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Between mid-December and the end of March, police inspected about 400 shipping containers at the Port of Montreal and found nearly 600 stolen vehicles, most of them from the Toronto area. The operation showed how Canada’s second-largest port has become a key transport hub for stolen vehicle exports. Police say …
Read More »Ottawa to hold auto-theft summit amid uptick in stolen cars sent abroad – National
Political leaders, police, border agents and auto industry executives will be called together next month to try and come up with better ways to slow the growth in auto theft plaguing most major Canadian cities. Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc announced what he called a national summit on combating auto theft Sunday, just as …
Read More »These Canadians are ditching their cars for bicycles – even in the winter – National
Every winter, Manitoban Patty Wiens used to put her beloved bicycle away and drive to work instead. But the cost of gas and parking in downtown Winnipeg alone was proving to be a burden, so last year she bundled up and biked to work all winter. Pretty soon, she was …
Read More »Ottawa set to announce that new cars must be zero emissions by 2035 – National
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada expects to announce this week that all new cars will have to be zero emissions by 2035, a senior government source said, as Ottawa is set to unveil new regulations in the latest example of countries around the world pushing for …
Read More »Montreal family wants apology from city after video shows snow plow striking cars – Montreal
A Montreal family is asking for an apology from the city after a snow plow was caught on camera crashing into multiple vehicles. The collisions took place during a major snowstorm earlier in the week. One of the family’s cars was hit so hard it is believed to be a …
Read More »1 man, 2 cop cars, and 5 lbs of potato salad: How a Halifax legend was born
It all started with a poster. “COME WATCH ME EAT 5 POUNDS OF POTATO SALAD,” it declared, inviting people to watch a Halifax man eat the boiled potato dish at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Halifax on Saturday night. “(THIS IS MY FIRST ATTEMPT AT SUCH A CHALLENGE),” the poster …
Read More »Police in Mississauga, Ont. recover stolen cars headed for Africa – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police in Mississauga, Ont., say they have intercepted and seized eight stolen cars destined for the African continent. Peel Regional Police said in a news release that a search warrant executed on Friday led to the recovery of the vehicles, some of …
Read More »Protesters angry over removal of Stanley Park bike lane – BC
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Vancouver Park Board voted to remove the temporary bike lane along Stanley Park Drive back in February but it’s not going without a fight. On Sunday, Protesters came out to share their dismay over the board’s decision and they say removing …
Read More »55th annual Majestics Car Club car show held in Regina
A staple of Regina’s event calendar was back this weekend as the Majestics Car Club held their 55th annual car show. Car enthusiasts from across western Canada and the northern United States were showing off their best wheels at the Viterra Trade Centre. Milt Raddysh, a longtime member of the …
Read More »Bad fuel at Selkirk, Man. gas station causes cars to break down over long weekend – Winnipeg
Water-contaminated fuel at an Esso station in Selkirk, Man., caused some customers’ cars to break down shortly after fuelling over the long weekend. Brandon resident Tim Case said he was in Selkirk with his wife and daughter to see family but things went south after his daughter went out to …
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