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2022 in Manitoba began with snow and lots of it. It led to spring flooding across the province and a record-breaking fall. “The all-time yearly precipitation record in Winnipeg was broken in October on October 24,” Environment and Climate Change meteorologist Sara Hoffman said. At that point 739.7 mm had …
Read More »Man runs for 24 hours for 7th year to raise money for Winnipeg homeless shelter – Winnipeg
Junel Malapad has been running on Boxing Day to raise money for the Siloam Mission homeless shelter in Winnipeg for seven years now. “I’m going to run about 100 to 160 km, somewhere in between there,” he said. He began running at 12 a.m. sharp on Dec. 26 and he …
Read More »Charity, champions and charm: 8 ‘This is BC’ stories that inspired us this year – BC
Throughout the year, Global News’ new series This is BC has highlighted uplifting and unique stories of people, places and communities across the beautiful province we call home. Twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, Global BC reporter and anchor Jay Durant has delivered stories of the ordinary and the extraordinary, …
Read More »Ontario judge grants another permanent injunction in 2 year land dispute
More than two years after a group of Indigenous demonstrators started occupying a proposed development site in southwestern Ontario, a provincial court has again granted an injunction permanently barring them from the land. In a written decision released this week, Justice Paul Sweeny of the Ontario Superior Court said Skyler …
Read More »Scrooge the Ticket campaign wraps up 8th year with big donation to Innisfil Food Bank – Barrie
The Town of Innisfil, Ont., is wrapping up its festive ticketing campaign with a decent donation for those in need over the holiday season. The towns launched the annual Scrooge the Ticket campaign on Nov. 14, and it ran until Nov. 28. Residents with an outstanding parking fine during that …
Read More »Hoping for a steep drop in home prices next year? It’s unlikely, Royal LePage says – National
Housing prices are only forecasted to drop one per cent in 2023, according to a new market survey forecast from Royal LePage. The aggregate price of a home in Canada is set to drop just one per cent year over year from $772,900 to $765,171, the survey is projecting — …
Read More »Honey and Barry Sherman’s daughter issues info appeal ahead of 5 year anniversary
The daughter of Honey and Barry Sherman has issued a plea for information in the unsolved murder case of her parents ahead of the five-year anniversary of their deaths. “Five years ago, on December 13, 2017, my beloved parents, Honey and Barry Sherman, were brutally murdered in their Toronto home,” …
Read More »Loving this year’s fall colours? Here’s why they’re especially stunning this year
Ontarians have been enjoying stunning orange, yellow and red fall colours this season and experts say the foliage is more vibrant than in recent years largely thanks to specific weather patterns. Sean Thomas, a professor of forest ecology at the University of Toronto, says the fall colours in Toronto this year have …
Read More »Medicine Hat ended homelessness a year ago, but it didn’t last long
Jan Leibel isn’t sure where she’s going to spend the night. She’s been camping out in Medicine Hat’s Riverside Veterans’ Memorial Park, along the South Saskatchewan River, the past few nights, but she was given a $50 ticket for illegal camping and will likely have to find a new spot. “Probably go …
Read More »Ontario made $520M from pot last year. So why do retailers say they’re struggling?
The province of Ontario made more than a half a billion dollars from the cannabis industry in the last fiscal year, according to public accounts released by the government on Friday. But that $520 million is coming at least partially at the expense of struggling local retailers, according to Michael Armstrong, a …
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