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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Wild weather in Winnipeg on Thursday evening included coin-sized hail and flash flooding as a severe thunderstorm swept its way through the province. The city saw 17 millimetres of rain, Environment Canada meteorologist Justin Shaer said. “We’ve also had hail of varying …

The Ontario NDP is calling for Ontario Premier Doug Ford to sack his health minister over the suggestion that the province is not struggling to recruit or retrain family doctors. Speaking to reporters at Queen’s Park on Monday, NDP Leader Marit Stiles accused the government of “trying to pretend” there …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Central Okanagan Search and Rescue (COSAR) has gone on over 30 rescue calls so far this year and is finding an unusual increase in rescues along forest service roads (FSRs). “A lot of people were travelling the forest service roads in vehicles …

Pressure is mounting from members of the public and elected officials for the chief of one of Canada’s biggest police forces to apologize for meeting the notorious head of Sri Lankan police. Tamil Canadians, including Toronto city councillor Parthi Kandavel, are calling the visit “deeply upsetting to all Canadians.” Peel …

Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante wants to see an end to the use of the colloquial and bilingual greeting of  “bonjour-hi” by local merchants. “People come to Montreal knowing that it is a francophone city,” Plante said in response to a question from reporters Tuesday. “So, though we want to be …

Indigenous leaders and community members called for change after a First Nations woman was seen restrained at the Marlborough Hotel in Winnipeg. On Sunday afternoon, a large group of people rallied in the lobby of the downtown hotel. Including community members as well as Indigenous leaders from around the province. …

Wellness check and mental health calls in the city are a daily and growing occurrence according to Tom Bilous, a firefighter and president of United Firefighters of Winnipeg. He said the increasing demand is putting strain on first responders. “These are not five-minute calls,” he said. “You are not taping …

The B.C. government is facing calls for even stiffer penalties, infrastructure upgrades and more driver training, in the wake of yet another collision between a commercial vehicle and an overpass. The latest crash happened around noon Thursday, when a driver with Chohan Freight Forwarders struck the 112 Street overpass on …

Amid the twinkling lights and festive cheer, Olympic bobsledder Ralph Pichler, 69, is counting his blessings this Christmas, having triumphed over a harrowing battle with heart failure a little over two years ago. Pichler, a two-time world champion bobsledder, was diagnosed with heart failure in December 2021 during a visit …

The Ford government is facing renewed calls to fire Metrolinx CEO Phil Verster after the head of the provincial transit agency said he was “not going to guess” when the Eglinton Crosstown would be fully operational. The light-rail transit project, which first began construction in 2011 with a planned in-service …