Carol Ann Sloat served as a trustee at Grand Erie District School Board (GEDSB) for 20 years with no complaints. But in 2022, something changed. According to the board, she has violated the trustee code of conduct in at least 16 ways. As a result, she was banned from board and committee meetings for more […]

Springwater Deputy Mayor George Cabral has a handful of questions he’d like answered regarding the City of Barrie’s boundary expansion proposal. In an effort to provide clarity and transparency to Springwater residents, Cabral put forth a notice of motion at Wednesday’s council meeting that would have the township’s information technology (IT) staff perform an exhaustive […]

Chatham-Kent Crime Stoppers’ annual Children’s Safety Expo promises to be an educational – with an emphasis on fun – opportunity for families to learn and strengthen their knowledge of child safety and protection. The free event will feature interactive demonstrations, hands-on activities and expert guidance from First Responders that will help parents feel more prepared […]

Frustration and unease are mounting in Caledon, where locals say their voices are being drowned out by a municipal process that lacks transparency, overrides its own rules and puts the environment, particularly groundwater, at serious risk. Residents were already reeling from a May decision put forward by Mayor Annette Groves’ motion to approve a fill […]

Books by Margaret Atwood, Alan Moore, Aldous Huxley, Philip Roth, George R. R. Martin and dozens of other authors will be pulled from the shelves of Edmonton school libraries this fall to comply with sweeping content restrictions imposed by Alberta’s United Conservative government. A list of books produced by the Edmonton Public School Board (EPSB), […]

The National Farmers Union is the latest group to voice opposition to the polarizing federal Bill C-2, The Strong Borders Act. The NFU is urging the federal government to withdraw Bill C-2, which it says will jeopardize the safety and rights of migrants and refugees and threaten agricultural production. One of the main reasons the […]

About one-third of the Vancouver Police Department’s frontline officers hadn’t completed training on decriminalization when the pilot project came into force and small amounts of drugs became legal in January 2023. B.C.’s Ministry of Health and Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General had put together a webinar called “Decriminalization in B.C.: Shifting to a […]

For police to investigate vandalism of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s automated speed camera on Niagara Stone Road, the Niagara Region must first report damage to its own property. The Niagara Regional Police Service says it’s received those reports and investigations are underway, but no charges have been laid. Initially, the region would not say whether it had ever […]

COLEMAN TOWNSHIP — The Citizens for a Clean Coleman Township are seeking help from two individuals who filed a formal request with the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario (EC) in 2012/2013 over the state of the Cobalt Refinery, located in Coleman Township. In a social media post last week, the Citizens group announced they were seeking […]

An investigation report from the ongoing battle between the Grand Erie District School Board and a barred trustee paints a picture of “tension, miscommunication and missed communication.”  After the Divisional Court sided with Carol Ann Sloat earlier this month, the school board has released what it’s calling the “Call the Police” report — one of […]

MELFORT — At its regular council meeting on Aug. 11, the City of Melfort adopted a new policy to govern the lawful, privacy-conscious use of video surveillance on city-owned or managed properties. “This policy will ensure that any video surveillance conducted by the City complies with the Local Authority Freedom of Information and Protection of […]

The provincial government is looking into adding nuclear energy to the electrical grid. The Alberta government announced the creation of the Nuclear Energy Engagement and Advisory Panel during a press conference in Calgary on Monday afternoon. The panel will be chaired by Chantelle De Jonge, who is the Affordability and Utilities Secretary and MLA for […]