cbc.ca Media Bias

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New B.C. program incentivizing newcomers to settle outside Metro ... - CBC.ca

Under the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), any immigrant who has experience working outside the Metro Vancouver Regional District can claim additional points toward their permanent residency application if they have a qualifying job offer in that area.
cbc.ca     Jan 11, 2023

Suspension of Vancouver Island intercity bus service prompts calls for a public option - CBC.ca

The Tofino Bus and Vancouver Island Connector — which connect communities and First Nations across the island — are set to be suspended until May due to low passenger numbers and revenue loss brought on by the COVID pandemic, according to Wilson's Transportation, which privately operates both services.
cbc.ca     Jan 11, 2023

Dock Lunch, the tiny Vancouver restaurant that built a tight-knit community, has served its last meal - CBC.ca

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cbc.ca     Jan 11, 2023

Poilievre calls for parliamentary probe of Liberals' relationship with McKinsey consulting firm - CBC News

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said today he wants a Commons committee to probe the Liberal government's relationship with McKinsey & Company after a report revealed that the value of federal contracts held by the consulting firm has increased dramatically since 2015.
cbc.ca     Jan 11, 2023

Ranj Pillai, acclaimed as Yukon Liberal leader, becomes premier this weekend - CBC.ca

Ranj Pillai, acclaimed as Yukon Liberal leader, becomes premier this weekendCBC.ca
cbc.ca     Jan 11, 2023

Former Pan Am Games executive Steve Wallace to head up Canada Artistic Swimming - CBC Sports

sports

"I have loved working in sport, seeing the drive and passion of the high performance athletes, as well as the dedication and devotion of the volunteers, parents and clubs at the grassroots level," Wallace said in a release. "I'm looking forward to getting to know the artistic swimming community and enhancing what is already a strong and vibrant organization."
cbc.ca     Jan 11, 2023

Yukon gov't denies travel subsidy for Dawson City child with cancer, in Whitehorse on doctor's advice

travel

Eight-year-old Kyron Verdeflor was diagnosed with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a type of blood cancer, in June 2021 after being medevaced from Dawson to Whitehorse. He spent 11 months undergoing chemotherapy at the BC Children's Hospital in Vancouver before returning to the Yukon and now travels to Vancouver every three months for follow-up treatments.
cbc.ca     Jan 10, 2023

Canada's oilsands producers get Alberta government OK to evaluate proposed carbon storage site - CBC.ca

The Pathways Alliance, consisting of six companies representing 95 per cent of Canada's oilsands production, is proposing a carbon capture and storage (CCS) hub that will gather and store emissions from 14 oilsands projects in northern Alberta by 2030.
cbc.ca     Jan 10, 2023

Workin Moms Season 7 final season concludes Catherine Reitman's 'ride of her life' - CBC.ca

Announcing the final season earlier this year, Catherine Reitman, creator and star of Workin' Moms, shared that "Making this show has been the ride of my life." She also expressed gratitude at being able to make a comedy series that "points a flashlight into the darkest corners of motherhood."
cbc.ca     Jan 10, 2023

The major Toronto construction projects that will make headlines in 2023 - CBC.ca

health

The Well's shopping and entertainment area will be a four-tiered, open-air structure covered with a glass canopy. The area known as Wellington Market will feature fresh food markets and high-end restaurants. There will also be space for entertainment, such as concerts.
cbc.ca     Jan 10, 2023

These companies got Ontario taxpayer money for tourism losses during pandemic - CBC.ca

business

The program documents said the money was for "Ontario-based, tourism businesses in the for-profit attractions and accommodations sectors that have been hardest hit by COVID-19 … private sector tourism businesses that are significant drivers to their regional tourism economies."
cbc.ca     Jan 10, 2023

Insolvency filings in Canada nearing pre-pandemic levels - CBC.ca

Insolvency rates dropped during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but Michelle Statz, a Saskatchewan-based licensed insolvency trustee with Bromwich+Smith, says that November 2022 saw the highest number of insolvencies since March 2020, the month that saw COVID-19 lockdowns and the announcement of the initial Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB).
cbc.ca     Jan 10, 2023