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More than a year after a controversial proposal to expand the Vancouver Drydock, many North Vancouver residents say they’re frustrated over a lack of communication, and worried about the expansion’s potential impact on their community.  Vessels, from tug boats to large freighters, are serviced and repaired at the Vancouver Drydock, one of …

Exactly one year after plans were announced to overhaul Toronto’s Ontario Place with a massive water park and indoor spa, among other attractions, the latest designs set to go to city council in the fall are igniting concerns of equity and accessibility for downtown residents. “It just seems tone-deaf to …

Two East Vancouver residents have distributed thousands of high-quality N95 masks in the last two months in direct response to what they say are “neglectful” public health measures concerning disabled and immunocompromised people. Jane Shi and Vivian Ly are the organizers behind Masks4EastVan, which was started in May this year, …

A dead gannet in Point Lance, N.L. (Patrick Butler/Radio-Canada) Dead and dying sea birds have been showing up on the south coast of Newfoundland over the last two weeks — from the Cape St. Mary’s Ecological Reserve to the public beaches in St. Vincent’s, Point Lance and the southern Burin …

More than two years ago, the streets were quiet around Ingrid Buday’s west-end Toronto condo. COVID-19 had just hit and the roads were empty. “I felt like there was just this expanse where I could enjoy my balcony and I could sleep at night with the door open,” Buday said. It didn’t …

It’s been a year since the residents of Lytton, B.C., and those in neighbouring communities lost everything when a wildfire spread through the village, burning down homes and businesses, and killing two people.  In the days leading up to the fire, the community — home to about 250 people — had set …

Dozens of residents of a Parkdale apartment building are suddenly facing eviction for using air conditioning, fearing their landlord’s crackdown is an attempt to rid the building of those with lower rents and bring in higher paying tenants. Bhutila Karpoche, MPP for Parkdale-High Park, told CBC News she is aware …

Toronto workers who live in the Cobourg, Ont. area are concerned and frustrated that Via Rail has not yet resumed its early morning commuter train into the city and they are calling on the national rail passenger service to reinstate it. Residents who have returned to work in person say they used to …

A long-term care home operator unveiled a “Rainbow Wing” at one of its downtown Toronto facilities on Saturday to address the need for a dedicated space for LGBTQ2 seniors. Rekai Centres opened the 25-bed wing at its home at Wellesley Central Place. Residents, staff and community members gathered to celebrate the …

Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says his government is preparing to reinstate a program that would help to speed up the process of turning newcomers in Canada under temporary permits into permanent residents. “We are looking right now at the best path forward to create a permanent pathway for temporary residents,” he told CBC’s …