Canadian businesses say they support new rules targeting slavery in supply chains — but need help (www.cbc.ca)
Canadian industries are pushing back against the country's planned January launch of the Modern Slavery Act, intended to fight forced labour and child labour in supply chains. Mining and apparel trade groups say the government has failed to spell out the details of the law's requirements.
Watch Science World once again light up Vancouver's skyline [Video, 1:37] | CBC News (www.cbc.ca)
Transport Canada orders Boeing 737 jet operators to limit use of anti-icing system amid safety concerns (www.cbc.ca)
B.C. partners with Kamloops First Nation to offer temporary homes for up to 300 wildfire evacuees | CBC News (www.cbc.ca)
$66.6M lawsuit filed by anti-vaccine activist thrown out of court | CBC News (www.cbc.ca)
Pretty but toxic: Vancouver Island residents warn of invasive plant spreading through town (www.cbc.ca)
Shoppers upset over lack of cashiers as self-checkout use soars | CBC News (www.cbc.ca)
Canada's top court refuses appeal from B.C. churches protesting COVID-19 restrictions (www.cbc.ca)
Can anyone stop Ontario's Greenbelt land swap from going ahead? Here's what we know (www.cbc.ca)
B.C. Supreme Court rejects class action lawsuit over Lytton fire damages | CBC News (www.cbc.ca)
360 free air conditioning units distributed in first 6 weeks of B.C. program | CBC News (www.cbc.ca)
New COVID-19 subvariant EG.5 confirmed in Manitoba (www.cbc.ca)
It’s unclear if the new subvariant causes any unfamiliar symptoms that haven’t already been documented by other Omicron subvariants....
Cases dropped against 146 Fairy Creek protesters over RCMP's failure to read full injunction at arrests (www.cbc.ca)
Seeing Robbie Robertson through the lens of his film scores (www.cbc.ca)
Robbie Robertson never intended to get into the film industry, but the music he made was always cinematic in its own way. In a 2019 interview with Vulture, the songwriting force behind the Band explained his music-making process in a way that blurs the line between musician and filmmaker: “When it connects in my imagination...
PHAC to deploy to New Brunswick over reports of mystery brain symptoms (www.cbc.ca)
Marrero has become a fierce advocate for patients....
B.C. woman buried in Amazon packages she did not ask for and does not want (www.cbc.ca)
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