The Nipissing-Parry Sound Student Transportation Service has cancelled school buses in the Parry Sound area due to snow squalls. The areas impacted include East Parry Sound South (South of and excluding Hey. 522 – South River, Sundridge and Burk’s Falls, Magnetawan, Katrine, Emsdale, Nova, Britt, Nobel and Town of Parry Sound. Schools remain open for […]
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No Frills workers at 17 Ontario stores ratify deal with wage gains, full-time jobs
No Frills workers at 17 stores in Ontario have ratified a new collective agreement that raises wages and expands the number of full-time jobs, the union representing them has confirmed.
Number of people using Ontario food banks rose 38 per cent last year: report
A report released today indicates the number of people who used Ontario food banks went up 38 per cent last year, which it says is the largest single-year increase recorded by the province’s food bank network.
Toronto police searching for 4 suspects wanted in attempted ATM cash robbery
Toronto police are searching for four male suspects who are wanted in connection with a break-and-enter investigation in the city’s downtown core.
Performance audit of Vancouver Park Board outlines gaps in revenue management
In a first of its kind report, the City of Vancouver’s auditor general has conducted a performance audit of the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation.
Former hockey player-turned-researcher calling for better concussion care
A former hockey player whose career was cut short due to head injuries has dedicated his life to research, treatment and prevention of concussions. He says his research has uncovered some eye-opening issues in B.C.’s health-care system.
No Frills workers at 17 Ontario stores ratify new contract
Unifor says No Frills workers at 17 stores in Ontario have ratified their new collective agreement, which includes wage gains and full-time job opportunities.
Ontario NDP seeks to make it illegal for drivers to pass on solid double yellow lines
Chad Belanger was left with a broken neck, ribs, collarbone and sternum, a bruised heart and lungs, a concussion and PTSD following a crash caused by a truck that crossed a solid double yellow line to pass another vehicle in northern Ontario.
Private clinic in Montreal trying to alleviate pressure on hospital emergency rooms
A family medicine clinic in Montreal’s Saint-Leonard borough stayed open Saturday to Sunday night to help ease some of the overcrowding at hospital ERs.
Man in 60s in critical condition after being struck by stolen vehicle, Quebec police watchdog investigating
A man in his 60s is fighting for his life after being hit by a vehicle that had just been stolen on Saturday in Longueuil, on Montreal’s South Shore.