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Canoeing, fishing planned as Royal Tour heads to coastal islands of Haida Gwaii

Canoeing, fishing planned as Royal Tour heads to coastal islands of Haida Gwaii

Canada September 30, 2016 at 1:38 pm 0 comments

HAIDA GWAII, B.C. — First Nations art and a coastal fishing trip are on the itinerary for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge as they spend their final full day in Canada at the remote West Coast archipelago of Haida Gwaii. The islands, located about 100 kilometres off the coast,Read More

Vacant lot in city’s west end earmarked for affordable housing development

Vacant lot in city’s west end earmarked for affordable housing development

Canada September 27, 2016 at 7:27 pm 0 comments

A vacant lot that was once the site of a TTC garage could soon be home to a new affordable housing development. The four-acre lot on Lansdowne Avenue north of Bloor Street has sat unoccupied since 1997 but on Tuesday it was announced that the city would make the landRead More

Rogers family, Crombie announce 10-tower condo project in Mississauga

Rogers family, Crombie announce 10-tower condo project in Mississauga

Canada September 27, 2016 at 7:21 pm 0 comments

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — A private company owned by the family of telecom and media mogul Ted Rogers has announced plans for a $1.5-billion real-estate development in Mississauga, Ont. The M City project would include a 10-tower residential condominium development with frontage on Burnhamthorpe Road, one of the city’s major streets.Read More

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to visit Kelowna on Okanagan leg of royal tour

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to visit Kelowna on Okanagan leg of royal tour

Canada September 27, 2016 at 7:20 pm 0 comments

KELOWNA, B.C. — The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will visit a university and get a taste of British Columbia’s culinary scene Tuesday on their visit to Kelowna, B.C. William and Kate will begin the next leg of their tour with a stop at the University of British Columbia Okanagan,Read More

Stop cutting loose ill, injured soldiers too early, ombudsman tells military

Stop cutting loose ill, injured soldiers too early, ombudsman tells military

Canada September 27, 2016 at 7:19 pm 0 comments

OTTAWA — Canada’s military ombudsman is taking aim at the armed forces for cutting loose ill and injured service members before they know what services and benefits the soldiers are getting from the Veterans Affairs Department. In a landmark report released Tuesday, ombudsman Gary Walbourne says the military should insteadRead More

Worker scalded by tar after falling into back of tar truck

Worker scalded by tar after falling into back of tar truck

Canada September 26, 2016 at 12:48 pm 0 comments

Toronto: Police say a worker has suffered life-threatening injuries after he fell into the back of a tar truck in the city’s east end and was scalded by tar. It happened shortly after 7:30 a.m. near Danforth and Logan avenues. Crews are currently working to extricate the man from tarRead More

Montreal pit bull advocates prepare themselves for city’s ban on breed

Montreal pit bull advocates prepare themselves for city’s ban on breed

Canada September 26, 2016 at 12:47 pm 0 comments

MONTREAL — As Montreal’s city council prepares to vote on a contentious pit bull ban, advocates for the breed have been pulling out all the stops to convince politicians and the public their pets don’t pose an inherent risk. Councillors are expected to vote Monday to adopt a bylaw thatRead More

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to meet with First Nations, tour Central Coast region

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to meet with First Nations, tour Central Coast region

Canada September 26, 2016 at 12:45 pm 0 comments

BELLA BELLA, B.C. — Prince William and his wife Kate will be surrounded by British Columbia’s natural beauty and experience indigenous culture on Monday with a trip to pristine rainforest in the Central Coast region. Visiting the renowned Great Bear Rainforest, among the largest intact coastal temperate rainforest in theRead More

Child hospitalized after ingesting pill left at playground in Kensington Market

Canada September 26, 2016 at 12:43 pm 0 comments

Toronto :- Toronto Police say a 15-month-old child had to be rushed to hospital after ingesting a prescription pill that was one of many spread across a playground in the Kensington Market area on Sunday afternoon. Police said the child was playing with their mother in the playground at BellevueRead More

GM workers set to vote on tentative deal today

GM workers set to vote on tentative deal today

Canada September 25, 2016 at 6:29 pm 0 comments

TORONTO — Unionized workers at General Motors will decide today whether to accept a new contract with the auto giant. Unifor is holding votes in three Ontario communities: Oshawa, St Catharines and Woodstock. The union says results are expected sometime in the evening. GM and Unifor hammered out the agreementRead More