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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 2, 2023 1:49 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ottawa police say they’ve seen an increase in reports of fake ticket sales for Taylor Swift’s sold out Toronto shows due to what they’re describing as online ticket scams. Demand is …
Read More »Toronto residents worry about impacts of air show noise on pets and those with PTSD – Toronto
Labour Day weekend, but they’re also prompting outcry from those who fear the noise from the event does more harm than good. Detractors of the Canadian International Air Show say the event, a staple of the Canadian National Exhibition featuring military pilots demonstrating their most elaborate loops, rolls and turns, …
Read More »Yellowknife re-entry plan to have residents returning on Sept. 6
Yellowknife residents won’t have to wait much longer to re-enter the territorial capital that was evacuated more than two weeks ago due to wildfires threatening the city. On Friday, the City of Yellowknife and Yellowknives Dene First Nation announced dates for re-entry have been plotted out. Personnel essential for critical …
Read More »Montreal Police ask residents for help in search for 85-year-old Pierrefonds man – Montreal
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Montreal police are asking for the public’s help to find a missing 85-year-old man. Makram Ebeid left his home in Pierrefonds, on the West Island, Thursday night. He has grey hair, brown eyes and may be wearing an orange shirt, pyjama pants …
Read More »Winnipeg apartment fire leaves residents seeking affordable housing – Winnipeg
Residents dealing with the aftermath of an apartment fire at 221 Stradbrook Ave. last week are struggling to find affordable, pet-friendly housing after the building was deemed inhabitable. Resident Elizabeth Wilde bounced around between family and friends for the past week and says she is now settling into an Airbnb …
Read More »Toronto is in a housing ‘crisis’ leaving newcomers, residents in the lurch
This is the third instalment of New Roots, a series from Global News that looks at how evolving migration patterns and affordability challenges have changed life in communities across Canada since the COVID-19 pandemic. Toronto is in the midst of a serious housing crisis — one that is having …
Read More »As Osoyoos residents return home, attention remains on weather and winds
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Residents of Osoyoos, B.C., have been returning home following a harrowing fight with a border-crossing wildfire. The Eagle Bluff wildfire was burning uphill, away from the community, Monday night and thanks to the effort of fire crews and favourable winds, the fire’s …
Read More »Residents in one N.S. community and how they cleared a section of flooded road by hand – Halifax
It’s not often someone can say that they made rubber meet the road. But in the case of a group of neighbours in Glen Haven, N.S., they did just that. When heavy rain dumped between 200 and 250 millimetres along Nova Scotia’s South Shore on Friday, it totalled the Old …
Read More »Residents of two Ontario ridings set to head to the polls for byelections
Summer is the time for barbecues, bare feet and beaches — and for residents of two Ontario ridings, byelections. It’s not traditionally thought of as the best season for politicking, when people are out enjoying the weather or away on vacation, but candidates in Thursday’s byelections in Toronto’s Scarborough-Guildwood and …
Read More »Winnipeg residents affected by Sutherland fire decry emergency response amid confusion, panic – Winnipeg
Bernadette Folster woke up to the sound of sirens Tuesday morning. Ash landed in her yard and toxic smoke choked the air as a Sutherland Avenue industrial complex went up in flames. Days after being evacuated, Folster is still alarmed by the city’s emergency plan she says fell short of …
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