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Faraday approves TTCI request for permanent turtle crossing signs.
Faraday Township council approved installation of two permanent turtle crossing signs following a request from the Think Turtle Conservation Initiative, with Think Turtle supplying the signs and the township providing posts and hardware.
Snowshoe Hustle draws community to Camp Cedar Ridge in its fourth year.
The fourth annual Hastings Snowshoe Hustle took place Jan. 18 at Camp Cedar Ridge and combined snowshoe races with community activities such as dog sled demonstrations and skating; organizers reported about 40 participants and visitors from nearby towns.
BCT receives donation of a minivan from a local couple
Bancroft Community Transit received a donated 2011 Honda Odyssey from Josh and Anastasija Mourtzanos, a gift that provided short-term relief as several fleet vehicles were under repair and fundraising continues for an accessible van.
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Pierre Verhelst died peacefully in his sleep on January 10, 2026, at age 70; he was a founding member of the Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre and a longtime aircraft maintenance engineer.
Hazel Jean Houston remembered at Langley celebration of life
Hazel (Jeannie) Houston of Langley has passed away and will be remembered at a Celebration of Life on February 15, from 2-4 pm at Brookswood Estates Community Centre.
Coastal First Nations say they are open to cooperation, not pipelines
After a closed-door meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney, Coastal First Nations reaffirmed their opposition to a proposed Alberta oil pipeline and said they are open to cooperation with the federal government on stewardship and marine preparedness.
Kristan Straub named president and CEO of Canada Indigenous Loan Guarantee Corporation
Canada Development Investment Corporation announced Kristan Straub as president and CEO of the Canada Indigenous Loan Guarantee Corporation; Straub is a member of Henvey Inlet and French River No. 13 First Nation.
Carney heads to Beijing as ministers promote federal support for Waterloo manufacturers and N.S. curling club
Prime Minister Mark Carney is arriving in Beijing for a three-day visit that includes meetings with senior Chinese leaders; in Canada, ministers are scheduled to announce federal support for two Waterloo manufacturers and infrastructure funding for the Mayflower Curling Club in Nova Scotia.
Children's Hospital to brighten CK5 ward with local nature art
Local artists from Manitoba, northwestern Ontario, Nunavut and parts of Saskatchewan are invited to submit nature-themed digital artworks for CK5 at the Health Sciences Centre Children's Hospital as part of a $2.5‑million renovation campaign; selected works will be printed on hospital-grade vinyl and chosen artists will receive $3,000 each.
Penticton Boston Pizza donates to South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation.
Penticton Boston Pizza donated $1,355 to the South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation to support the Women and Children's Centre, with funds raised through the September Kids Cards program.
West Vancouver entrepreneur's Indigenous business featured on Dragons' Den
Corey Janvier's Cedar Brush, founded in August 2021 and grown to 54 employees, will be featured on Dragons' Den on Jan. 29 at 5 p.m. on CBC Gem.
Face2Social's visual profile search moves toward mainstream use
Face2Social is a tool that searches public social images for visual matches and returns probabilistic results rather than confirming identity. Experts and regulators are discussing accuracy, privacy, consent, and how laws should apply to biometric data.
Café seats show Montreal's bilingual reality
A reader describes sitting beside two men in N.D.G. who spoke mostly French with some English and franglais, and notes this contrasts with political backlash after Official Languages Minister Marc Miller said he was "fed up" with the politicization of the language debate in Quebec.