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Can regulations make social media adopt safer content standards for kids?
10+ hour, 20+ min ago (122+ words) CBC Can regulations make social media adopt safer content standards for kids? Taylor Owen, founding director of the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy, examines the potential impact of proposed federal legislation that seeks to limit young Canadians' access to…...
Young Canadians are struggling to find jobs. The oilpatch needs 72, 000 workers | CBC News
1+ hour, 39+ min ago (1039+ words) Canada's oil and gas sector is facing a major hiring challenge. The industry will need about 72, 000 workers by 2035 " the majority to replace retiring employees, according to a new report by Careers in Energy, a division of Energy Safety Canada." The…...
Cyberviolence strategy aimed at saving the lives of young Islanders
11+ hour, 3+ min ago (176+ words) The province has just released its youth cyberviolence prevention strategy, which lays out how the P. E. I. government will tackle the widespread problem of online harassment and bullying among children. As CBC's Cody Mac Kay explains, the plan wasn't just developed for…...
Parents scramble with future of $10-a-day childcare program at risk
16+ hour, 15+ min ago (195+ words) It's been five years since the federal government launched its plan for a Canada-wide $10-a-day daycare program, but many parents say they are still struggling to find child care in the first place. The provincial government says the future of…...
Social media harms need attention for all ages, says N. L. tech writer | CBC News
23+ hour, 28+ min ago (461+ words) As Ottawa prepares to table a new online harms bill, one Canadian technology writer says the federal government should address broad social media concerns. Paris Marx is a journalist and host of the podcast, Tech Won't Save Us. He said…...
N. B.'s community-run school lunch programs may look different in the fall, but won't be gone for good | CBC News
23+ hour, 37+ min ago (874+ words) A province-wide school lunch program offered by the New Brunswick government is coming to all schools this fall, which will bring some changes to existing organizations already offering lunch services. Last week the province released details about its school food…...
London teens, parent weigh in on possible social media ban for kids under 16 | CBC News
1+ day, 2+ min ago (802+ words) As Ottawa prepares to introduce legislation that could ban social media for young people under age 16, some London, Ont. , teens and parents say they're skeptical it'll strike the right balance between safety and privacy. The federal government is expected to…...
Still on a childcare waitlist? Ontario staffing shortages are making it worse
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (141+ words) CBC Still on a childcare waitlist? Ontario staffing shortages are making it worse Ontario says the long-term viability of the federal daycare program is at risk and many families are stuck in child care waitlists. As CBC's Talia Ricci explains,…...
Staff shortages driving daycare waitlists in Ontario, experts say | CBC News
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (678+ words) Still on a childcare waitlist? Ontario staffing shortages are making it worse The Canoe Landing Child Care Centre, located downtown Toronto, has more than 100 people on their waitlist, but they aren't technically full. They are however, short staffed. "We have…...
With federal daycare program at risk, pressure is on for London parents looking for childcare | CBC News
2+ day, 27+ min ago (872+ words) Christopher Labelle lives and works in London, Ont. , but drives his three-year-old son, Dexton, 45-minutes southeast of the city to Tillsonburg to drop him off at daycare at least three days a week." "It's not fair to my son to…...