Fifty-three percent of British Columbians enjoy dry humour, while nearly half of New Brunswickans best appreciate a one-liner. While our jokes are dry, our laughter is not; 28 per cent of B.C. …Read the full story
“The rules of the game seem to change. Suddenly there is a need for more oversight, heightened accountability, swifter and more severe sanctions,” she said. “As the first Black Canadian to ever lead a major political party, the election of Ms. Paul represented a step forward in the mission to diversify our politics, and have […]
Green party Leader Annamie Paul speaks during a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. …Read the full story
The move follows months of internal strife over the party’s direction and the leader’s stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. If the motion passes, the leader would have 30 days to prepare a response, after which a meeting would be held in mid-July on whether a leadership vote should go ahead. “As much as you try […]
The Uptown venue, on the upper level of the centre, is bright, artsy and clearly laid out. …Read the full story
Haynes said that this is the first time a clear-cut monetary amount has been proposed. …Read the full story
on Saturdays until Thanksgiving, with a plan to extend their hours as entertainment becomes an option. North Saanich Food for the Future president Susan McIntyre said COVID considerations are nearly identical to last year. The Peninsula Country Market offers incredible variety across its several dozen stalls, said Hamer, which allows shoppers to make grocery or […]
Bukele’s party has swept all three main opposition parties during 2021’s midterm elections, giving him a mandate to change the way politics are run in the central American country. Bukele’s concentration of power, attacks on critics and open disdain for checks on his power have raised concerns about El Salvador’s path. …Read the full story
On Tuesday , residents weighed in on The Oaks at Dawson Heights, a four-storey affordable seniors housing development proposed by the Dawson Heights Housing Society for those 55 and older at 3700 Cedar Hill Rd. At a @Saanich public hearing May 11th, #Saanich Council unanimously approved a four-storey, 85 unit affordable renting building for seniors […]
Lines of people snaking along food trucks, children dueling with stringy balloons twisted into swords, and complementing guitar chords created an aura of the familiar as the parking lot of the Mary Winspear Centre hosted the inaugural Sidney Street Market of 2021 scheduled to run every Sunday until and including Oct. Last year, COVID-19 forced […]
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario said in mid-April that it had received 14 retail operator license applications for farm-gate sales and approved six from Thrive, Tweed Inc., Dykstra Greenhouses, Medz Cannabis Inc., Muskoka Grown Ltd. A June 2020 survey of 3,000 Canadian cannabis consumers from the Brightfield Group research firm suggested these factors […]
Food trucks will gradually begin setting up at Ship Point in conjunction with the daily marketplace, and Explore Songhees will expand its cultural tourism offerings through the summer on both the Lower Causeway and Ship Point. …Read the full story
In December 2019, council unanimously agreed to temporarily welcome food trucks to Beckwith, Cadboro-Gyro, Gorge Waterway, Mount Douglas and Mount Tolmie parks for the summer of 2020. I proposed this idea to Saanich’s Parks Committee over a year ago, they then recommended it to council. On April 26, council approved Beckwith, Cadboro-Gyro, Gorge Waterway parks […]
Greg D’Avignon, CEO of the Business Council of B.C., said high-wage jobs and employment for Indigenous people can grow only if companies can develop in the province. …Read the full story
