Interruption of NCC Weekend Bikedays on Queen Elizabeth Driveway, October 6, 2024 National Capital Commission
Category: Canada
Doubled tax, more child care, new tech jobs: B.C. election campaign wraps second week
As the provincial election campaign reaches the halfway mark, the party leaders made pitches to voters on bread-and-butter issues: housing, child care and jobs.
Parents plead for more help for youth after 13-year-old B.C. boy dies of drug overdose
Chayton Point loved to dance. Just ask his mom.
Police warn Montreal teens of dangers of urban exploration
Montreal Police (SPVM) are sounding the alarm over a dangerous activity teens are sharing on social media: breaking into abandoned buildings.
5-year-old girl struck by pickup truck in New Westminster
A five-year-old girl was taken to hospital after being struck by a pickup truck at an intersection in New Westminster Friday afternoon.
‘You will see a significant and visible police presence’: VPD planning for protests for Oct. 7
Vancouver police have deployed extra resources in anticipation of multiple protests planned for Oct. 7.
Teachers’ union wants education focus in B.C.’s 2024 election
We haven’t heard the candidates talk much about education during B.C.’s 2024 election campaign, but the teachers’ union is trying to put the spotlight on that issue.
Drones share the sky with planes in new phase of development that holds promise for future
A first-of-its-kind drone delivery system–at the Edmonton International Airport–is expanding.
Edmonton mayor’s letter to province asks for fair treatment in next year’s budget
A letter from Edmonton’s mayor to the Alberta government detailing the city’s fiscal wishlist ahead of next year’s budget calls for fair treatment for the capital city, something several city councillors say isn’t already happening.
B.C. court rules on real estate dispute between sisters who haven’t spoken since 2016
A dispute over the ownership of a Surrey condo that contributed to a falling-out between sisters has been addressed in B.C. Supreme Court.
