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Descrease article font size Increase article font size A north Winnipeg house that went up in flames early Tuesday is considered to be a total loss, firefighters say. Fire crews were called to the Powers Street home around 4:49 a.m., after being tipped off to the blaze by Winnipeg police …
Read More »London, Ont. and Oneida councils meet, first time in Forest City’s history – London
For the first time in the city’s history, London city councillors have met with a local first nation’s council, the Oneida Nation of the Thames. The joint meeting, which took place at the Oneida Community Centre on Wednesday evening, is the first time both councils have met for an official …
Read More »Rotating power outages end after grid alert issued for Alberta for 2nd time this week
For the second time this week, the Alberta Electric System Operator issued a grid alert for the province on Friday, and the provincial capital briefly faced rotating power outages. “The AESO has declared a grid alert as of 6:49 a.m. due to tight supply,” the non-profit organization posted on X, …
Read More »‘A really difficult time’: Mother of man missing in suspicious case wants answers
It’s been nearly two months since 23-year-old Zackery Kellock was reported missing. But as the weeks drag on and questions remain unanswered, Joanne Butski, the missing man’s mother, hasn’t lost hope. “Right off the bat, I knew something was wrong,” she said in an interview with Global News on Saturday, recalling how …
Read More »Will daylight saving time become permanent? Why making the change is tough
People across the continent are getting ready to change up their clocks as much of Canada and the U.S. is set to spring ahead to daylight saving time (DST) this Sunday. But for Canadians tired of the time jumps, could jurisdictions in the country actually manage to make DST permanent? …
Read More »‘It’s time to open Portage and Main’: Winnipeg mayor wants pedestrian crossing in 2025 – Winnipeg
Winnipeg’s mayor says it’s time to re-open the city’s most famous intersection to pedestrian traffic. Scott Gillingham spoke to media Friday morning about the future of Portage and Main, and said a city report has found that a much-needed replacement to the waterproof membrane that protects the underground pedestrian concourse …
Read More »How the Toronto library is recovering from a cyberattack, one book at a time – Toronto
Hundreds of thousands of books have been freed from a months-long purgatory as scores of staffers race to get them out of storage and back on shelves following a cyberattack that felled the Toronto Public Library’s computer systems in October. Workers at a Scarborough distribution hub have cleared more than 10 tractor-trailers …
Read More »Winnipeg Game Jam: A race against time to create playable masterpieces in 3 days – Winnipeg
Game developers in Winnipeg are racing against time to create a playable masterpiece in just three days at an annual weekend event known as the Winnipeg Game Jam. Videogames typically take several years to develop: for instance, Rockstar has reportedly been developing Grand Theft Auto 6 since 2014. But at …
Read More »Winnipeg Game Jam: A race against time to create playable masterpieces in 3 days – Winnipeg
Game developers in Winnipeg are racing against time to create a playable masterpiece in just three days at an annual weekend event known as the Winnipeg Game Jam. Videogames typically take several years to develop: for instance, Rockstar has reportedly been developing Grand Theft Auto 6 since 2014. But at …
Read More »All-Star Game debut comes at right time for Barnes
TORONTO – Scottie Barnes was so busy with the ups and downs of the Toronto Raptors’ season that he never gave himself a chance to process his first-ever All-Star Game appearance. Raptors general manager Bobby Webster presented Barnes with an all-star ball during a brief pre-game ceremony ahead of Toronto’s …
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