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Descrease article font size Increase article font size The London Heritage Council in partnership with Tourism London is asking for memorabilia donations for the Labatt Memorial Park Collection at the Rob McKay clubhouse. Almost all the artifacts in the clubhouse are borrowed from the community. The memorabilia donations are intended …

Shelley White applauds officials for their management of Canada’s only open market single-game sports betting industry. However, the CEO of the Responsible Gambling Council cautions against complacency in an ever-changing marketplace. The industry opened fully in Ontario on April 4, 2022. The province’s regulated market generated total gaming revenues of just over …

Calgary’s mayor and city councillors will keep an automatic pay increase this year after no attempts to freeze or cut the salary bump during a meeting at city hall Tuesday. A mandated pay increase of 2.41 per cent automatically kicked in at the beginning of the year, which follows a …

Ward 13 Coun. Dan McLean has been sanctioned again by the city’s integrity commissioner, following an investigation that he participated in a golf tournament during a city council meeting. According to the integrity commissioner’s report, a complaint was launched following the July 26 council meeting, in which McLean participated remotely. …

Edmonton city council announced Saturday a pilot project aimed at securing derelict houses has become permanent. Residents along the Alberta Avenue area say “problem properties” have been an issue for years. Abandoned properties attracted squatters and posed a security and fire risk according to the city, prompting the creation of …

The fate of Kingston, Ont.’s, sleeping cabins could be decided at Tuesday’s Kingston city council meeting. Council has a list of options to consider, from finding a permanent location to winding it down. There are four options on the table for the sleeping cabin pilot project. They can continue as …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Regina city council will consider a request to end the Regina Exhibition Association Limited (REAL) oversight of Tourism Regina, with a recommendation to approve transitioning responsibilities to the City of Regina. According to a release, the request was unanimously approved by REAL’s …

To one city councillor, Winnipeg’s photo enforcement system is a system in need of an overhaul. It’s also a system entrenched in Manitoba’s Highway Traffic Act, regulating which zones can have image-capturing technology, the conditions of its use and what forms of safety it can be useful for. But the …

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston shot back at Halifax municipal councillors, who recently criticized the province over a lack of affordable housing and the growing number of tent encampments. During a news conference after announcing his cabinet shuffle Thursday, Houston told reporters that municipalities should stop “pointing fingers” and instead …

Halifax councillors have rejected a recommendation to turn parts of the Halifax Common into designated encampments for homeless people, in an evening of tense and emotional discussion over the issue. Councillors did pass other motions that include leasing private property, using municipal surplus lands and looking to campgrounds and outdoor …