A small city overlooking the Georgia Strait in B.C.’s Sunshine Coast has become divided over a debate to potentially change its name. Powell River, with a population of over 13,900 about 120 kilometres northwest of Vancouver, has been at the centre of a heated discussion between its city council, the …
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Proposed name change sparks division in Powell River, B.C.
Powell River, B.C., has been at the centre of a heated discussion between its city council, the Tla’amin Nation, and several residents over whether to change its name. Powell River is named for Israel Powell, a B.C. superintendent in the 1800s who supported residential schools. A small city overlooking the …
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The company behind the GED test is ending service in Canada this year and there’s no alternative right now, which means adults wanting the equivalent of a high school diploma or to advance their education will face barriers. Student waiting for weeks to get GED test scheduled is ‘angry’ there’s …
Read More »‘Baloney factory’: B.C. premier mocks Poilievre’s letter asking province to join carbon tax fight
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Read More »Edmonton hospital patient had been hoping for a care home. He wound up at a hotel instead
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A woman ended up giving birth outside the locked doors of the Sainte-Croix hospital in Drummondville, Que., early Tuesday morning in a turn of events Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé has since called “unacceptable.” The woman, her husband and two-year-old son mistakenly showed up at the hospital’s main entrance instead …
Read More »Family found dead in Brampton home gutted by suspicious fire identified by police
Investigators have identified the members of a family found dead inside a Brampton home destroyed last week by a fire police say was suspicious. Rajiv Warikoo, 51, Shilpa Kotha, 47, and their daughter Mahek Warikoo, 16, all lived at the residence in the area of Big Sky Way and Van …
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