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GTA gas prices could soar by 20 cents/litre between now and Victoria Day – Toronto

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Analysts warn the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) could see gas prices soar by 20 cents per litre between now and the May long weekend, continuing the upward trend in the region. Local drivers have already seen gas prices in the region rise …

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Advocates call for changes to allow mobility scooters in B.C. bike lanes

Advocates for seniors and people with disability are calling on the province to make it legal to operate mobility scooters in B.C.’s bike lanes. “We want equal access to everything, we are part of society, and we should have access, especially when governments are providing amenities, so what we would …

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Video showing vicious beating outside Victoria Park CI viewed at manslaughter trial – Toronto

During closing arguments at the manslaughter trial for Ahmed Rafin, charged with the fatal stabbing of his friend, 15-year-old Maahir Dosani, Crown prosecutors and defence lawyers repeatedly referred to cellphone videos that were shown throughout the trial. The videos taken by bystanders captured the accused 19-year-old being swarmed by an …

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‘I wish I could trade my life with his,’ says Toronto man on trial for stabbing Victoria Park CI student – Toronto

Breaking down in tears on the stand in a University Avenue courtroom Tuesday, Ahmed Rafin told Madam Justice Katherine B. Corrick that on the day his friend Maahir Dosani was fatally stabbed outside Victoria Park Collegiate Institute, Nov. 16, 2021, he went there to protect him. But Dosani ended up …

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Lack of lifeguards at Victoria Beach in Cobourg, Ont. this summer prompts concerns

Some residents in Cobourg, Ont., say not having any lifeguards this summer at Victoria Beach is “reckless.” As part of its 2023 municipal budget, the Town of Cobourg council approved not having lifeguards at the popular Lake Ontario beach this summer. No debate or discussion was held on the staff …

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Fireworks shot into crowds at Victoria Park in Kitchener on Victoria Day: police

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Waterloo regional police say there were multiple issues in Victoria Park on Monday night, with the list including fireworks being shot at police and bylaw officers as well as members of the public. They say a crowd of around 500 people had …

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What’s open, what’s closed in Winnipeg on Victoria Day 2023 – Winnipeg

By Nicole Buffie Global News Posted May 19, 2023 11:37 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Some Winnipeg city services, shopping centres and attractions will be closed or operating at reduced hours for Victoria Day Monday, May 23. City services: All civic offices are closed Winnipeg Transit – …

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Toronto police search for man wanted after alleged Victoria Park Avenue sexual assault – Toronto

Police in Toronto are searching for a man who investigators believe sexually assaulted a woman at the beginning of the month. Toronto police said that a sexual assault was reported in the Victoria Park Avenue and Parma Court area of the city. A man was reportedly at someone’s house between …

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Plans afoot to raise wrecked ship that may have left B.C. with millions in gold aboard

Nearly 150 years after it left Victoria, B.C., for a final doomed voyage, preparations are being made to raise the wreck of the SS Pacific. The 225-foot paddlewheeler went down off the coast of Washington state on the rainy night of Nov. 4, 1875, en route from Victoria to San …

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Victoria is the most expensive place to live in B.C., according to living wage report

For the first time since the living wage has been calculated in British Columbia, Victoria has outpaced Vancouver as the province’s most expensive city. The annual report published by the Living Wage for Families Campaign, a non-profit organization advocating for policies that help families make ends meet, found that two parents in Metro Vancouver would each …

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