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Responsible Resource Leadership Forum highlights Indigenous involvement in Canada's mining development
Media are invited to opening remarks at the inaugural Responsible Resource Leadership Forum on February 25 at 8:30 a.m., with National Family and Survivors Circle president Hilda Anderson-Pyrz and Minister Rebecca Chartrand listed as speakers; media were asked to arrive by 8:15 a.m. The National Family and Survivors Circle (NFSC Inc.) is a legally incorporated nonprofit of Inuit, Métis and First Nations women that works to center families of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, survivors of gender-based violence, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people in national initiatives including the 231 Calls for Justice and the National Action Plan on MMIWG2S+.
Kamloops Airport pink tractor is raising funds and awareness for BC Cancer
A hot pink tractor at Kamloops Airport, bought sight unseen by Executive Aviation, will be used in a licensed raffle to raise money for the BC Cancer Foundation; 2,000 tickets at $2 each will be sold in B.C. from March 1 to April 30, with prize draws on May 1.
Medicine Hat maternity clinic reopens, MLA says promise kept
The Family Medicine Maternity Clinic at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital reopened on Jan. 29, 2026 and is accepting new referrals; partners say the arrangement is a funded bridge running through March 2027 while a permanent model is planned.
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Showing: 581-590Ted Reeve Community Arena will keep main rink ice year‑round, board says
The Ted Reeve Community Arena Board voted 5-4 to uphold its December decision to keep ice in the main rink through spring and summer and has issued a statement explaining a shift to a Hybrid Operational Model with one year‑round ice surface and one dedicated dry floor from May to August.
Canada opens Fiji diplomatic mission three years after announcement
Canada has opened a high commission in Fiji, more than three years after pledging to establish its first diplomatic mission in the Pacific; Global Affairs Canada announced the opening after MP Randeep Sarai launched the mission.
Canadian teen racer set for NASCAR Clash after recovering from rare cancer
Ollie Ferguson, a 16-year-old from Lindsay, Ont., will race at Bowman Gray Stadium in North Carolina on Feb. 1 during NASCAR Clash weekend's Cook Out Clash, and he previously recovered from myelodysplasia after a bone marrow transplant donated by his sister.
B.C. postpones Heritage Conservation Act changes to allow more consultation
Forests Minister Ravi Parmar said B.C. will delay planned changes to the Heritage Conservation Act to allow more consultation with First Nations, industry and other groups, and that revisions could be tabled in the fall though no firm date was given.
Former Manitoba biologist publishes memoir of Arctic adventures and conservation
Murray Gillespie released Wildlife: 45 years as Wildlife Biologist, recounting four decades of fieldwork in the Canadian North and Arctic; copies are being sold through the Manitoba Métis Federation Marketplace and directly from Gillespie.
Delta opens extreme weather shelters overnight Jan. 19–21
Delta will open two extreme weather response shelters overnight on Jan. 19, 20 and 21 because temperatures are forecast to feel at or below 0 C; one site is a women-only shelter in North Delta and the other is in Ladner.
Central Alberta Crime Stoppers are seeking board members.
Central Alberta Crime Stoppers are inviting community members to join their board; meetings are monthly and the role includes one annual fundraiser.
Hot honey gets a Canadian twist through RRC Polytech partnership
RRC Polytech’s Prairie Research Kitchen teamed with Bee Maid Honey to develop a chipotle hot honey that debuted at the Restaurants Canada Show and is now being distributed to commercial kitchens across Canada.
Sarnia tests its first electric bus
Sarnia is piloting its first electric transit bus, a six-metre Karsan e-JEST operating on a Care-a-Van route, to gather data that will help guide 2026 fleet decisions.
Thunder Bay is included in rural development program.
Thunder Bay has become eligible for the Rural Ontario Development Program after the province updated its rural definition to include a census subdivision in northern Ontario, allowing local municipalities, businesses and organizations to apply for provincial funding.