More than 70 people have told police that they were abused at Nova Scotia Youth Centre The RCMP is starting a confidential hotline to help them investigate claims of sexual abuse at the Nova Scotia Youth Centre between 1988 and 2017. Police said Wednesday that they have already taken statements from more than 70 people…
As pest problems are getting worse, here are some tips on what you can and can’t do to get rid of them Rats and people are always at odds with each other, but all signs point to the rodents winning this year in Ottawa. Compared to the same time last year, the city has gotten…
Ottawa Inner City Health says the problem is bigger than just downtow Outreach workers are worried about where and how people are using drugs after an alarming rise in overdose calls over the past weekend. On Saturday and Sunday, paramedics in Ottawa were called to more than 30 overdoses. Twenty people needed to be taken…
Seamus O’Regan says that the differences between the union and the employer are not big enough to keep the strike going The federal minister of labor says he has given a federal mediator 24 hours to send him suggestions on how to end the port strike in British Columbia. Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan, who is…
The provincial government doesn’t agree with the target date In front of Alberta’s newest solar farm, Jonathan Wilkinson, the federal minister for natural resources, said on Tuesday that he still thinks the province can get its electricity grid to net zero by 2035, even though Premier Danielle Smith says it can’t be done. Wilkinson said…
There are now 6 lawsuits against a construction company and a developer Five more lawsuits have been filed against a developer and a construction company over the collapse of a crane in Kelowna, British Columbia, two years ago, which killed five people. People from the victim’s workplace to a nearby business owner have filed lawsuits.…
80–120 mm of rain will fall by the end of Tuesday Officials in Ste-Brigitte-de-Laval, Que., near Quebec City, told the residents of about 220 homes to leave because they were afraid that heavy rains and rising water levels could cause flash flooding. Marc Proulx, the city manager, says that 70 millimeters of rain fell in…
Oak wilt was first noticed in Canada in Niagara Falls. Now, 3 reports have come in from Niagara-on-the-Lake In December 2021, a fungus that was known for killing almost all oak trees was only 500 meters from the Canadian border. Last month, oak wilt was found in Niagara Falls, which is on the other side…
Major movies that were supposed to be shot in N.S. are being put on hold while negotiations happen in the U.S The TV and film industry in Nova Scotia is taking a hit this summer because of the possibility of a second Hollywood strike. Members of the Writers Guild of America quit their jobs on…
Since last year, horticultural therapy has been a success at the N.L. Correctional Centre for Women The Newfoundland and Labrador Correctional Centre for Women in Clarenville now has a new greenhouse. This means that the horticultural therapy program that started there last year can move into its second season. As part of therapy sessions meant…