Some weather experts say the system works well, but it could be better This year, there have been more wildfires and other extreme weather events, so more Canadians are getting emergency alerts on their phones or through other channels. These alerts tell them to take precautions or even leave their homes. The alerts come via…
At a tight turn west of Hurdman station, wheels were in contact with each other After an inspection found that train wheels were touching a restraining rail, OC Transpo is improving its express shuttle service and moving all trains between the uOttawa and Hurdman stations to a single track. Only recently did people figure out…
“It will take almost nothing to start a fire,” says the fire chief of West Kelowna THE LATEST: Northwest Territories hospital and nursing home patients will be moved to B.C. A cold front is expected to move through southern B.C. on Thursday. This is likely to bring strong winds that will make it hard for…
A cannabis company will sell the building on Hershey Drive for $53 million Canopy Growth Corp. said Thursday that it will close its headquarters in Smiths Falls, Ont., and sell the building back to Hershey Canada Inc., which had owned it before. Canopy Growth said in a statement that it has reached an agreement to…
The report is expected to list possible steps, such as a parking tax, sales tax, or vehicle fee Today, Torontonians will learn more about the taxes and fees that the city council could use to help solve its financial problems. In February, when John Tory was still mayor, he asked city staff to look into…
More than 130 languages can be used to translate the SGI handbook, but American Sign Language is not one of them On the SGI website, people who want to learn to drive can translate the text of the Saskatchewan Driver’s Handbook into more than 130 languages. However, American Sign Language (ASL) is not one of…
Due to a payment bug, festival organizers lost thousands of dollars and are now asking for money back After a bug in its payment system let hundreds of people in for free by mistake, a grilling festival on Quebec’s North Shore is asking people to be honest and pay up. The festival, the Festi-grîles de…
The Toronto District School Board says it is making a policy based on what Indigenous communities have said A former student and a parent of Kapapamahchakwêw – Wandering Spirit School in Toronto want Canada’s largest school board to make a policy that vets applicants who say they are Indigenous and want to work at schools…
A charity leader says, “We’re right at the point where things are going to get bad really fast. Ottawa shelters for the homeless are getting a lot of asylum seekers. This makes people worry that the refugee housing crisis that is overwhelming shelters in Toronto could be spreading to the capital. CEO of the Ottawa…
Animal shelters are begging for help because more animals are being left alone The number of cats and dogs being given up by their owners is rising at a rate that has never been seen before. This is causing a capacity crisis at pet rescue centers all over Alberta. The rise in unwanted pets is…