Spring is always a volatile fight of a season where winter throws the early punches, but summer eventually gets the knockout at the end. These wild swings make spring a difficult season to forecast in Canada, even more so this year as we transition from a weak La Nina to perhaps the first sign of … Read more
As spring begins, the City of Gatineau, Que., is implementing tight new restrictions on when residents can use sprinklers to water their lawns. Gatineau city council adopted the changes Tuesday evening as part of a provincewide effort to reduce potable water use by 20 per cent. Starting immediately, residents may only use sprinklers between 8 p.m. and 10 … Read more
Yukon’s coroner has called an inquest into the death of man who was shot and killed by an RCMP officer near the Whitehorse airport three years ago. Hugh Riffel was killed during an altercation at the Air North cargo hangar in November 2022. An investigation by the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) found last year that Riffel was … Read more
ReviewAI, a product developed by St. John’s-based tech company CoLab Software, can comb through data and knowledge of past engineering projects to provide insight, improvements and make sure mistakes found in the past aren’t repeated. (Zach Goudie/CBC) A St. John’s tech company has launched what it says could revolutionize its core mission through artificial intelligence, … Read more
As Kyle Moore reports, the $17.1 million will be used for new water lines and sewer infrastructure at the former Tartan Downs.
Prince Edward Island’s forestry commission has made several recommendations aimed at protecting the province’s forests against the inevitable next big storm. But some of its members worry the province may be already poised to dismiss the concerns outlined in the final report. The 12-member panel was struck in the wake of Dorian and Fiona, two … Read more
The Holt government introduced new legislation Wednesday that would cancel a travel nurse contract with Canadian Health Labs. “Vitalité signed a contract with CHL in the midst of the pandemic. We were desperate,” said Health Minister John Dornan. “The contract that we signed was not a good contract for New Brunswickers, for taxpayers.” By using legislation … Read more
Activists sprayed paint on the exterior of a Tesla dealership in Montreal on Wednesday, as cases of vandalism climb in the United States and around the world against Elon Musk’s electric car company. Montreal police arrested a young man and woman at the dealership on Décarie Boulevard in the city’s Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough. The climate group Last … Read more
A Simcoe, Ont., woman has entered into a peace bond after she sprayed her neighbour with a water gun and was charged with assault. Wendy Washik, 58, must keep the peace, be on good behaviour and meet court-ordered conditions for nine months. The assault charge against her was withdrawn and she won’t have a criminal record, ordered Justice A.G. Summers at the Simcoe … Read more
The federal government says it will offer billions in low-cost, long-term financing to help build thousands of rental units in Toronto, including more than a thousand affordable homes. The $2.25 billion will be provided through Ottawa’s Apartment Construction Loan Program. It comes after Toronto city council passed a package of financial incentives for rental builders that … Read more