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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 13, 2024 11:36 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Hydro One says thousands of Ontario residents are without power this morning amid high winds blowing across much of the province. The electricity distributor says about 23,000 customers …
Read More »Spring storm: tens of thousands remain without power in Quebec, Ontario
About 50,000 Hydro-Québec customers are still without power as work crews continue restoring electricity after a major spring storm. A notice from the utility says about 1,200 workers are in the field. Hydro One workers in Ontario are chipping away at the remaining outages in that province. There are still …
Read More »St. Patrick’s Day parade in Montreal draws thousands for annual celebration
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 17, 2024 4:22 pm Updated March 17, 2024 6:33 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size St. Patrick’s Day festivities ramped up across Canada on Sunday, including the major annual parade in Montreal. Seas of green filled downtown …
Read More »Some schools closed amid wind, rainstorm in Halifax, thousands without power – Halifax
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Some schools were closed due to power outages and the Halifax Transit ferries briefly suspended service during a wind and rainstorm Thursday. Wind and rain warnings are in effect for most of the province, with up to 20 millimetres of rain and …
Read More »Traffic agents cost Toronto thousands every week. Why does the city need them? – Toronto
Toronto is spending thousands of dollars every week to place men and women with whistles on street corners as gridlock in the city reaches breaking point. A long-running municipal program puts city-trained staff and Toronto police officers at intersections to keep wayward drivers in line, in an attempt to quell …
Read More »Why thousands of rural Ontarians may be at risk of losing their doctor
Roughly 10,000 patients in rural Ontario could lose their doctor due to a provincial funding decision that splits a small town into haves and have-nots, according to the local clinic’s medical director. “To have half of our patient population go without those extra supports that we all desperately need right now …
Read More »Thousands of York University workers prepared to strike Monday – Toronto
Thousands of staff at York University are prepared to go on strike Monday morning. Agreement between the university and the union that represents the school’s academic workers has not been reached. The union, which represents roughly 3,000 contract instructors, teaching assistants and graduate assistants at York University confirmed Friday it …
Read More »Power still out for thousands as stormy weather persists in parts of Atlantic Canada
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 22, 2023 10:17 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size About 14,000 customers remain without power in parts of western and southwestern New Brunswick as crews race to restore electricity before Christmas. High winds that blasted through the province on …
Read More »Tens of thousands potentially descending on Port Dover for Friday the 13th: OPP
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are preparing for the possibility of some 50,000 participants for Friday the 13th celebrations in Port Dover, Ont. this weekend. The annual event, held once and sometimes twice a year since 1981, usually draws tens of thousands of …
Read More »RM of Gimli raid leads Mounties to tens of thousands of dollars in stolen property
The search Wednesday turned up vehicles, generators and commercial tools, which police have determined were stolen from various spots across southern Manitoba. News Source link
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