Now that September has passed, the new visitor centre at the Drayton Valley Museum has also wound up for the season. As this was the first year the visitor centre was in place, Sandra Blades, the chair of the Drayton Valley Historical Society, and Ryan Fynn, the chair of the Drayton Valley Hospitality and Tourism […]

The Town of Witless Bay is calling attention to what it calls the growing gap between municipal administrative responsibilities and the capacity to meet them and is taking the issue to Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador (MNL) for support.   Witless Bay council approved a resolution supporting ‘sustainable municipal administrative capacity’ for consideration by MNL at its […]

A federal investment in new VIA Rail passenger cars should prompt a closer look at extending train service to Thunder Bay, says a northern transportation writer who argues residents need more ways to reach health care, education and other services. In an interview with the Kenora Miner & News, Éric Boutilier, who writes and edits […]

The Kingston Police Service Board (KPSB) has approved a sweeping package of policies governing how the service responds to intimate partner violence, sexual assault, and crimes involving other vulnerable victims, with new requirements for victim support, specialized training, community partnerships, and regular reporting back to the board. The KPSB approved the 11-policy package at its […]

The Municipality of Jasper has adopted new privacy regulations to bring it into compliance with updated provincial legislation. On Sept. 1, council approved the privacy management program. It gave third and final reading to the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Bylaw on Sept. 15, completing the process of adopting the new rules. Council […]

There’s an argument playing out at bargaining tables across the province. Crystal Braunwarth, co-chair of the BC Federation of Labour’s AI committee, says unions across British Columbia are hearing workers voice their concerns about artificial intelligence entering the workplace. The technology has raised a number of concerns around job displacement, data privacy and safety. But […]

Wheatland County has approved changes to its artificial intelligence policy, adding stronger privacy restrictions and an explicit safeguard against using AI to broadly monitor or profile residents online. Council approved amendments to the county’s AI policy Sept. 22 after a lengthy discussion about personal information, chatbots, automated decision-making and public concerns about how governments could […]

Most people never stop to wonder how a news story finds its way onto the page. But for Cal Millar, former Windsor Star reporter, the path from tip-off to headline has always been a story worth telling. Now 82, Millar pulls back the curtain in his new memoir, My Life as a Reporter, offering an […]

Sussex councillors voted Sept. 21 to reject a proposal for an 11-unit apartment complex on a parcel of land adjacent to Route 121. The rezoning proposal for 0 Lansdowne Avenue South failed to pass first reading during the September council meeting. The vote came after a hearing of objections before the meeting where nearby residents […]

Council looks ahead to 2027 budget while approving age-friendly initiative, grant changes and new municipal rules Hartland council tackled a packed agenda on Sept. 8, with discussions ranging from major changes to New Brunswick’s property-tax system to garbage collection, senior services, and its first look at the 2027 budget. Council also revised its municipal grant […]

Elections Alberta is recruiting for its largest-ever election officer effort ahead of the October 19, 2026, referendum. The Taber-Warner electoral division urgently needs workers for a variety of roles, including site supervisors, voting officers, and counting officers. Alberta residents 16 and older may apply online now through October 10, 2026, at elections.ab.ca/jobs/election-officer-recruitment/election-officer-recruitment. The Opportunity “We […]

An Alberta country music singer wants more from Elections Alberta after a letter was leaked by former workers who raised concern about how the Water, Not Coal petition was validated. “It sort of verified that what we had heard from our lawyers was consistent with what they were saying,” said Lund. The letter, which Great […]