Non-profit hopes P.E.I.'s paused affordable housing program will be 'back in action' soon
The province's Community Housing Expansion Program purchased affordable housing units from the private market and gave them to non-profits to run. The program saw about 250 units acquired over two years at a cost of $20 million, but government put a pause on that spending for this year.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-chep-affordable-housing-program-pause-9.7195861?cmp=rss

Cycling Canada decision to cancel women's team pursuit program draws ire of track athletes
Frustrated Canadian track cyclists continue to voice their displeasure and concerns on social media about Cycling Canada's recent announcement to withdraw its women’s team pursuit squad from the Oct. 14 world championships in Shanghai.
#Sports #Olympics #SummerSports #Cycling
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/cycling/track-cyclists-canada-reaction-womens-team-pursuit-cancelled-9.7195707?cmp=rss

New Indigenous birth support program in Regina to help mothers reclaim their voice
Sacred Beginnings is a new free Indigenous birth support program offered by the Nēwo-Yōtina Friendship Centre in Regina.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/new-indigenous-birth-support-program-9.7195322?cmp=rss

Ontario just updated its OSAP calculator. See how the cuts might affect you
Ontario just updated its OSAP calculator for the 2026-27 academic year, offering students an early glimpse into how the Ford government's cuts to the program could impact the amount of money they receive for school.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-osap-calculator-updated-program-cuts-9.7195406?cmp=rss

B.C. daycare worker dismayed by changes to provincial nominee program, warns of worker shortages
A daycare worker in Nanaimo, B.C., is speaking out against recent changes made to the provincial nominee program that now exclude her job from a possible pathway to permanent residency.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-ecea-provincial-nominee-program-9.7191737?cmp=rss

B.C. daycare worker dismayed by changes to provincial nominee program, warns of worker shortages
A daycare worker in Nanaimo, B.C., is speaking out against recent changes made to the provincial nominee program that now exclude her job from a possible pathway to permanent residency.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-ecea-provincial-nominee-program-9.7191737?cmp=rss

Aurora college seeks to supplement expired funding for child care program
Aurora College is still trying to replace expired federal funding for its early learning and child care (ELCC) program which would allow them to open admissions annually to the program, says Aurora College’s Interim President Nora Houlahan
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/aurora-college-funding-early-learning-childcare-9.7193251?cmp=rss

No trout taking your bait in N.S.? This could explain why
The Nova Scotia fish stocking program takes fish, mostly brook and rainbow trout, from three provincial hatcheries, grows them for a year or two, and then releases them into lakes. But because of the 2025 drought the program is not stocking rainbow trout at all, and there will be fewer brook trout available for stocking this spring.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/ns-fish-stocking-program-drought-9.7194053?cmp=rss

Advocates fighting to save national pharmacare program Ottawa says will expire
The Council of Canadians says it won't allow the Liberal government’s promise to build a national pharmacare program die a slow, quiet death.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-national-pharmacare-concerns-9.7192395?cmp=rss

Supporters rally to revive Toronto Catholic school board's cancelled language program
A Toronto Catholic school board trustee is launching a campaign she hopes will convince the provincial government to reinstate her board's soon-to-be-cancelled international languages program.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/language-instruction-tcdsb-ontario-government-9.7191479?cmp=rss