Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Wolfgang Depner
Publication Date: May 13, 2025 - 20:14
Minister denies daycare funding for B.C. legislature, saying area is well served
May 13, 2025
Plans by the British Columbia legislative assembly to open a child-care facility remain up in the air after the provincial government rejected a funding request.The legislature sought the funding in February 2024, but B.C.’s Ministry of Education and Child Care responded in March that the application was unsuccessful.The legislature had applied to the 2024-25 ChildCareBC New Spaces Fund, which recently announced 486 licensed child-care spaces in 12 locations as part of a larger announcement of more than 750 new spaces valued at more than $62-million.
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A coalition for a quiet ocean, launched at the third United Nations Ocean Conference this week, aims to curb noise pollution caused by the global shipping industry to protect marine life.The declaration, which is co-led by Canada and Panama, was signed by the 27 member countries of the European Union, as well as Belize, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay.
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Oil and gas producer MEG Energy said on Wednesday its Christina Lake regional project in Alberta was ramping up to full operations, following recent regional wildfires south of the facility.The company said it has safely returned all personnel to the Christina Lake site and has begun restarting Phase 2B operations after the successful completion of a scheduled turnaround.
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Former prime minister Jean Chrétien will speak about past summits hosted in Canada alongside his former deputy prime minister and finance minister John Manley.
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