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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 »Cart swaps for black garbage carts begins next week in Saskatoon – Saskatoon
Saskatoon residents who requested a smaller black garbage cart before March 1 will have their new cart delivered between April 15 and June 15. Nearly 16,000 residents requested a smaller cart. A release from the city of Saskatoon said residents should roll out their current cart on each garbage collection …
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 »Sask. teachers continuing job action next week despite additional funding
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation is withdrawing extracurricular activities provincewide for three days next week, as well as lunch supervision in select school divisions, as part of ongoing job action from teachers. All athletics, school clubs, field trips and graduation preparation will be …
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 »Downtown Winnipeg buses to feature new safety officers this week – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size If you’re a downtown transit user, you’ll likely see some new faces on your commute as of Tuesday. A total of 23 sworn-in peace officers will be posted on buses that travel through the downtown core, with the goal of crime prevention …
Read More »As Canada’s foreign interference inquiry begins, what to expect this week – National
The long-awaited public inquiry into foreign interference in Canadian politics is set to begin Monday with hearings on how much information it can, in fact, make public. Justice Marie-Josée Hogue’s inquiry, facing tight timelines to report on a complex national security issue, is scheduled to hold five days of hearings …
Read More »Winnipeg police charge more people in second week of holiday checkstop program – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeg police handed out 18 tickets and executed an outstanding warrant during the second week of its holiday checkstop program. Officers say they stopped 727 vehicles. Out of those, seven were immediate licence prohibitions and five people were charged with impaired operation. …
Read More »Possible ‘significant’ snowfall to hit Nova Scotia this week, statement issued – Halifax
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement about an early season snowfall this week. It said up to five centimetres of snow is expected Monday for parts of eastern and northern Nova Scotia, with up to 10 centimetres over the Cape …
Read More »ANALYSIS: What a difference a week makes for Winnipeg Jets – Winnipeg
What a difference a week makes. Remember last Friday? Lamenting two losses, to LA and Vegas? And remember wondering if the Jets were going to become the victims of an Edmonton Oilers team looking to find their own way to start this season? Add the fact the Oilers scored the …
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