How handing out small rewards for good behaviour is changing student culture in P.E.I.'s schools
Two years after the Positive Behaviour Intervention Supports program was introduced in Prince Edward Island schools, educators say the pilot has cut down on problem behaviour and is helping to rebuild school communities disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-pbis-pilot-program-helps-improve-students-behaviour-9.7187900?cmp=rss

High school students earn flight jackets as new pilot program in Yellowknife takes off
A new kind aviation program is trying to grow, and retain, Northern pilots. Now, to mark a near-end to ground school, students are receiving their flight jackets.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/yellowknife-high-school-pilot-program-9.7193274?cmp=rss

Food trucks and carts will be allowed at select Toronto parks this summer
Forget packing a picnic basket: food trucks and carts are coming to select Toronto parks this summer, thanks to a new pilot program approved by City Council on Thursday, April 23.In an April 2 report by Toronto Parks and Recreation, the committee argued that it's high time the food offerings in the city's parks see a major glow-up. This p...
https://www.blogto.com/eat_drink/2026/04/food-trucks-carts-toronto-parks-summer/

New Yellowknife pilot project puts nurses in charge of making medical travel easier
A new two-year pilot program will establish three medical travel nurse case manager positions at Yellowknife Primary Care. The goal is to make the process of medical travel easier for patients to navigate.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/medical-travel-nurse-pilot-program-9.7173572?cmp=rss

New B.C. program to 'track and trace' origins of illicit drug supply
B.C. officials have announced a new "track and trace" pilot program using technology they say can reveal patterns about the geographic origins and patterns of the illicit drug supply.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/new-technology-tackle-illicit-drugs-bc-9.7168149?cmp=rss

New B.C. program to ‘track and trace’ origins of illicit drug supply
B.C. officials have announced a new "track and trace" pilot program using technology they say can reveal patterns about the geographic origins and patterns of the illicit drug supply.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/new-technology-tackle-illicit-drugs-bc-9.7168149?cmp=rss

'Food is medicine': New Glasgow health clinic hands out veggies to patients
The Highland Health Home and Learning Centre in New Glasgow is testing the idea that prevention is cure as it hands out free bags of greens to its patients as part of a 12-week pilot program.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/highland-health-greens-pilot-program-9.7151257?cmp=rss

'Food is medicine': New Glasgow health clinic hands out veggies to patients
The Highland Health Home and Learning Centre in New Glasgow is testing the idea that prevention is cure as it hands out free bags of greens to its patients as part of a 12-week pilot program.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/highland-health-greens-pilot-program-9.7151257?cmp=rss

‘The need is there’: Liberals ask why N.L. government ended Labrador Air Access pilot program
A pilot program aimed at tackling the high cost of flying in and out of Labrador has ended, but the Newfoundland and Labrador government says a new and improved measure is in the works.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/labrador-air-access-program-end-9.7153968?cmp=rss

Before- and after-school care for P.E.I. students is possible, but there are still hurdles
Before- and after-school care for students can leave parents searching for spaces, in need of transportation and grappling with the cost. Prince Edward Island has been floating the idea of a pilot program for a number of years, but rolling it out hasn’t been easy.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-before-after-school-programs-9.7143948?cmp=rss