Category: Canada

Dumping household garbage in public parks and on trails is an ongoing issue in the South Okanagan, prompting a call from regional district staff to stop it.

Ten years ago in the basement of Paris Community Church, Rebecca Sherbino assembled a group of locals who faced barriers to typical employment. There, in the commercial kitchen, they found community and shared lots of laughs, while making gourmet soup — and extra income. Now, The Raw Carrot social enterprise is gearing up to introduce […]

RCMP say a man has died in a plane crash in western Manitoba.

Hundreds of members gathered around the community hall in Six Nations, taking part in various activities in celebration of Solidarity Day. Solidarity Day, which coincides with National Indigenous Peoples Day around the country, is celebrated on June 21 as a day to connect with and celebrate Indigenous culture.  “Solidarity Day is a great occasion for […]

The Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP) out of Western University in Ontario confirmed that five tornadoes touched down in Quebec during the June 13 storm, bringing the total number of tornadoes in the project to six.

Several Ecole John Diefenbaker Senior School students had great results at the Central Western Ontario Secondary Schools Association (CWOSSA) track and field championships at Kiwanis Field in Brantford on May 22-23. Eli Bouius blew past the field in the junior boys 3000-metre race after winning the 1,500-metre race. Bouius cruised in the longer distance, finishing […]

Breach conditions On May 31, West Grey officers received a report about a 33-year-old man breaching conditions of a release by contacting the victim of his crime. He was located and later turned himself in to police where he was charged with the additional offence and held for bail. He was subsequently released by the […]

Half of the premium volume generated by Canadian brokers comes from commercial policies on average, say respondents to Canadian Underwriter’s 2024 National Broker Survey. As for brokerage size, firms with 20 or fewer employees say 33% of their total premium…The post What insurance products sell the best? What our broker survey discovered…. appeared first on Canadian Underwriter.

Official numbers have been released for the Manitoba byelection that saw the NDP take over a historically Progressive Conservative seat.

Police in Vancouver say a man is facing criminal charges after a dramatic arrest was caught on video near the city’s downtown core.