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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: 631-640Toronto mansion at 1 Edmund Gate recalls a bygone era
The 1 Edmund Gate estate in Toronto, built 1928–29 and designed by Donald Mackenzie Waters, is listed at $13 million and sits on 1.12 acres near Casa Loma.
UNBC student to join BC Natural Resources Forum panel
Carly Walters, a master's student at the University of Northern British Columbia, will join a post‑secondary leadership panel at the BC Natural Resources Forum on Jan. 22 to discuss building future talent in natural resources industries.
Dauphin courthouse reopening is formally announced months after it began operating
The Manitoba government announced a formal reopening for the Dauphin courthouse on Thursday, though court proceedings have been held in the new facility since July. Renovations expanded space, improved accessibility and security, and cost about $15 million.
Seaspan design chosen for U.S. Coast Guard Arctic icebreakers
The U.S. Coast Guard will use Seaspan's Canadian Multi-Purpose Icebreaker design for up to six Arctic Security Cutters, with two hulls to be built in Finland (deliveries expected in 2028) and up to four in the U.S., and the first U.S.-built vessel expected in 2029.
Hess Gallery shows an Indigenous-led exploration of AI
The University of Lethbridge's Hess Gallery is presenting Abundant Memory: Relational Intelligence, featuring work by nine Indigenous artists from the Niitsitapi Pod of the Indigenous-led Abundant Intelligences research program; the exhibit is on display through next Friday and is free to attend.
Students learn how to harness the wind in classroom turbine challenge
Grade 7/8 students at Glengarry District High School built and tested model wind turbines during a classroom challenge; the top four teams will advance to the Regional Skills Ontario Competition in Kemptville in April 2026.
Sask Rivers survey shows parents generally pleased with school division
A Saskatchewan Rivers School Division parent survey presented by director Neil Finch found generally positive ratings across areas such as feeling welcome, being informed and school safety, with category averages around 8–9 out of 10; 536 responses were recorded in the most recent collection.
Sports academy at Carlton grows with new partner
The Trach Sports Academy at Carlton Comprehensive has increased enrollment to 105 students after the Saskatchewan Rivers School Division partnered this year with Jordan Trach, up from 90 last year; the program now runs high school hockey, Grade 7–8 hockey and a high school multi-sport stream.
Sooke's Brass Bell Farm receives bursary to expand dairy facility
Brass Bell Farm in Sooke received the 2025 Sooke Region Food CHI Farmer Bursary of $1,500 to help complete a dairy facility, including the purchase of a bulk milk tank, as the farm prepares to begin sheep dairy production.
Melvin Lewis Downing is remembered by the Kimberley community
Melvin Lewis Downing (July 29, 1943–December 19, 2025) died after a battle with cancer; a memorial gathering is scheduled for December 27, 2025 at McPherson Funeral Home in Kimberley and will be livestreamed.