Canada has recorded the fastest population growth in 66 years, increasing by 1.3 million people, or 3.2 per cent, in 2023, according to a new report from Statistics Canada.
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Piano teacher charged with sexually assaulting 10-year-old student, police searching for other victims
An Edmonton piano teacher has been charged with sexual assaulting one of his students.
B.C. teacher suspended for allowing ‘extremely inappropriate’ behaviour among students
A B.C. teacher who condoned “extremely inappropriate” behaviour among students on school grounds has been suspended.
B.C. files unexplained wealth order against Quadriga cryptocurrency co-founder
The British Columbia government has filed an unexplained wealth order in an effort to seize a quarter-million dollars in cash, as well as 45 gold bars and luxury jewelry from the operator of a fraudulent cryptocurrency exchange company.
B.C. financial regulator, other agencies join warning about ‘pig butchering’ investment scams
The B.C. Securities Commission is the latest agency to warn provincial residents about so-called “pig butchering” investment scams.
Okanagan College gives sneak peek as new student housing tower nears completion
Okanagan College has given a sneak peek at its new student housing in Kelowna, as the project nears completion.Dignitaries, including Lisa Beare, Minister of Post Secondary Education and Future Skills, got a tour of the 216-room building at the corner of K.L.O. Road and Campus West Road.&ldq…
Global News at 11 moves to a full hour on April 1
“At a time when local news coverage is in decline, we are thrilled to expand our newscast at 11 p.m. to one hour,” Bhupinder S. Hundal, news director and station manager said.
Woman critically injured in chain-reaction collision on DVP has died in hospital: police
One of two people critically injured in a chain-reaction collision on the Don Valley Parkway last month has died in hospital, Toronto police say.
Canadian bridges are safe, officials say, after U.S. bridge rammed by ship collapses
Canadian authorities tried to reassure the public about the safety of bridges in the country following the collapse of a bridge in Baltimore, Md., early Tuesday morning after it was rammed by a container ship. Halifax Harbour Bridges, which operates…The post Canadian bridges are safe, officials say, after U.S. bridge rammed by ship collapses appeared first on Canadian Underwriter.
Questions fly as ministry seeks comment on Dresden landfill, recycling proposal
A new Environmental Registry of Ontario posting on proposals for a dormant landfill near Dresden indicates the Environment Ministry has heard local residents’ and municipalities’ concerns.
