Victoria is planning to phase out tax exemptions for parking lots of some community groups but says they could forego the cost if they let unhoused people shelter there overnight.
Year: 2024
‘Frustrated’: Riders return to practice following Labour Day Classic loss
The Saskatchewan Roughrider’s 35-33 loss in the annual Labour Day Classic against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers marked the team’s sixth straight game without a win.
‘It’s going to happen,’ but not yet: Premier explains pause of Richmond supportive housing project
A planned six-storey, 90-unit supportive housing complex at Cambie and Sexsmith roads in Richmond is no longer going forward. Unless it does. Which it definitely will, but maybe at a different site.
Semi hits railway bridge on 97 Street near Yellowhead Trail
A truck hauling heavy equipment hit the railway underpass on 97 Street, just north of Yellowhead Trail.
‘Never forgive’: Family of father killed in wrong-way 401 crash calls for justice
Police were called to the scene of the crash on Dec. 30 just after 5 a.m., rushing to the westbound lanes of Highway 401 near Brock Road in Pickering.
Police warn of potentially ‘devastating consequences’ after drone caught in Vancouver airport flight path
Over the past two days, someone has flown a drone in the flight path of Vancouver’s airport, prompting a public safety alert from police.
Winnipeg fire displaces 44 people, 1 sent to hospital
Dozens of people are searching for a place to stay after a Centennial neighbourhood apartment building blaze.
Groups worried about seniors’ data being collected in private Quebec care homes
Three seniors groups are concerned about the data collection on seniors living in private long-term care homes by the Ministry of Health’s Inspections Branch.
Lawsuit over management of The Stronach Group’s wealth settled out of court: company
The Stronach Group says a lawsuit filed by Frank Stronach’s son and granddaughter over management of the family business’s wealth has been settled out of court.
SIU charges Toronto police officer with careless use of firearm
The province’s police watchdog has charged a Toronto cop who fired his gun during a vehicle theft investigation in North York last year.
