Manitoba children have been hit by vehicles 36 times this year.  Seven of them were in September, as kids made their way back to school after the summer break.  Manitoba Public Insurance’s latest analysis of road incidents also reveals there have been dozens of collisions involving school buses in 2025.  The numbers represent “close calls, […]

On Tuesday morning, interim NDP leader Don Davies stood up in the House of Commons to deliver on a party promise — introducing legislation that would end unpaid work by flight attendants. According to the Canadian Union of Public Employees, or CUPE, North American flight attendants are usually paid only while in the air. The […]

When Springwater Deputy Mayor George Cabral called for an investigation into how and when various parcels of township land were considered through the proposed City of Barrie boundary adjustment, he said he was doing so in an effort to “provide clarity and transparency” to local residents. He contended Springwater council had “absolutely no knowledge of, […]

London Health Sciences Centre is taking steps to combat fraud after launching several civil lawsuits involving alleged procurement irregularities earlier this year, its boss says. In a community update meeting – LHSC’s first since  a break during the summer – on Wednesday, LHSC supervisor David Musyj addressed the pending civil lawsuits concerning alleged “past fraudulent […]

In 2022 Boyd Leard’s life was dramatically changed when he had his left leg amputated. The Souris resident was struggling with diabetes and problems with blood circulation in his legs and within a year both of his legs were amputated. First he lost his left leg below the knee. The operation occurred at Queen Elizabeth […]

When the Town of Caledon’s integrity commissioner, David G. Boghosian, referred to public delegations as a “political circus” following criticism of his most recent decision, it struck a nerve with residents and Charter experts. “Delegations simply add an unnecessary and quite frankly harmful political element to the Code of Conduct process when the decision-making that […]

Representatives for the three official territorial parties endeavoured to woo the audiences at two forums held in Whitehorse over Oct. 8 and 9. Both events took place at the Gold Rush Inn in the downtown of the Yukon capital city: the first debate on Oct. 8 was organized by the Council of Yukon First Nations. […]

With the end of their term fast approaching, Vauxhall council has referred a funding request to upcoming budget deliberations. During their regular Oct. 6 meeting, Vauxhall town council received a support request from the Vauxhall Ag Society Rodeo Grounds Committee. According to the request, the committee is fundraising for and in the middle of constructing […]

The Ontario government pushed forward TC Energy’s proposal to build a large pumped storage project on Georgian Bay, despite early expert advice it would be costly and not meet the province’s current energy needs. That advice was shared by the provincial Crown corporation responsible for the supply and demand of energy, the Independent Electricity System […]

Gibsons council took a step toward finalizing its updated Official Community Plan (OCP) at its Oct. 7 regular meeting, endorsing a series of policy recommendations informed by months of public engagement. The OCP update, developed with support from planning consultants McElhanney, aims to guide growth and development in Gibsons over the next decade.  The second […]

The Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority has released the highlights of its board meeting from September.   Revisions to the Procedures for the Implementation of the Conservation Authorities Act and Associated Regulations:                                                    […]

October is Canadian Public Libraries Month, and local libraries are pulling out all the stops to showcase all public libraries have to offer – and what they’ve come to mean to the community well beyond the volumes on shelves. Here at home, Ontario Public Libraries Week will take place in October 19 – 25 and, […]