Every year for 43 years, Montrealer Eddy Nolan took to the streets for a Terry Fox Run, usually carrying a big red and white Terry Fox flag on a pole as packs of schoolchildren jogged behind him. On Friday, he chose to end his life through medical assistance in dying.
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Driver transported to hospital after crash knocks down 2 light posts
The driver of a vehicle that crashed into two light posts on Lakeshore Boulevard Saturday morning has been taken to hospital with moderate, non-life-threatening injuries, according to paramedics.
Leave Canada? Sue automakers? Victims consider their options as auto thefts surge
As the Greater Toronto Area confronts an auto theft crisis, some residents are considering bold – or arguably radical – action.
Letters for April 13, 2024: ‘When the unions cry foul you know something is being done right.’
Unions unhappy Everytime that the Smith government tries to improve health care, education or whatever, she is slammed by the unions for trying to do so. When this happens, then you know that she is doing something right. The unions like the status quo. J.D. Round (Unions exist to protect their members, nothing more.) Running […]
A group of excited owners moved into brand new homes in a bustling Oakville suburb. Then construction ramped up.
A group of homeowners who purchased brand new houses in an Oakville subdivision say they thought they were upgrading their living situation, but instead have found themselves living in an active construction zone for months with no end in sight.
Police investigating after person found dead on Six Nations
Six Nations Police are investigating after a person was found dead on 2nd Line Road near Chiefswood Road late Friday afternoon. Police, Six Nations Fire Department and Ambulance Services responded to the location after receiving a 911 call shortly after 5 p.m. about an unresponsive person, police said in a media release on Friday night. […]
Heat never trail on the way to a 125-103 win over Raptors, keeping playoff hope going
Nikola Jovic scored 22 points, Jaime Jaquez Jr. had 20 points and nine assists, and the Miami Heat kept hope alive of escaping the play-in tournament by topping the Toronto Raptors 125-103 on Friday night.
Contractor selected to design and build new Surrey-Langley SkyTrain stations
B.C.’s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has selected the team it wants to design and build the eight new stations that will make up the Surrey-Langley SkyTrain extension.
B.C. premier meets with patient who took herself off transplant list due to costs
Christina Derksen-Unrau was in Victoria this week on a mission to bring change.
‘Why not do it together?’: Lifelong friends take part in ‘brosectomy’ in Vancouver
While many people choose to keep their medical appointments private, four longtime friends decided to undergo vasectomies as a group in B.C.’s Lower Mainland.
