died, he was on his way to the grocery store to purchase cake mix in an effort to cheer up his brother and sister-in-law. Chantel Ritchie, his sister-in-law, said it was a tradition of theirs to bake together. The three, who lived together, had been having …
Read More »Western Canada is eyeing the new Indo-Pacific strategy for energy export hopes
As the Trudeau government fleshes out its Indo-Pacific strategy, Western Canada is seeking more certainty from the Liberals on expanding energy exports to Asia. “There are people in Ottawa who understand what our energy mix is, and what it has to be in the future,” Alberta Trade Minister Rajan Sawhney …
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