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Descrease article font size Increase article font size An Ontario man says he was carrying a winning $1-million lottery ticket in his wallet for two months before discovering his financial windfall. The OLG says Dawn and John Shields of the village of Cavan, just south of Peterborough, claimed the $1-million …
Read More »Ontario eatery reopens months after owner killed over reported unpaid bill
The Curry House in Ontario’s Owen Sound has reopened its doors for the first time in months this week after the fatal beating of its owner. On Sunday, the restaurant announced its reopening in a Facebook post, later writing it was receiving a lot of orders from the community wanting …
Read More »Manitoba film industry hoping for production surge after months of actors’ strike – Winnipeg
Manitoba filmmakers are hopeful to see production ramp up again now that the Hollywood actor’s strike has officially ended. SAG-AFTRA reached a tentative deal with Hollywood Studios on Wednesday, ending the longest strike ever for film and television actors. Now that projects can resume, local International Alliance of Theatrical Stage …
Read More »Ontario residents 6 months or older can now get COVID 19 vaccines and flu shots
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 30, 2023 6:27 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Ontario residents who are six months and older will be able to receive their free flu shot and an updated COVID-19 vaccine starting today. Health Minister Sylvia Jones says …
Read More »Toronto mayor’s office scrambles to enact refugee policy passed months ago – Toronto
One of Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow‘s first acts in her new role was to reverse a city policy which had drawn widespread condemnation over the treatment of those fleeing conditions in their homelands, but months after the motion was passed, her office had to scramble to get staff to actually …
Read More »B.C. sets all-time record for area burned with months left in wildfire season
Descrease article font size Increase article font size British Columbia’s 2023 wildfire season has set a destructive new record, with more hectares scorched than in any year on record. The BC Wildfire Service said Monday that 1,181 fires across the province have burned more than 1.393 million hectares to date …
Read More »B.C. port strike recovery will take ‘several months’: industry group
The extended strike that halted work at B.C.’s ports over the past couple of weeks has caused “severe backlogs” that could take months to recover, a national trade group has warned. Work resumed Thursday after the federal government reached a tentative deal with the B.C. Maritime Employers Association and the …
Read More »Some parts of southern Ontario could see a month’s worth of rain over just a few days
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Much of southern Ontario is set to see plenty of rain starting on Friday, with some areas expected to receive a month’s worth over just a few days, Global News meteorologist Anthony Farnell says. “It’s been a wet spring so far across …
Read More »8 police officers killed on the job across Canada in the past 6 months
Edmonton police said two patrol officers have been killed while responding to a domestic violence call. Six other police officers have been killed in Canada since September 2022: five were in Ontario and one was in British Columbia. Here’s a look at the cases and who they were, in reverse …
Read More »Man charged 5 months after fatal hit-and-run pedestrian collision in East Gwillimbury
Descrease article font size Increase article font size York Regional Police say they have arrested a driver wanted in connection with a hit-and-run collision that killed a 70-year-old pedestrian out for a walk in East Gwillimbury, Ont. about five months ago. On Sept. 28, 2022, at around noon, police said …
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