New cafe in Church-Wellesley Village a ‘healing’ space for Toronto’s queer community – Toronto

Lively clubs and restaurants line the main stretch of Toronto’s Church-Wellesley Village, but a new cafe and wine bar is serving up an alternative for people in the queer community. “Having a space that is quieter, having a space that feels like home when you walk in, you’re going into someone’s living room, essentially,” said…

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As racism allegations surface, Montréal-Nord community leaders ask police: What now?

Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. People working with Montréal-Nord’s youth say there is a pressing “urgency to act” following a police racism scandal in the borough. …

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B.C. community reports high demand for rural permanent residency program

Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A pilot immigration program to help rural communities find skilled workers for hard-to-fill jobs saw 800 people receive permanent residency in the first two months of this year — and hundreds of applications…

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B.C. retirement community seeking nearly $200K after resident refused to leave during wildfire

Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A Vernon, B.C., retirement community is seeking to recover over $197,400 after a resident didn’t leave his home during a devastating…

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