The tall ships are coming back, and Brockville needs both volunteers and a paid co-ordinator to make the festival work, city councillors said Tuesday. Council’s general committee is recommending the city hire a festival and events co-ordinator to oversee the 2025 Tall Ships Festival. The recommendation now heads to the full council for a final […]
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Wildfire prompts evacuations on reserve near Spences Bridge, B.C.
The Cook’s Ferry Indian Band has issued an evacuation order for its Nicoelton reserve as two wildfires burn north of Spences Bridge, B.C.
B.C. judge denies status for victims’ families in Pickton evidence application
A Supreme Court judge has dismissed applications by relatives of Robert Pickton’s victims to intervene in court proceedings over the RCMP’s plans to destroy evidence from the investigation into the serial killer.
Fire fears grow as South Coast faces prospect of rain-free July
B.C. has seen little rain so far this month, and on the South Coast, may not get any before the end of July, raising concerns as the wildfire risk spikes.
‘I was terrified’: Coutts protester says he fled after arrival of RCMP and helicopter
A protester at the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., described in court Tuesday a police presence so overwhelming and intimidating that he decided to go home early.
Council won’t declare Chatham-Kent unwilling wind farm host
Chatham-Kent councillors have rejected a motion to declare the municipality unwilling to host future wind projects.
Manitoba lawyer suspended for punching articling student in groin
A Manitoba lawyer has been temporarily suspended from practicing after admitting to punching an articling student in the groin.
Traffic ‘crisis’ has many Toronto-area residents ‘reluctant’ to work in office: poll
Many Toronto-area residents are ‘reluctant to travel to work’ amid a traffic and congestion ‘crisis,’ a new poll indicates.
West Nipissing eyes their own ‘Field of Dreams’
West Nipissing looking to strike a deal for a new baseball field
‘Enhancing the economics’: TC Energy staffers discuss how they view Indigenous involvement in projects
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and B.C. Premier David Eby beamed with praise as they celebrated the Haisla Nation in late June.
