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$500M fund to protect, expand affordable housing in B.C. attracts dozens of applications
B.C.'s newly created Rental Protection Fund has dozens of affordable-housing organizations across the province vying for grants that would allow them to acquire buildings and offer units at rents below market rates.The fund is a result of the province allocating $500 million in January to provide one-time capital grants to non-profit housing organizations that would allow them purchase properties, upgrade them and protect renters living there over the long-term.About 80 organizations have applie
3 min read - SportsCBC
Canada's Édouard Therriault skis to big air World Cup silver in Beijing
Édouard Therriault of Lorraine, Que., captured a silver medal in a men's freestyle skiing big air World Cup event Saturday in Beijing.The 20-year-old Canadian Olympian posted a score of 181.75 points to finish behind Alexander Hall of the U.S., who tallied 182.Switzerland's Andri Ragettli was third with 179.75.Fellow Canadians Alexander Henderson (153) and Bruce Oldham (152.75) did not qualify for the final.It's the first event of the season in the discipline for Therriault, who took competed in
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It was deemed extinct. But now pentl'ach has been declared a living language thanks to Qualicum researchers
Long considered extinct, pentl'ach has now been declared a living language and added to British Columbia's official list of First Nations languages. The reclassification of pentl'ach (pronounced "PUNT-lutch") was the result of both linguistic and administrative work by the Qualicum First Nation on Vancouver Island's east coast, with support from the First Peoples' Cultural Council. The Coast Salish language had been considered extinct because the last well known fluent speaker died in the 1940s.
3 min read - LifestyleCBC
Help us spread joy this holiday season: tell us about the 'Holiday Helper' in your life
We want to spread some joy this holiday season by highlighting the special people in your life.Do you know a special someone who goes above and beyond to do good in their community? A quilt maker who keeps your whole family cozy? A cookie baker who feeds the whole neighborhood? A person who dedicates their time during the holiday season to make life a little better for others? A small act of kindness can have a big impact. To tell us about your holiday hero by filling in the form below. We can't
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Mix of freezing rain, heavy snowfall expected in Ottawa this weekend
Environment Canada says significant snowfall and possible freezing rain are expected Sunday and Monday over a wide area of eastern Ontario, including Ottawa.The agency's special weather statement said snowfall accumulations could reach 15 to 20 centimetres by Monday afternoon "with locally higher amounts."The heaviest snow is expected Sunday night. The greatest accumulation is forecast to be "north of a line from Brockville to Bon Echo Provincial Park," the statement reads.Environment Canada is
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Man dead, another in hospital after vehicle crashes into Lake Ontario: Toronto paramedics
One man is dead and another is in critical condition after a vehicle crashed into Lake Ontario early Saturday morning, Toronto paramedics say. Emergency crews were called to the Toronto Shoreline in the area of Cherry and Polson streets at around 3:30 a.m. for report of a vehicle in the water, police say. Toronto Fire said when crews arrived at the scene, one person was able to get out of the water and was transferred to EMS. The man was taken to hospital in critical condition, paramedics say. T
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PC district association president accuses Wakeham of cherry-picking byelection candidate
Progressive Conservative Leader Tony Wakeham has been accused of hand-picking the party's candidate for an upcoming byelection in Conception Bay East-Bell Island. (Ted Dillon/CBC)A scathing letter from the head of the Progressive Conservatives' district association in Conception Bay East-Bell Island has accused Leader Tony Wakeham of choosing a supporter of his as the candidate for an upcoming byelection without a fair and open nomination process.In an internal letter sent to the party executive
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