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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) says they plan to maintain some services amid potential strike action by Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union workers. Approximately 1,700 unionized MPI employees are expected to be on the picket line beginning Monday at 7:30 a.m. if …
Read More »Edmonton closes Expo Centre evacuee registration due to high volumes – Edmonton
The Edmonton Expo Centre, which has been staged as a wildfire evacuee reception centre for the past week, has closed its registration due to high volumes of displaced people from the Northwest Territories fleeing south as wildfires took over the territory last week. Twice the number of people displaced by …
Read More »Schneider helps Blue Jays end three-game skid
TORONTO – Davis Schneider will be in the Toronto Blue Jays lineup for the series finale against the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday, even though a right-handed pitcher in Noah Syndergaard will start for the visitors. The right-handed hitting Schneider belted three hits, including a two-run homer, and knocked in three …
Read More »Unlicensed Mississauga cannabis store raided, two men charged – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two men are facing drug-related charges following a police raid on an unlicensed cannabis store in Mississauga on Friday. In a press release, Peel police said that Strategic Tactical Enforcement Policing (S.T.E.P.) officers along with uniform officers executed a Cannabis Act search …
Read More »Three Winnipeg firefighters injured in Austin Street blaze – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Three firefighters are recovering after being injured battling a fire at a vacant house in Winnipeg’s North Point Douglas neighbourhood. Fire crews were called to the vacant building in the 200 block of Austin Street North at 12:45 a.m. and found smoke …
Read More »Residence move-in at the University of Calgary highlights housing crisis – Calgary
More than 1,250 first-year students moved into on-campus residences at the University of Calgary on Sunday, a record number of students according to the university. This year, more than 3,000 students will be living on-campus at the university. More than 1,700 of those students moved in on Sunday, which includes …
Read More »Blue Jays place Swanson on 15-day injured list
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 27, 2023 12:21 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays placed right-hander Erik Swanson on the 15-day injured list on Sunday. The 29-year-old relief pitcher is suffering from thoracic spine inflammation. Swanson’s last outing came …
Read More »Toronto police investigating after Don Mills daylight stabbing injures man – Toronto
A man has serious injuries following a daylight stabbing in the Don Mills area. In a tweet, Toronto police said that officers responded to reports of a stabbing in the area of Don Mills Road and Lawrence Avenue East just after 4:40 p.m. Upon arrival, officers located a victim with …
Read More »Two Winnipeg men charged in numerous thefts, break and enters – Winnipeg
Winnipeg police say they’ve charged two men in connection with a string of break and enters and robberies over the past two months. Just after 7 p.m. on Friday evening, officers responded to a report of break and enter at a commercial property in the 2400 block of Main Street. …
Read More »Protesters in Saskatoon calling for new pronoun and education policies to be scrapped – Saskatoon
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Dozens gathered in Saskatoon on Aug. 27 to voice their concerns and show support for the province’s LGBTQ2S community. The protest took place in front of MLA Don Morgan’s office Sunday afternoon. Those in attendance expressed disagreement to new policies implemented just …
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