On Monday, Aéroports de Montréal (ADM), announced it is dedicating four hectares, roughly the size of eight soccer fields, for the creation of a memorial site to honour those who lost land and homes to the airport expropriations. Robert Huot is still fighting for access to the land he bought …
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3 hospitalized after shooting at West Edmonton Mall, police say
Police say a shooting at West Edmonton Mall Monday night left three people with serious injuries. The Edmonton Police Service said in a statement that a shooting was reported at the mall at around 7:40 p.m., and three male victims were taken to hospital with gunshot wounds. Police didn’t specify …
Read More »Highly mutated COVID virus variant BA.2.86 showing up in multiple countries
A highly mutated variant of the virus behind COVID-19 has popped up in multiple countries, but scientists aren’t yet sure whether it will fuel a fall wave of infections or simply fizzle out. Handful of cases from Israel, Denmark, U.S., U.K.; none yet in Canada. A highly mutated variant of …
Read More »After years of sinking enrolment, N.S. suddenly faces a new problem: Too many students
As Nova Scotia’s population surges, a public education system that was once closing schools due to declining enrolment is now seeing some classrooms at capacity. Teachers are grappling with an influx of diverse students, many of whom don’t speak much English. Halifax regional centre has added 8,000 students in the …
Read More »Historic storm meets historic fires, but B.C. flames will not be quenched
Flash flood warnings cover tens of millions of people in the southwestern United States—including Los Angeles—as Hilary leaves a historic mark on the region. Now post-tropical, Hilary will still bring life-threatening and locally catastrophic flooding through the day on Monday. The storm’s prolific moisture will flow north into Canada through …
Read More »She was hit by an e-scooter despite Toronto’s ban. The city needs to step up regulation, she says
Ashley Milton says her experience is an example of how seriously someone can be hurt when e-scooters are used improperly. The latest bid to legalize e-scooters came two years after council decided to ban the small motorized vehicles on city streets, citing safety concerns. But since that debate, the use …
Read More »Can the Trudeau government revive its old ‘middle class’ message?
The Trudeau government’s re-election hopes may depend to a large extent on whether they can recapture the promise of economic security implicit in the “middle class” message that brought the Liberals to power in 2015. Liberal cabinet meeting in P.E.I. to discuss housing, the economy and the plight of millennials. …
Read More »No commitment from Trudeau on financial assistance for evacuees, says N.W.T. premier
The prime minister has not committed financial assistance to the residents who have been displaced from the Northwest Territories as a result of wildfire evacuation orders, according to the premier. Caroline Cochrane says bill from the wildfires will be high and will require significant assistance. The prime minister has not …
Read More »Critical firefighting equipment taken from B.C. wildfire area, official says
Equipment has been taken in Scotch Creek, Celista, Magna Bay and Lee Creek, says wildfire official. B.C. Wildfire Service says hoses, sprinklers, pumps, and even an ATV have gone missing. Various firefighting gear protecting structures from the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire in B.C.’s Shuswap region has been repeatedly moved …
Read More »Every developer has opted to pay Montreal instead of building affordable housing, under new bylaw
Two years after Valérie Plante’s administration said a new housing bylaw would lead to the construction of 600 new social housing units per year, the city hasn’t seen a single one. Meanwhile, the housing affordability crisis continues to grow. Contributions to social and affordable housing funds not enough for a …
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