Vancouver’s first licensed weekend child care for school-aged children opens
(via CBC)
The program is designed to accommodate parents who work weekends.
Nishnawbe Aski Nation blames Ottawa for death of Fort Severn First Nations woman
(via APTN)
Miranda Mamakwa missed four appointments following open-heart surgery, and claimed prior to her death that the Non-Insured Health Benefits program failed to provide for her transport.
Canada should become an EU state in all but name. Here’s how to make that a reality
(via the Guardian)
From the UK to Japan, so many countries need to quickly be brought inside the European tent without the rigours of full membership.
Former Penticton mayor, MLA Dan Ashton joins mayoral race against incumbent
(via Castanet)
A former Penticton mayor and MLA is throwing his hat in the ring against the incumbent mayor in the upcoming general election.
Kamloops mayor officially files for re-election following days of uncertainty
(via Castanet)
Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson has filed his nomination papers for re-election, ending a drawn-out process with the deadline fast approaching.
Ontario Science Centre laying off entire science department
(via CTV News)
The Ontario Science Centre has laid off 30 workers including the entire science department, The Canadian Press has learned. Science centre CEO Paul Kortenaar told employees at a meeting Thursday that the organization is being restructured.
AI researchers ‘earnestly believe’ it could kill all humans within the next decade, Anthropic employee says
(via CBC)
There is a more than 10 per cent chance that AI could kill all humans within the next decade, a researcher at Anthropic estimated in a post, hours after social media posts went viral from someone saying they had just quit Anthropic over concerns that AI companies are “gambling with our lives” in the AI development race.
‘It can happen to anyone’: BC man lost for five nights in mountains shares survival story
(via CBC)
A Squamish man who survived a grueling five nights in British Columbia’s Coast Mountains is sharing more about his experience.
Feds drop plans to skirt Species At Risk Act for major projects
(via Penticton Herald)
The federal government is abandoning plans to exempt certain projects from laws designed to protect species at risk after an overwhelmingly negative response to the proposal during a summer of consultations.
Dedicated dyslexia facility to open next year, but advocates say support should exist in BC public schools
(via CBC)
As the Centre for Dyslexia is set to open its first dedicated facility in Vancouver next fall, education experts and advocates are raising concerns that the province isn’t doing enough to support students with dyslexia.
