Manitoba names new chief electoral officer
Manitoba has named the person who will be in charge of overseeing elections in the province.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-josh-watt-chief-electoral-officer-9.7220106?cmp=rss

Ontario family fights to keep 'gentle giant' wolf-dog after seizure threat by province
A Greater Sudbury family is fighting to keep their pet dog, which may be seized by Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) pending DNA testing results.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/wolf-dog-onyx-9.7215399?cmp=rss

Old Deal, New Deal: The Churchill Falls MOU – Shafted! Why it always comes back to 1969
Every time Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec sit down to talk about Churchill Falls, there’s a third party at the table. It’s the hated 1969 contract, which shadows our every move. How did this province walk into what has been called the most one-sided resource contract in Canadian history? CBC’s Jamie Fitzpatrick explains in the first of a four-part se...
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7217174?cmp=rss

Why is B.C. the last province in Canada to allow cigarette sales in drugstores?
The question prompted a testy exchange in the B.C. Legislature earlier this week, spurred on by the advocacy of Sidney, B.C., anti-smoking advocate Leo Levasseur.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-cigarettes-drugstores-pharmacies-9.7214176?cmp=rss

Why is B.C. the last province in Canada to allow cigarette sales in drugstores?
The question prompted a testy exchange in the B.C. Legislature earlier this week, spurred on by the advocacy of Sidney, B.C., anti-smoking advocate Leo Levasseur.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-cigarettes-drugstores-pharmacies-9.7214176?cmp=rss

Why is B.C. the last province in Canada to allow cigarette sales in drugstores?
The question prompted a testy exchange in the B.C. Legislature earlier this week, spurred on by the advocacy of Sidney, B.C., anti-smoking advocate Leo Levasseur.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-cigarettes-drugstores-pharmacies-9.7214176?cmp=rss

Riley Laychuk's weekend forecast: hot weather continues
Temperatures will continue to be near or above 30 C for much of the province. Fire risk remains high to extreme.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7217674?cmp=rss

Advocates weigh in after N.L. government declares gender-based violence an epidemic
The N.L. government has declared gender-based violence an epidemic in the province. On CBC Radio's The Signal, advocates respond to the decision and weigh in on what the province has to do to see change.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7216906?cmp=rss

B.C. First Nation upset over shortened park closure dates
Earlier in May, the province announced the park will only close to recreational visitors for a total of 31 days in the months of June and September.
#Perspectives #Politics #JoffreLakes #joffrelakesclosure
https://globalnews.ca/news/11874464/bc-first-nation-upset-shortened-joffre-park-closure-dates/