The latest announcement was Monday, when the NDP government unveiled a “one-stop approach” to provincial permits for housing projects. “The current average wait time, as I understand it, for provincial permits is about two years,” said Eby. But that legislation won’t be ready this year. It’s the same story for marquee housing legislation. Yet legislation won’t come into force until April, consultation won’t begin with municipalities until June, and then reporting on actual housing targets won’t start until December.

> TechAn accountant at a firm in British Columbia was caught squandering her time off during work hours. The company developed a software TimeCamp to track its employee activities during work-from-home hours. Karlee Besse, who worked as a remote staff for the Canadian firm was found to be wasting time by the TimeCamp software. She also demanded the employer pay her Rs 3.03 lakh in unpaid wages and severances. The TimeCamp software installed by the company on the staff's system found out that Besse mostly misspent her working hours, away from the desk.

NEW YORK (AP) — Frank Thomas, a three-time All-Star with his hometown Pittsburgh Pirates who later became the top hitter on the expansion New York Mets, died Monday. Thomas played 16 seasons in the major leagues from 1951-66, the first eight for Pittsburgh, where he was born. Thomas was traded by the Pirates to Cincinnati in January 1959, and then to the Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Braves. New York traded Thomas to the Philadelphia Phillies in August 1964, and he also played for the Houston Astros before finishing his career in 1966 with the Cubs. He is survived by his children Joanne Harrison, Patty Cain, Frankie Thomas, Peter Thomas, Maryanne Pacconi, Paul Thomas, and Mark Thomas, the Pirates said.

In my view it is the choice which all our history and the long tradition of Canada’s support for the United Nations oblige us to make today. The United Nations, not the United States, set the January 15 deadline,” he said. Nobody pushes the United Nations around, not even the United States. Canada has had a proud role in the United Nations right from the beginning. This country has stood by the United Nations even when other countries, including the United States, lost faith in that organization.”

Man charged with murder after decapitating newly-wed wifeDuration: 00:5521-year-old Jared Dicus confessed to the murder of his newly-wed wife on January 11 when police found her decapitated body in their Waller County, Texas residence. 21-year-old Anggy Diaz married Dicus in October 2022, police are trying to establish a motive.

'Extremely devastating' to learn of death of female Afghan MP, says NDP foreign affairs criticDuration: 02:05The death of female Afghan MP Mursal Nabizada was 'extremely devastating' news for NDP foreign affairs critic Heather McPherson, one of six MPs that issued a joint statement calling on the federal government to take action.

Province pulls medical coverage for 3 Winnipeg women suffering from chronic diseaseDuration: 02:41Three Winnipeg women are calling on the province to honour agreements they say it made to pay for a series of surgeries which treat their chronic disease. They say before their surgeries were all completed, Manitoba Health denied the funds to continue treatment and pulled its funding.

Some Nova Scotians are reporting early buds on shrubs and bulbs sprouting after a relatively warm winter, but experts say there's no reason for local gardeners to worry. "There's not very much you can do about the blooms on shrubs," Evers said. Jabbour said there isn't much that can be done to protect the buds of shrubs that normally flower in the spring. Temperature not only factorSummer flowering plants are not a concern, she said, as they produce their flower buds from new wood. After decades of tending to her garden, Evers is philosophical about the possibility of a long period of cold ahead."

OK, then let’s look at job titles courtesy of Susanna Gallani, professor at Harvard Business School. It appears that how you pay people has a very close correlation to the innovation you can expect from them. How can a company reward “innovation” without unbalancing all the required max/min pay scales tied to titles? They need to create an atmosphere in which there is less fear — whether fear of reprisal or fear of appearing stupid or fear of failure. His job title was meaningless, but I know that he got a massive stock grant.

Trudeau should have visited First Nation during Saskatchewan stop: Indigenous leadersSASKATOON — The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations says it is dismayed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did not visit the First Nation where a child’s bone was found at a former residential school site. The prime minister said he spoke with the First Nation’s chief Friday about ongoing support from the federal government. First Nation leaders invited Trudeau to Star Blanket’s announcement, the federation said, but he declined because he was waiting to confirm a meeting with the Japanese Prime Minister. The federation has formally invited the prime minister to the First Nation in the coming months. The Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program has a hotline to help residential school survivors and their relatives suffering trauma invoked by the recall of past abuse.

Beware of Premiers Bearing Promises of a Quick Health Care FixWinston Churchill famously said, ‘Never let a good crisis go to waste,’ and clearly Premiers Doug Ford in Ontario and Danielle Smith in Alberta, took note. Both are seizing this crisis in our healthcare system to institute huge, ideologically motivated changes to health care delivery. They promise a quick fix, but what they really want is to privatize as much of the system as they can, ripping away at the bedrock of our public health care system. Recent polling released by the Ontario Federation of Labour showed that 60% of Ontarians oppose private health care delivery. We are seeing public health care failing across the country.

They say it also reveals the precariousness of the province’s pediatric hospital system, long undersized to meet the demands of a growing population. “We are still very, very busy,” says Dr. Steven Schwartz, chief of SickKids’ department of critical care medicine. “It was well over 100 by the end of December,” Schwartz says, noting Ontario has about 100 pediatric critical care beds but can add more during surges. “Those (teenage patients) were spread out over time but that’s essentially the entire province’s worth of pediatric ICU beds,” Schwartz says. The Star also asked whether general hospitals are still providing critical care for older teenagers.

A winter weather travel advisory for Hamilton and the Niagara region has been discontinued on Friday. Environment Canada predicts Hamilton’s weekend will have sunny skies with temperatures staying around -3C during the day and as low as -13C on Saturday night and -6C on Sunday night. The forecast for the Niagara region includes snow flurries and a temperature of -5C on Saturday, but a sunny day of -1C on Sunday, with both night minimums of -8C and -7C respectively.

25-ranked Marie Bouzkova of Czechia 6-2, 6-4. Andreescu, who took one hour 41 minutes to complete the win, had a 23-14 edge in winners. Meanwhile, Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., opened with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 win over Dusan Lajovic of Serbia. Later in the day, sixth-ranked Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal bounced Vernon, B.C., native Vasek Pospisil 1-6, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3), 6-3. Vancouver’s Rebecca Marino dropped a 6-2, 6-4 decision to Zhu Lin of China.

IG news Update,Peru has extended a state of emergency for another month in the capital Lima and two southern regions where deadly anti-government protests have sparked the country’s worst violence in 20 years. Images of those killed during the latest protests against Bolvart’s government are displayed at the Lima Cathedral on Sunday. Global Affairs reiterated its advice to Canadians in Peru to avoid demonstrations and large gatherings and not attempt to cross road barriers. “He’s a hypocrite,” protester Tania Serra said to shouts from the crowd, which at times scuffled with police in anti-riot gear. Protesters have demanded that Boluaarte step down, and that Castillo, who had been arrested for “rebellion”, be released.