The government housing agency says that 40% of low-income housing units need major repairs In Ville-Marie, which is in the center of Montreal, a man climbs onto the balcony of a barricaded apartment building. He puts up a sign that says “Please save our low-income housing” one nail at a time on the wood of…
The chief says the $401 million budget is a response to more requests On Monday, the Ottawa Police Services Board met for three and a half hours and approved a $401 million budget for 2023. The budget for police is going up by $15.2 million, which is about $17 for the average family. The money…
A snowfall warning says that almost 15 cm of snow is coming to Ottawa Even though there is a snow warning for Tuesday and nearly 15 centimeters of snow are expected, both English and French school buses are running in Ottawa. The rest of eastern Ontario is also out of luck. In western Quebec, there…
“This is something only men could think of, right? It was the end of the world as they knew it, and these women did not feel good at all. The protesters came from all over the Maritimes, carrying signs and body bags and dressing up as clowns and doctors. On Feb. 29, 1984, which was…
Some of Ottawa’s homeless people could stay at Vanier Arena or Heron Community Center A city memo says that a short-term plan to try to keep homeless shelters from getting too crowded in the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic will continue at least until the end of the summer because the need for shelter…
It’s not clear how much of the almost $500 million in restitution ordered for fraud victims in Ontario has been paid Carin Smith and her then-husband just wanted to pay off their mortgage a little faster. But Smith and Smith’s marriage ended when the investment deal they agreed to in 2008 turned out to be…
Quebec just passed a similar bill that removes the need for MNAs to swear allegiance In Prescott, Ontario, the town council voted down a motion to ask the Ontario government to stop making elected officials take an oath of allegiance to King Charles III. The motion, which was made by Coun. Lee McConnell, did not…
Outside of community safety zones, four new cameras will be put up Installing speed cameras outside of community safety zones is meant to keep speeders in check on dangerous stretches of road, but one Ottawa city councillor thinks that some of his colleagues see the cameras as a way to raise money. Under the Ontario…
On Monday morning, a raccoon was found inside South Kelowna Elementary The Central Okanagan School District asked parents to keep their kids home from South Kelowna Elementary School on Monday because a raccoon showed up unexpectedly. The school district said in a statement that staff found the animal inside the building. The district says conservation…
A rental agency official cancels the eviction notices that a Tim Hortons franchisee in Souris sent out Three people who lived in an apartment building in Souris, P.E.I., and were given eviction notices by the building’s owner, a local Tim Hortons franchisee called D.P. Murphy Inc., have won their case. But at least one of…