Ottawa ice dippers make the most of Britannia Beach flooding

City staff’s recommendation that a new bike lane be installed along a collision-prone stretch of Parkside Drive could potentially set up a battle with the province, as it moves to place new restrictions on the ability of municipalities to remove lanes of traffic for that purpose.

Mounties in southeastern British Columbia are searching for the occupants of a vehicle that allegedly fled from police after a reported “firearms incident” on Monday.

Short-term rental hosts will need to have a valid business licence number on display where local governments require a licence, the province said in a release.