Small

Canada

Would commercial rent control protect small businesses in Canada?

Strolling down 12th Street in New Westminster, B.C., it’s easy to see how the area’s small independent businesses and mom-and-pop…

Read More »
Health

$100,000 and a gym membership? How some small towns are coaxing doctors to their communities

The Current19:23$100,000 signing bonus? How some towns are luring doctors Canadian municipalities are offering family doctors thousands of dollars and…

Read More »
Business

‘On the brink’: Airlines flee small cities, cutting key links to rest of the country

While Canada’s total domestic passenger numbers now hover at around pre-COVID levels, air travel to smaller communities and even medium-sized…

Read More »
Health

Alberta’s ER staffing crunch getting worse in big cities and small, doctors warn

Alberta Health Services is trying to find dozens of emergency room doctors to fill vacant positions across the province. The…

Read More »
Canada

2 dead in small plane crash in Tofino

Two people are dead and a third seriously injured following a plane crash and fire, Tofino RCMP said Thursday. Police say…

Read More »
Sports

Small B.C. community welcomes international female hockey team

A collegiate school in B.C.’s East Kootenay region is starting up an international female hockey team, and a world champion Ukrainian…

Read More »
Canada

End of cod moratorium touted after 32 years as Ottawa approves small increase in commercial catch

The federal government has announced a return to the commercial northern cod fishery this year. DFO has managed a limited…

Read More »
Entertainment

Summer Game Fest is a flood of video game news. How does a small studio stand out?

Developers, artists, press and influencers descended upon Los Angeles last week for Summer Game Fest (SGF), the latest in a…

Read More »
Sports

Why a small Saskatchewan town supports Edmonton Oilers

A small southern Saskatchewan town has adopted the Edmonton Oilers as its official NHL team during the Stanley Cup playoffs.…

Read More »
Canada

I fled to the city to feel safer as a gay man. I never imagined I’d move back to a small town

This First Person column is the experience of Robert Mizzi, who lives in Stonewall, Man. For more information about CBC’s…

Read More »
Back to top button