York Regional Police have recovered 25 stolen vehicles valued at more than $2.2 million from a parking lot in Mississauga and charged six people with multiple offences. In November members of the Auto Cargo Theft Unit became aware of a parking lot in Mississauga where multiple stolen vehicles were parked, …
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Drunk driver convicted for impaired driving for the 21st time: Abbotsford police
A man has been charged with impaired driving for the 21st time, receiving a jail sentence of almost five years, according to Abbotsford police. A Friday release from the Abbotsford Police Department says Roy Heide, 66, was arrested after a motorcycle accident on Clearbrook Road on Aug. 15, 2022 that …
Read More »Warm weather and minimal snow create challenges for B.C. ski hills
Fewer than half of Whistler Blackcomb’s trails are open, while Vancouver’s Mount Seymour is closed entirely while it waits for better conditions. El Niño expected to remain in place into spring, says Environment Canada. Abnormally warm weather in B.C. has created less than ideal conditions on ski hills as a …
Read More »Quebec teachers’ union ends strike, sending over 350K students back to class
The Fédération autonome de l’enseignement (FAE), which represents about 66,000 teachers, says it reached an agreement in principle with the government. FAE reaches agreement in principle with government. Hundreds of thousands of Quebec students will be returning to school after a union representing 40 per cent of teachers in the …
Read More »‘Ice can be very deceiving,’ warns expert after recent deaths across Canada
There are renewed warnings about the dangers of venturing onto thin ice or near bodies of water after multiple recent drownings across Canada. 2 teens died in Ottawa this week, similar incidents reported in Alberta, Quebec. The ice is thinner and more dangerous on Canada’s waterways this year, experts say …
Read More »Why flights between Newfoundland and Europe have Labrador Inuit shaking their heads
Two Inuit leaders in Labrador are calling on the Newfoundland and Labrador government to chip in for flights to their fly-in communities as the province becomes the latest to support leisure travel to and from international destinations. Premier Andrew Furey says N.L. will support WestJet flights in 2024, Two Inuit …
Read More »B.C. transportation minister vows ‘toughest’ fines after truck damages overpass
B.C.’s transportation minister is promising to levy “the toughest fines in the country” after a truck carrying what appears to be heavy construction material smashed into an overpass in Delta, B.C., on Thursday, shutting down the southbound lanes of Highway 99. B.C. suspends Chohan Freight Forwarders’ safety certificate pending investigation. …
Read More »Quebec, FAE teachers’ union reach tentative deal on salaries, working conditions
The Fédération autonome de l’enseignement (FAE)’s council must decide whether the deal is an agreement in principle before putting it to a vote by union members. Union council to decide whether deal becomes agreement in principle. A teachers’ union in Quebec, which has been on an unlimited strike, said Wednesday …
Read More »Police visited couple days before they were shot to death in Caledon. Their son wants to know why
It’s been more than a month since Gurdit Singh Sidhu’s parents were shot and killed at their family’s Caledon rental house. The shooting, just before midnight on Nov. 20, left doors and walls in the property riddled with bullet holes. Jagtar Sidhu and Harbhajan Sidhu, both 57, were visiting Sidhu …
Read More »Coyote attacks 11-year-old girl in southern Alberta
WARNING: This story contains graphic images of a coyote bite wound. An 11-year-old girl was attacked by a coyote at a rest stop off of the Trans-Canada Highway on Tuesday. The Nyberg family was returning home to Brooks, Alta., around 7:30 p.m. after Boxing Day shopping when they stopped for …
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