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1 day ago | cbc.ca | Kate Bueckert

Kitchener-Waterloo·NewGuelph MPP and Green Leader Mike Schreiner and independent MPP Bobbi Ann Brady from Haldimand-Norfolk have co-written a bill to create an Ontario Foodbelt which would protect farmlands. 'Now, more than ever, is the time to protect our farmland,' Green Leader Mike Schreiner saysGuelph MPP and Green Party of Ontario Leader Mike Schreiner stands at a podium at Queen's Park to talk about a private member's bill to create an Ontario Foodbelt.

1 day ago | cbc.ca | Lisa Johnson

Alberta's government has unveiled a 10-year strategy to end gender-based violence that outlines more than 100 initiatives. Alberta's government has unveiled a 10-year strategy to end gender-based violence that outlines more than 100 initiatives aimed at awareness, prevention, intervention and long-term support for survivors.

2 days ago | cbc.ca | Kate Bueckert

Kitchener-Waterloo·NewKitchener city council has approved renovations to The Aud. The Kitchener Rangers will pay for $2.5 million in upgrades to their players' areas, offices and media/scout room while the city will spend $2 million to create a restaurant on site. 'We need to remain elite,' Kitchener Rangers COO says of need to upgrade players' areas, attract talentKitchener councillors have approved a plan that would see $4.5 million in renovations to The Aud.

2 days ago | cbc.ca | Aastha Shetty

Kitchener-Waterloo·NewThe guidance document, called the National Housing Standards for Migrant Agricultural Workers, was released on Friday at the Balsillie School of International Affairs in Waterloo. It was inspired by decades of research showing how poor housing conditions led to preventable deaths of migrant farm workers in Ontario.

6 days ago | cbc.ca | Madeline Smith

Former Edmonton police Const. Oli Olason told a jury that he kicked a man lying on the ground as a "distractionary technique" because he believed he needed to stop him from using bear spray. Olason took the stand in his own defence Thursday after three days of witnesses called by the Crown, including other police officers who were at the scene of an arrest four years ago that led to Olason being charged with assault.