Researchers at Montreal’s McGill University have found that ultrafine particles from vehicles and industry are linked to the deaths of an estimated 1,100 people per year in Canada’s two biggest cities.
Year: 2024
Meo Launches New ‘Cinq à Sept’ Menu
The Goods from Meo Vancouver, BC | This summer, Vancouver Chinatown’s newest cocktail and snack bar, Meo, invites guests to slip away for an afterwork rendezvous with colleagues, friends, or lovers for its new early evening Cinq à Sept menu. Exclusively available between the hours of 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., there will be sip […]
Canadian sprinter De Grasse fails to qualify for Olympic 200-metre final
Andre De Grasse will not be defending his Olympic title in the men’s 200-metre final.
Benchmark house price breaks new record in Saskatoon
Saskatchewan is seeing record benchmark home prices in several communities, including the province’s largest city of Saskatoon.
Toronto officer charged after man seriously injured in Toronto: SIU
A Toronto police officer has been criminally charged in connection with an alleged assault on a 48-year-old man earlier this year, the province’s police watchdog says.
“Harmful” algae bloom discovered in Northern lake
For the first time a “harmful” algae bloom has been discovered in Bear Lake in Sprucedale. The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit made the announcement Tuesday. Species of the algae capable of producing toxins harmful to humans and animals were confirmed by the laboratory of the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. […]
Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation Society sees spike in injured animals after severe storm
The Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation Society says it has seen a surge in admissions of injured wildlife as of late, likely due to Monday’s severe weather.
Woman confined, assaulted for two days, man arrested: Brandon police
Brandon police have arrested a man after investigators say a woman was confined and assaulted at his home for two days.
Ford ‘happy as punch’ about Walz as running mate pick, two months after meeting
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he is “happy as punch” that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has been chosen as Vice-President Kamala Harris’ running mate on the Democratic presidential ticket.
Lawsuit launched by family of Indigenous woman in N.S. claims negligence in her death
The family of an Indigenous woman who died in hospital has filed a lawsuit against the Nova Scotia health authority and four doctors.
