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Matthew Wesley has worked to clean up North Central for the last nine years – something he wishes didn’t need to be done.
March 29, 2024 - 18:22 | Andrew Benson | Global News - Canada
Marie Claud Felicien immigrated to Canada from St. Lucia as a teenager in 2000. As newcomers not yet covered by public health insurance, her family avoided simple visits to the doctor, because they were forced to pay $60 to $70 out-of-pocket for appointments, Ms. Felicien said.No one suffered a major health crisis during this time, but worry over incurring medical expenses added to her family’s stress. That experience informed how Ms. Felicien treated her patients when she worked as nurse and now shapes the ethos at Women’s Health in Women’s Hands (WHIWH), a community health centre for...
March 29, 2024 - 18:06 | Daniel Reale-Chin | The Globe and Mail
With another increase taking effect on April 1, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is under fire again over the carbon tax. To rally support, he needs to make a national address to Canadians. Here is what he should say.Good afternoon. I want to talk to you today about the carbon tax.As you know, the federal government has been charging an extra tax on gasoline, natural gas and other fossil fuels as part of this country’s contribution to the battle against global warming. I’m proud that Canada has taken this step. It is the right thing to do.
March 29, 2024 - 17:54 | Marcus Gee | The Globe and Mail
ZEBALLOS, B.C. – An official with Fisheries and Oceans Canada says rescue efforts to get an orphaned orca calf out of a lagoon off Vancouver Island have been hampered by challenging tides.Paul Cottrell, the pacific marine mammal coordinator with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, says efforts to coax the animal out of the lagoon on Thursday failed, and officials and local First Nations are “monitoring and assessing” the animal from afar this weekend.
March 29, 2024 - 17:35 | | The Globe and Mail
'When crews arrived, the house was fully involved and flames were venting out of the windows,' Penticton fire chief Mike Larsson said.
March 29, 2024 - 17:17 | Doyle Potenteau | Global News - Canada
After seeing the story on Global News, a B.C. couple said they wanted to gift Deborah Buxton with a car so it can help her get back on her feet.
March 29, 2024 - 17:15 | Amy Judd | Global News - Canada
