Women's hockey players in Kenora, Ont., threaten to take city to court over ice allocation policy
September 19, 2024
A group of women's hockey players in Kenora, Ont., are threatening to take the city to court over its ice allocation policy — arguing they're facing gender-based discrimination. The women say the 10 p.m. start times are too late when they are disproportionately burdened with household chores and child-minding duties compared to their male counterparts.
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A census of endangered southern resident killer whales off the coast of British Columbia and Washington State shows the pods have lost three orcas, bringing the population to 73, excluding a new calf born after the survey.
October 2, 2024 - 22:50 | | CBC News - Canada
The leader of British Columbia’s Conservatives spent much of the first debate between premier hopefuls defending, or deflecting from, controversial comments that he and his party’s other candidates have made on issues such as vaccines, climate change and gun control.At Wednesday’s hour-long debate on radio station CKNW – one of two ahead of the Oct. 19 election – the leaders of the provincial NDP, Conservative and Green parties sparred over affordability, the carbon tax and health care, among other topics.
October 2, 2024 - 21:25 | Andrea Woo | The Globe and Mail
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October 2, 2024 - 20:31 | | The Globe and Mail
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