Sharon Gregson

RBC, other big Canadian banks beat profit estimates as economy resists tariff impact Canada's six biggest banks exceeded profit forecasts this week in results boosted by wealth management and fee-based income, underlining the resilience of the country's economy to the impact of U.S. tariffs and broader policy uncertainty.

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The last mile: Provincial child care expansion at the five-year deadline - CCPA Child care has become more accessible over the past five years but finding affordable spaces is still a frustrating experience for many parents

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B.C. Budget 2026 reaffirms our commitment to children and families across British Columbia.💛📚

✔️ $634M new funding in K–12 education funding
✔️ $330M lift to ChildCareBC
✔️ Investments for before and after school care
✔️ $167M for the Classroom Enhancement Fund

1/2 🧵 #bcpoli

The pause on expanding $10aDay childcare signals an inflection point for a system already strained by high fees, limited access & educator wage concerns. Advocates say the freeze only works if the province uses it to rebuild a model that is fairer to families and workers. @futureofgood.bsky.social

BC Budget 2026: A slow retreat from public services that leaves people to fend for themselves With Budget 2026, the BC government has prioritized deficit and debt reduction at the expense of public investment that could have made life more affordable for BC families and built a more equitable future for the next generation.

Noon today PT, join senior economist Iglika Ivanova, policy analyst Véronique Sioufi and Stand.earth climate campaigner Sven Biggs for their analysis of #BCBudget26.

Read their take and join us!

Happy Birthday to the wonderful Amy Bell! We love your presence on the radio! You are 50 awesome! @amybell.bsky.social @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social

Top 5 things to know about the 2026 B.C. budget B.C.'s 2026 budget comes with a number of key items including increases to income taxes, and further cuts to services.

BC budget freezes the growth of the $10-a-day child care system, pending a review into its future and to address complaints by current providers. cheknews.ca/top-5-things... #ChildCareBC #10adaychildcare

$10 a Day ChildCareBC provider enrolment put on pause in Budget 2026 - Hope Standard Finance Minister announces $330M for child care, ‘stabilization period’

What about child care in the BC Budget? Families want to know. hopestandard.com/2026/02/17/1...

B.C. pauses $10-a-day childcare program in Budget 2026 B.C.’s $10-a-day childcare program will be paused, and while the move is welcomed by advocates, they hope work is done quickly to resolve the issue.

B.C. pauses $10-a-day childcare program in Budget 2026 cheknews.ca/b-c-pauses-1...

Thank you @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social and Early Edition team for the sensitive coverage of the terrible Tumbler Ridge tragedy. The interviews and music choices are much appreciated. Sending love to #TumblerRidge

Good news! And we need to ensure there is sufficient before-and-after school child care available in all elementary schools for families who need it. #10adaychildcare #childcarebc

Canada to open a new Canadian consulate in Greenland | APTN News YouTube video by APTN News

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is headed to Greenland this week to open a new Canadian consulate in the territory.

Facing obliteration, Quebec's Legault quits YouTube video by Left East to West

We touch on news of the week including the Alberta separatism movement and the Trump administration, backlash on Canadian businesses in deals with ICE. And a lot of love for the people of Minnesota reminding us about the very best of humanity as they face the worst.

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Israel accepts health authorities’ Gaza death toll is broadly accurate, saying 70,000 have died Israeli military’s U-turn in accepting official figures comes after years of attacking data as ‘Hamas propaganda’

Children make up about 30% of the over 70,000 people killed in Gaza.

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Wise words for government echoed by @judydarcy.bsky.social in her new book, “They should focus on legacy programs that voters would remember them for. And they shouldn’t abandon their base.” #10adaychildcare @davidebybc.bsky.social

Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.

Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.

MINNESOTA — Mom goes outside to warm up her car, ICE grabs her: "Please, my car kids are all alone in the house!”

So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it

(H/T longtimehistory)

Child care in Canada: Advocates call for $10/day commitment Child-care advocates called Friday on the federal and provincial governments to commit to strengthening the $10-a-day system, as the ministers responsible met in Ottawa.

Advocates call for federal, provincial governments to strengthen child-care system

Advocates Call on Federal Govt to Keep $10-a-Day Child Care Target At a news conference in Ottawa, representatives from several advocacy groups raise concerns about possible cuts to Canada’s $10-a-day child care system. Speaking with reporters are Vicky Smallman (ch...

Today in Ottawa, child care advocates raised serious concerns about possible cuts to Canada’s $10-a-day system.

Workers can’t work without child care. We must protect it, expand it and invest in it. #ChildCareNow #cdnpoli

Watch the press conference: www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...

At the 2026 FPT Ministers Forum on #ELCC early learning and child care, #Yukon Minister of Education Scott Kent advocated with #NWT and #Nunavut ministers for more federal funding support for families across the #North:

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100 organizations co-signed a letter to the Ministers responsible for early learning and child care, in advance of their meetings on January 30th. The joint letter calls on all levels of government to strengthen the $10aDay child care system.

Advocates call for federal, provincial governments to strengthen child-care system Child-care advocates called Friday on the federal and provincial governments to commit to strengthening the $10-a-day system, as the ministers responsible met in Ottawa.

Child-care advocates called Friday on the federal and provincial governments to commit to strengthening the $10-a-day system, as the ministers responsible met in Ottawa.

Advocates call for federal, provincial governments to strengthen child-care system | CBC News Child-care advocates called on Friday for the federal and provincial governments to commit to strengthening the $10-per-day system, as the ministers responsible met in Ottawa.

Today we joined Child Care Now at Parliament Hill calling for federal & provincial governments to re-commit to #10aDayChildCare and fund a solution to the waitlist crisis, including fair wages for educators & more non-profit spaces.

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Advocates Call on Federal Govt to Keep $10-a-Day Child Care Target At a news conference in Ottawa, representatives from several advocacy groups raise concerns about possible cuts to Canada’s $10-a-day child care system. Speaking with reporters are Vicky Smallman (ch...

www.cpac.ca/headline-pol... #ChildCareBC @childcarenow.bsky.social

Glad to see the economic panel at @boardoftrade.bsky.social be asked a question about childcare as nation-building infrastructure. Former Premier Glen Clark answered brilliantly - childcare is an economic not just a social issue and recent progress should not be lost #10adaychildcare #ChildCareBC

This is the best thing you will see all day!

Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio) YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

Powerful new song by Bruce Springsteen - On the Streets of Minneapolis @brucespringsteen.net

Tell Canada’s Fisheries Minister to Protect Marineland Whales from Breeding The Fisheries Minister granted Marineland conditional approval to export whales & dolphins to the US—after the park threatened to execute the animals. Act now to ensure they won’t be bred in the US.

The Fisheries Minister granted Marineland conditional approval to export whales & dolphins to the US—after the park threatened to execute the animals. Act now to ensure they won’t be bred in the US.s 🐋 #CdnPoli
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I’m surprised to hear that Australian Shepherd’s get their fur trimmed or shaved. Don’t they have a double coat @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social ?