A helicopter was sent to rescue hikers and their dogs after a cougar attack in a Vancouver Island provincial park over the weekend, according to officials.
Category: Canada
Albertans attempt to build the world’s tallest Popsicle stick structure
Members of Hutterite colony in southern Alberta have potentially built the world’s tallest structure made of Popsicle sticks.
‘Explore your city on two wheels’: Bike to Work Day returns to Winnipeg
You may see more people pedalling on your morning commute Tuesday as Bike to Work Day kicks off bright and early.
Local roundup: Armstrong going to jiu-jitsu worlds; 11U Diamonds win tournament
Isabelle Armstrong of Chatham won gold at the Canadian Jiu-Jitsu Association national championships.
Salvation Army donations not keeping up with demand at Manitoba thrift stores
A Manitoba thrift store is calling for donations as it struggles to keep its shelves stocked amid soaring demand.
As F1 grid tightens up, drivers fear new regulations could widen gap again
McLaren driver Lando Norris believes Formula One is more exciting than it has been in a long time, but fears that may change with the sport’s governing body set to implement new regulations.
Taxi bylaw aims to provide more transit options in Brant County
Danny Teves got a surprise while sitting in the drive-thru of a local Tim Hortons in April. In line ahead of the general manager of Grand River Cab sat a taxi from a Brantford company with two plates — one licensed with the City of Brantford, and another with Brant County. “What the hell?” Teves […]
Area Tobacco Tax Act convictions made in Brantford court
A man fined $15,000 was one of three area people convicted in Brantford court in April of offences under the Tobacco Tax Act, Colin Knill was fined and placed on a two-year probation for the crime of “selling, offering or keeping for sale, delivering or causing to be delivered raw leaf tobacco to a person […]
10 displaced after intentionally set fire in Vancouver SRO: officials
Ten people have been displaced after a fire was intentionally set at a single-room occupancy building in Vancouver Monday morning, according to officials.
Man faces assault charges after disrupting University of Ottawa grad ceremony
A 27-year-old man allegedly assaulted a security guard using a noxious substance during a University of Ottawa graduation ceremony.
