Celebrate local eats with 2023 Brampton Food Guide

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Launch event taking place Saturday, March 25 in Downtown Brampton Brampton – Explore the culinary wonders within the City of Brampton as the latest Brampton Food Guide is unveiled! The 2023 Brampton Food Guide features local restaurants and markets, local chef favourites, and recommendations from food influencers. Additions include ‘Eat Where the Locals Eat‘, a segment profiling the top ten …

Brampton has a confirmed bird flu case

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Brampton – Previously reported deceased waterfowl found in the areas of Professor’s Lake and Duncan Valley Foster South have tested positive for Avian Influenza (bird flu). Specimens were sent to the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative (CWHC), where Avian Influenza (bird flu) was confirmed as the cause of death. The City of Brampton Animal Services team is actively monitoring the situation …

National Seniors Council launches consultations on Aging at Home

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Gatineau – Canadians are living longer and healthier lives than previous generations and many want to live independently, in their homes they built, in the communities that support them, for as long as possible. Helping Canadians age closer to home and family by supporting access to home care is a priority for our government. Minister of Seniors, Kamal Khera and …

Investing $485m in Saskatchewan under 5-year Agricultural Partnership

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Regina – Gudie Hutchings, federal Minister of Rural Economic Development, on behalf of Marie-Claude Bibeau, federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, and David Marit, Saskatchewan Minister of Agriculture, announced $485 million for strategic agricultural initiatives in Saskatchewan under the new five-year Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP). The Sustainable CAP is a five-year $3.5-billion investment by federal, provincial and territorial …

Wyoming 1st US state to ban abortion pills

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WASHINGTON-Wyoming has become the first US state that has outlawed the use of abortion pills. Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon appealed to legislators to propose a total ban on abortion, and that it should be added to the state constitution. He also asked them to put it before voters for approval. His statement came after he signed the ban on abortion …

1st meeting of ministerial advisory committee on green shift held

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Montréal – Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for CED, gathered together for the first time, on March 13, 2023, the ministerial advisory committee on the environmental transition. This is a key step in CED’s action plan to promote the environmental shift and long-term competitiveness of Quebec’s businesses and regions. This advisory committee has a mandate to provide …

Supporting Turkish, Syrian temporary residents

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Mississauga —As part of Canada’s response to the situation in Türkiye and Syria, the Government of Canada has been processing temporary and permanent residence applications from people affected by the devastating earthquakes on a priority basis, including applications for refugee resettlement. Now, we are also taking steps to make it easier for Turkish and Syrian nationals already in Canada to …

NFB at 2023 Festival Cinéma du monde de Sherbrooke

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Montreal – The National Film Board of Canada is returning to the Festival Cinéma du monde de Sherbrooke with a strong, diverse lineup of seven productions and co-productions, including the brand-new film Au-delà du papier (Beyond Paper), in which director Oana Suteu Khintirian seeks to understand the future of human memory in the age of the digital revolution. Film lovers in the Sherbrooke area will soon …

Biigtigong Nishnaabeg celebrates funding for new Cultural Centre

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Biigtigong Nishnaabeg – Biigtigong Nishnaabeg hosted celebrations for the signing of the Community Benefits Agreement related to the Marathon Palladium Project, a proposed palladium mine located 10 kilometres from Marathon, Ontario and 9.3 km upstream from Biigtigong Nishnaabeg territory along the banks of the culturally important Biigtigig Zibi. The agreement is a partnership between the First Nation and the proponent …