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mobility and technology
Program helps Indigenous businesses install EV chargers to accelerate climate and business goals
Michelle Bellegarde at Saskatchewan’s Little Black Bear First Nation, which will be home to the first Level 3 electric vehicle charger on reserve land owned by a First Nation in Canada.
canada
N.S. misses deadline to halt admissions of people with disabilities into institutions
Vicky Levack, who lives with cerebral palsy, smiles as she adjusts to her new living accommodation in Halifax on Wednesday, Nov.16, 2022. Some disability advocates in Nova Scotia say they feel betrayed by the province’s failure to halt new admissions of people with disabilities to institutional environments that are slated for closure.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
theatre and performance
Outside Looking In empowers Indigenous teens through dance
Dancers practice their routines ahead of Outside Looking In, Canada’s leading Indigenous youth program that uses dance to empower Indigenous youth, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. This year’s performances will take place Friday, May 10 at Meridian Hall in Toronto. (Galit Rodan/The Globe and Mail)
alberta
Cowboyaki, gator pizza and cheeseburger ice cream on 2024 Calgary Stampede menu
A "Holy Boa" of soft shell crab, pork belly, and deep fried pickles is shown at a food preview for the Calgary Stampede in Calgary on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
canada
City of Ottawa cancels public ceremony for Israeli flag-raising, citing security concerns
The City of Ottawa has cancelled the ceremony surrounding the raising of Israel's flag at city hall due to security concerns. Canadian and Israeli flags fly in Ottawa on Wednesday, October 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
hockey
Ottawa’s inaugural PWHL season deemed a success despite playoff miss
The 13 players drafted into the PWHL on Monday from seven countries outside North America will be difference-makers on their national teams and raise the playing level of those countries, say Toronto's GM Gina Kingsbury and Ottawa's coach Carla Macleod. Macleod reacts at the IIHF World Championship Women's hockey championships in Herning, Denmark, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Bo Amstrup-Ritzau Scanpix via AP
british columbia
Three Indian nationals accused of Hardeep Singh Nijjar murder face B.C. court
A person walks past signs showing Hardeep Singh Nijjar at the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey, B.C., on Friday, May 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
british columbia
Man charged with second-degree murder in White Rock, B.C., stabbing
People walk along the pier in White Rock, B.C., Monday, January 17, 2022. Mounties say a man from Surrey has been charged with second-degree murder in a fatal stabbing that shook the community of White Rock, B.C., last month.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
report on business
Centralized market would help community bonds scale up, report says
A new report lays out how an innovative funding model for community groups could be scaled up. A man scooters down an empty Kensington Market in Toronto, Wednesday, April 7, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
canada
B.C’s auditor general to review government’s response to 2021 Lytton wildfire
British Columbia's auditor general says his office is doing a review of the province's response to the 2021 wildfire that devastated the community of Lytton, B.C. A fire truck leads a bus down Main Street past damaged structures during a media tour in Lytton, B.C., on Friday, July 9, 2021, after a wildfire destroyed most of the village on June 30. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
canada
Manitoba First Nation declares state of emergency over flooding-related health crisis
Peguis First Nation is shown surrounded with Fisher River flood water north of Winnipeg, Sunday, May 15, 2022. A Manitoba First Nation has declared a state of emergency in response to a health crisis caused by repeated flooding. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
energy and resources
Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project ushers in new era for oil sands hub Fort McMurray
Mark Clark at the Cenovus Christina Lake oilsands facility steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) pad southeast of Fort McMurray, Alta., on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. Company representatives say this pad, using the most current technology, requires less energy per wellhead to harvest bitumen than earlier versions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken
managing
When negotiating, we need to move from win-win to win-win-win and think about the community
Indian and caucasian businesswomen negotiating sit at desk in office. Lawyer consulting client during formal meeting. Job interview and hiring process. Diverse colleagues discussing project concept
canada
Aamjiwnaang First Nation declares state of emergency over industrial benzene leak
Aamjiwnaang First Nation is declaring a state of emergency over a benzene leak linked to a neighbouring petrochemical facility.A sign for the Aamjiwnaang First Nation Resource Centre is shown in Sarnia, Ont., on April 21, 2007. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Craig Glover
british columbia
Opposition BC United seeks to prevent convicted dangerous offenders from name changes
Opposition BC United Leader Kevin Falcon says he wants to prevent people convicted of dangerous criminal offences from legally changing their names. Falcon speaks during a press conference at the legislature in Victoria, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
british columbia
‘Extreme drought’ in area of early-season wildfire near Chetwynd, B.C.
An out-of-control wildfire in northeastern British Columbia has triggered the province's first evacuation of this year's fire season. A wildfire burns in the Peace River Regional District of British Columbia in a May 5, 2023, handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-BC Wildfire Service *MANDATORY CREDIT*
politics
Indigenous delegates say they are being left out of key talks on global plastic pollution treaty
"Make Plastic Pollution History” is projected on the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, on April 21 by Oceana Canada and EarthDay.org.
canada
Manitoba First Nation sues governments over chronic flooding, wants protection
Peguis First Nation is shown with surrounded with Fisher River flood water north of Winnipeg, Sunday, May 15, 2022. A Manitoba First Nation that has suffered from chronic flooding is suing three levels of government for $1 billion. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
canada
First Nations say they must not be left out of UN plastic treaty talks in Ottawa
A person walks past a public art installation outside a United Nations conference on plastics on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
canada
Wildfires in B.C., Alberta signal an early start to a dry, volatile year
Smoke rises from the Burgess Creek wildfire (C20117), located 45 kilometres south of Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada, in this handout photograph released April 20, 2024, taken through the window of a plane. BC Wildfire Service/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
canada
Ontario First Nation leaders call for disbandment of Thunder Bay police
Dorothy Sakanee, second from left, hangs her head as she holds a photo of her granddaughter Mackenzie Moonias, a 14-year-old found dead in Thunder Bay in December, 2023, during a press conference calling for the disbandment of the Thunder Bay Police Services at Queens Park in Toronto, Monday, April 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
canada
RCMP say man shot dead after officers respond to call on Manitoba First Nation
<p>RCMP say a 27-year-old man has died after being shot by officers who were responding to a weapons complaint on a Manitoba First Nation. Manitoba RCMP Headquarters in Winnipeg, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski</p>
british columbia
First Nation solar farm in B.C. expected to save 1.1 million litres of diesel a year
A First Nation in central British Columbia is getting what the federal government says will likely be the largest off-grid solar project in Canada. A solar panel array is seen outside the administration building at the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, in North Vancouver, B.C., Thursday, June 15, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
report on business
Hydro-Québec, Kahnawake Mohawks to jointly own transmission line to New York City
Mohawk Grand Chief Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer, is flanked by Hydro-Québec chief executive Michael Sabia, right, and Quebec Minister of First Nations Relations Ian Lafrenière, left, after signing of the joint ownership agreement for the Hertel-New York Transmission Line, Thursday, April 18, 2024, in Kahnawake, Que.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
report on business
Indigenous communities are leading Canada’s clean energy transition
canada
Thunder Bay police chief vows to rebuild eroding trust after ex-chief arrested
Thunder Bay Police Service Chief Darcy Fleury responds to recent charges against the former TBPS Chief Sylvie Hauth during a press conference in Thunder Bay, Ont. on Monday, April 15, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Jackson
british columbia
Eight years since B.C. declared public health emergency, toxic drug crisis rages on
<p>B.C. Premier David Eby speaks during an announcement in Delta, B.C., on Monday, March 18, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck</p>
report on business
Thousands still in the dark in Ontario after high winds cause widespread outages
<p>Hydro Crews work to fix broken power poles and restore power in the Ottawa Valley municipality of Mississippi Mills, Ontario on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Hydro One says high winds have knocked out power for thousands in Ontario. The electricity distributor says about 23,000 customers are without power as of mid-morning. &nbsp;THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick</p>
world
Pope Francis sides with Peruvian villagers who accused Catholic group of trying to steal their land
Pope Francis waves as he leaves after his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, April 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
british columbia
Overdoses prompts B.C. First Nation to declare state of emergency
First Nations chiefs hold drums while listening during a news conference in Vancouver, B.C., after the Supreme Court of Canada ruled in favour of the Tsilhqot'in First Nation, granting it land title to 438,000-hectares of land on Thursday June 26, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
opinion
Black Canadians’ economic disadvantage is worsening – here’s how to fix it
Rupa Banerjee, Wendell Nii Laryea Adjetey and Jeffrey G. Reitz
canada
B.C. has lowest snowpack on record, drought a concern, says BC River Forecast Centre
The latest monthly snow survey shows that, as of April 1, snowpack in British Columbia was "extremely low," marking the lowest snowpack on record since 1970 for the province and the Fraser River. Backcountry skiers are dwarfed by the mountains in the southern Chilcotin mountains of British Columbia, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
real estate
Ontario moves to allow 18-storey timber buildings
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world
U.S. sets first standard to curb ‘forever chemicals’ from drinking water
FILE - Eva Stebel, water researcher, pours a water sample into a smaller glass container for experimentation as part of drinking water and PFAS research at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Center For Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response on Feb. 16, 2023, in Cincinnati. The Biden administration on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, finalized strict limits on certain so-called “forever chemicals” in drinking water that will require utilities to reduce them to the lowest level they can be reliably measured. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File)
british columbia
B.C. announces one-time $430 rent relief benefit to low-income seniors
B.C. Minister of Housing Ravi Kahlon speaks during an event to celebrate the opening of a rental apartment building, in Coquitlam, B.C., on May 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
soccer
Halifax becomes latest city to sign up for Project 8 Canadian women’s pro soccer league
Three more clubs have submitted applications to Canada Soccer to join Project 8, the domestic women's pro soccer league currently under construction. Helena Ruken, left to right, CEO of AFC Toronto City; Diana Matheson, co-founder and CEO of Project 8; and Shilpa Arora, general manager of DoorDash Canada, are seen in Toronto in an undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Project 8, *MANDATORY CREDIT*