Alberta’s transportation minister meets with Edmontonians on bike lanes – Edmonton

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Alberta’s transportation minister is meeting with Edmontonians to discuss the future of bike lanes in the city. With some Denton neighbourhood residents claiming more consultation is needed, Minister Devin Dreeshen says he could make legislation changes to ensure that happens. About a dozen residents met with the…

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Canada needs to catch up with U.S. on job protection, minister says, in response to Chinese ferry deal

Gregor Robertson, the minister responsible for the federal agency that helped fund a B.C. Ferries’ contract to buy ships from China, says Canada needs to “catch up” with the United States when it comes to protecting domestic jobs and the economy. Robertson says Ottawa is looking at a “buy Canada” policy, a strategy he says…

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Supporters head for B.C. ostrich farm as it preps application to Supreme Court to stop cull order

Vancouver’s Lucas Robinson made a 575-kilometre trip east to the small community of Edgewood, B.C., with steaks, hamburgers, watermelon and his dog. The trucker said he felt a responsibility to protect the nearly 400 ostriches owned by Universal Ostrich Farms that have been ordered culled after a lengthy court battle that brought international attention to the…

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Slain woman’s family launches advocacy campaign to prevent intimate partner violence deaths – Okanagan

Debbie Henderson chokes back tears reading a letter her grief-stricken family has written to Canada’s prime minister. “Bailey was a vibrant, kind, and deeply loved woman whose life was tragically cut short by an act of preventable violence,’ the letter reads in part. Bailey McCourt, a 32-year-old a mother of two, was beaten to death…

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