A senior member with the Ottawa Police Service says the force should have taken intelligence that suggested the Freedom Convoy protesters planned to stay past two days more seriously. Patricia Ferguson, acting deputy chief of the Ottawa Police Service (OPS), made the admission while testifying before the Public Order Emergency Commission on Thursday. …
Read More »Truck driver flees after crashing into downtown Calgary Co-op
Emergency crews are investigating after a transport truck smashed through the brick wall of the Midtown Co-op grocery store in downtown Calgary. A spokesperson for the Calgary Police Service (CPS), said the driver of the truck fled the scene. Carol Henke, a public information officer for the Calgary Fire Department, said crews …
Read More »Calgary restaurant and food truck owners struggle with tough decisions amid soaring inflation
Calgary restaurant owners say they are being forced to hike up their menu prices and cut staff hours due to rising food and material costs. Since the start of the war in Ukraine, the cost of living has soared for millions across the globe — and Calgary’s food service industry is …
Read More »Memorial bike ride held in Vancouver for cyclist killed in dump truck collision
A memorial bike ride was held Sunday in downtown Vancouver to honour a well-loved cyclist who lost his life in a crash in the West End last week. Agustín Beltrán, 28, was killed in a collision with a dump truck at the intersection of Hornby Street and Pacific Boulevard on Wednesday. Beltrán was a first-year PhD student …
Read More »Canoo plans to launch this oddly-shaped electric truck in 2023
Canoo has already given us a peek at the van and delivery vehicle it plans to launch, and now the company has unveiled images of its first electric pickup truck built on the same electric platform. According to the company, pre-orders will start in Q2 of this year, with the …
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