Ontario is considering revising its tallies of how many homes are built in cities and towns across the province, after some complained that undercounting has cost them millions in provincial funding.
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Witness recorded video of fire at tent city in Kelowna
Kelowna firefighters are fighting a fire near downtown Kelowna, with one eyewitness sharing a video of the blaze at Kelowna’s tent city.Jenna Jones submitted a video of a blaze that shows a fully involved fire at Kelowna’s tent city around 7:40 p.m. on Thursday. The video shows the fire near a p…
Raffle for car to help kids in Kelowna
A car raffle has become a win-win for kids in need.The Child and Youth Advocacy Centre in Kelowna is driving change for vulnerable children with the support of Lift Auto and CSN Collision Centres through last week’s Father’s Day Car Show, where the CYAC team were out at City Park selling tickets…
Almost 5 months after major cyberattack, Hamilton’s mayor says work is ‘far from over’
The City of Hamilton has been working for almost five months to restore and improve its online systems following a significant ransomware attack, but the work is “far from over,” says the city’s mayor.
North Bay Firefighters kept in trucking on Thursday
A number of North Bay Firefighters and one noted local politician got some special fire fighting training on Thursday
Transport dangling off Highway 11 bridge – PHOTO GALLERY
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a two-vehicle collision on Highway 11, near the Lake Nosbonsing turnoff in Callander. Witnesses told The Nugget Thursday night a red car sustained significant damage, however the two individuals escaped without serious injury. “The truck’s bumper is almost on the shoulder on the road below,” said a witness at the […]
Active weather expected for Friday, followed by a warm weekend
Summer officially began on Thursday and for the first time in five days, it actually felt like summer with a high of 20 C!
Black Hawk helicopter owner seeks to join B.C. wildfire fight
A Metro Vancouver helicopter company is in the process of obtaining final approvals for commercial flights of its newly acquired Black Hawk helicopter with the hopes the powerful aircraft can help in B.C.’s wildfire fight.
Liberals plan talks to launch school food program before end of next school year
The government hopes to see kids eating meals under a universal, national school food program before the end of the next school year, but it will take time for organizations to scale up their operations, the families minister said Thursday.
Spy watchdog raps RCMP over application of protocol to avoid complicity in torture
A federal spy watchdog says a senior RCMP official wrongly considered the importance of a strategic relationship with a foreign organization when deciding whether sharing information posed a risk of torture.