Toronto City Council is looking to expand permit parking on dozens of residential streets. A city report found at least half a dozen wards where residential streets could be converted to offer permit parking including Parkdale-High Park, Davenport, and Toronto-Danforth. Tiziana…
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Amherstburg passes 2020 budget with .56% tax increase
AMHERSTBURG, ONT. — Amherstburg residents will be paying a bit more in taxes this year, but not as much as some councilors wanted. Council signed off on a .56 per cent increase to property taxes – which means an extra…
Copper thieves ransacking public property in greater Moncton area
RIVERVIEW, N.B. — Copper wire thieves are back at it again. Since Oct. 1, Codiac RCMP say they have dealt with 20 reported copper wire thefts in the greater Moncton area worth tens of thousands of dollars. “It is higher…
Calgary man’s escape from avalanche caught on camera
A wall of white — that’s what Bryon Howard saw coming toward him on Friday evening when he was out for a family run at Lake Louise. Howard was running just ahead of his wife and son — not far…
Global News at 5 Lethbridge: Dec 9
December 9 2019 9:30pm The Monday, December 9, 2019 edition of Global News at 5 on Global Lethbridge hosted by Liam Nixon. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection[rel_id] != “object” ) { var resp…
Peel police investigating suspicious death in Brampton
Peel police say they are investigating a suspicious death in Brampton. The death happened in the area of Eagleridge Drive and Bighorn Crescent, near Torbram Road and Bovaird Drive East. Officers were called to the scene at 2:08 p.m. on Monday. “At…
Alberta RCMP catch suspected car thief hiding in a haystack
It was way easier than finding a needle in a haystack when RCMP went searching for a suspected car thief in southern Alberta last week. Mounties say they had received a report Friday that a Jeep stolen from the Olds…
Windsor police working on policy for handling service calls related to police chief
Members of Windsor’s police service board will likely use their next meeting to formalize the policy governing how Windsor police will to respond to future service calls related to the chief of police. Earlier this year, CBC News reported that three…
Legault wants to boost Quebec cinema and attract foreign filmmakers
LOS ANGELES — On a trip to Hollywood, Premier François Legault pledged on Monday better financial support for the Quebec film industry in 2020. He also said he was convinced that the number of foreign films made in Quebec would…
Social media threats lead to cancellation of Christmas school dance in Blackfalds, Alta.
An annual Christmas dance at a Blackfalds elementary school was cancelled on Friday after threats were apparently made on a Facebook forum. It all stems from an assignment given to Grade 4 students last week at the Iron Ridge Elementary…