Frances Willick

Halifax

Reporter and Editor at CBAP-FM (Shelburne, NS)

Reporter/editor @CBCNS. Contact me at [email protected]

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Northern Ontario autism advocates calling for more transparency over how provincial dollars are spent

1 month ago | autism.einnews.com | Erika Chorostil |Rosa Marchitelli |Peter Zimonjic |Frances Willick

The Ontario Autism Coalition says there needs to be more transparency from the Ford government over how funding to support children and their families is spent, In this year's budget, the provincial government is boosting funding for the Ontario Autism Program by $175 million, bringing the total annual allotment to $779 million.
Meet Root, the turtle with a mobility aid made of Lego

2 months ago | kamumedya.com | Frances Willick

Nova ScotiaThe wood turtle is missing his right front foot, so his shell was getting damaged from scraping on the floor at the Museum of Natural History in Halifax. Wood turtle is missing his right front foot, causing his shell to scrape on floorFrances Willick · CBC News · Posted: Apr 27, 2025 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: April 27Root the wood turtle uses a mobility aid to get around inside the Museum of Natural History in Halifax.
Urban sugaring a success for one Haligonian, but city not so sweet on idea

2 months ago | cbc.ca | Frances Willick

Urban sugaring a success for one Haligonian, but city not so sweet on ideaNew | Frances Willick | CBC News | Posted: April 13, 2025 9:00 AM | Last Updated: Just nowAccording to municipal bylaws, damaging municipal trees is prohibitedImage | Maple syrup from municipal treeCaption: Brian Longo's tapping efforts resulted in these jars of syrup. The lighter-coloured syrup was from earlier in the season, while the darker syrup is from later.
Halifax issues demolition permit for remaining Bloomfield buildings

2 months ago | cbc.ca | Frances Willick

Nova Scotia·NewThe permit comes after one of the site's three buildings was destroyed by fire in February. Demolition scheduled to take place before July 1Frances Willick · CBC News · Posted: Apr 02, 2025 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 5 minutes agoThe former Bloomfield school, pictured in 2023, is one of the remaining buildings that will be demolished. (Galen McRae/CBC)The developer that owns the Bloomfield property in north-end Halifax plans to demolish the existing buildings on the lot.
Woman plans to sell home due to stress caused by town's expropriation

2 months ago | msn.com | Frances Willick

Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
Is Tim Hortons Canadian?

Mar 20, 2025 | canadianinquirer.net | Frances Willick

By Frances Willick, CBC News, RCIPatriotic fervour amid Trump tariff and annexation threats has stoked debate onlineIt’s as Canadian as hockey, the maple leaf and Canada geese. Or is it? In the past, Tim Hortons rightfully earned its place as a Canadian icon, starting with one coffee shop in Ontario and eventually building an empire that made Timbits and double doubles part of the national lexicon.
Is Tim Hortons Canadian?

Mar 19, 2025 | cbc.ca | Frances Willick

It's as Canadian as hockey, the maple leaf and Canada geese. Or is it? In the past, Tim Hortons rightfully earned its place as a Canadian icon, starting with one coffee shop in Ontario and eventually building an empire that made Timbits and double doubles part of the national lexicon. But after the company was bought by U.S. burger chain Wendy's, and later became part of a holding company backed by a Brazilian investment firm, did it forfeit its claim to Canadian identity?
Is Tim Hortons Canadian?

Mar 19, 2025 | msn.com | Frances Willick

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Is Tim Hortons Canadian?

Mar 19, 2025 | msn.com | Frances Willick

Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
Is that grocery product really Canadian? Or is it 'maple-washing'?

Mar 11, 2025 | msn.com | Frances Willick

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