Grand Trunk Street in Montreal’s Pointe-Saint-Charles neighbourhood is down to one lane and residents say construction to fix an old water main has been ongoing for years.
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Person responsible for vacant home tax rollout no longer with city, Chow says as she vows to fix the program
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow says at least one staff member involved in the “fatally flawed” plan to implement a vacant home tax is no longer on the job.
Hit musical Hamilton coming to Montreal in 2025
The smash Broadway hit Hamilton is coming to Montreal next year. Evenko and Broadway Across Canada have confirmed that the award-winning musical will be performed at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier in Place des Arts in 2025.
Funding for TransLink to be announced by B.C. government
The B.C. government is expected to make a TransLink funding announcement Wednesday morning.
Cochrane RCMP officer shoots suspect following attempted traffic stop
A suspect was shot by a police officer during a confrontation that occurred following a traffic stop in a rural area near Cochrane, Alta., on Tuesday evening.
Pedestrian in critical condition after being hit by vehicle in Richmond Hill
A pedestrian is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle in Richmond Hill.
Liberals plan to convert some Montreal office buildings into housing under federal budget
The federal government plans to convert some government office buildings into housing, including some in Quebec, and to leasing federal land, according to the budget announced Tuesday.
Feds offer $5B in Indigenous loan guarantees, fall $420B short on infrastructure asks
The federal government is providing up to $5 billion in loan guarantees to help Indigenous communities invest in natural resource and energy products. But when it comes to a promise to close what advocates say is a sprawling Indigenous infrastructure gap, Ottawa is short more than $420 billion.
Guilty pleas in beating of mentally ill man on Saskatchewan farm
Two men accused of beating and tying up a mentally ill man on a Saskatchewan farm have pleaded guilty to assault causing bodily harm.
Proposed class-action lawsuit against Shoppers Drug Mart alleges ‘unsafe and unethical corporate practices’
Shoppers Drug Mart is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit by current and former franchise owners at the retail chain who allege parent company Loblaw engaged in corporate practices that placed them in an “irredeemable conflict of interest” and put patient care at risk.