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Descrease article font size Increase article font size TTC riders can soon use their credit or debit cards to pay for fares on the TTC. Starting on Aug. 15, riders will be able to tap their cards, including cards on smartphones or smartwatches, to pay for transit on the TTC. …
Read More »‘A funeral every week’: Drug deaths prompt protest on Siksika First Nation
A group of mostly mothers and grandmothers marched down a street in Gleichen, Alta., on Friday to raise awareness about the drug crisis on the Siksika First Nation. Each had their own story to tell about how drug use has impacted them. Pamela Edwards described her son Seth as smart, …
Read More »Winnipeg vacant residence suffers third fire in a week, investigations launched – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The city says fire crews have responded to a third fire on Furby Street this week and an investigation is underway. On Thursday, at 5:44 a.m., crews went to a vacant two-and-a-half-storey residential building in the 500 block of Furby Street. Upon …
Read More »Zach Collaros, Winnipeg Blue Bomber O-line on CFL Week 2 Honour Roll – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size For the second time in as many weeks to start the 2023 Canadian Football League season, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers offensive line has made the CFL Honour Roll. And also for the second time, a member of the Blue Bombers graded out …
Read More »Olivia Chow maintains strong lead as mayoral race enters final week, Global News poll shows – Toronto
The race to become Toronto’s next mayor is frontrunner Olivia Chow’s to lose as she enters the final stretch of the campaign with a seemingly unassailable lead, a new Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News and the Toronto Star suggests. The polling, completed between June 9 and June 13, …
Read More »Police respond to second fatal motorcycle collision in Muskoka within a week – Barrie
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle collision on Peninsula Road near North Drive in the Township of Muskoka Lakes over the weekend. On Saturday shortly before 4 p.m., OPP, crews from the Township of Muskoka Lake Fire Department and …
Read More »Air Canada flights delayed as airline faces 2nd technical issue in a week
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Air Canada says a technical issue is delaying flights across its network on Thursday. The airline said in a statement to Global News that it is continuing to operate flights “at a reduced rate.” Air Canada flagged a “temporary technical issue” with …
Read More »Mental health week campaign in Waterloo Wellington asks people to share their stories
This is Mental Health Week across Canada. The Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington is marking the occasion with a campaign called My Story. According to a news release, the 2023 campaign will be encouraging people to speak about lived experiences and share their own mental health journeys. This is …
Read More »Céline Dion announces new music to come this week
Canadian pop singer Céline Dion is promising her fans new music this week, after a rare neurological disorder forced her to cancel or postpone concerts to concentrate on her health. The Quebec-born singer announced on social media that the new music would drop Thursday morning. Story continues below advertisement Dion …
Read More »‘Beginning of a trend’: More Ontario municipalities show interest in 4-day work week
A growing number of rural municipalities in Ontario are expressing interest in implementing a four-day work week, a group that supports local governments says, as another community in the province begins offering the model to staff. The executive director of the Ontario Municipal Administrators’ Association said there are at least …
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