When Belfountain resident Ann Seymour was a child, her “lovely parents” would pile the entire family in the car for weekend adventures along the green canopies of Niagara Escarpment following a giddy anticipation that lingered all week long. It was a time for the family to be one, happy and carefree. Their favourite destination?  The […]

The federal government is advising Canadians not to travel to the province hit by a rare type of Ebola that has no cure in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as public health officials re-evaluate what risk the virus might pose during the FIFA World Cup. The World Health Organization’s director-general said Tuesday he is concerned […]

Michigan towns, cities, townships and counties have $176 million sitting in bank accounts meant to fight the state’s opioid crisis. The state’s first official accounting of spending by local governments of opioid settlement funds, produced by the Michigan Attorney General’s Office, found that 17.7% of funds received since checks began arriving three years ago had […]

An Uber driver is seen after the company launched service, in Vancouver, Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck  Halifax Mayor Andy Fillmore met with an Uber lobbyist a day before the mayor persuaded council to delay a vote on a proposal to increase oversight of ride-hailing drivers, newly released documents show. The documents […]

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — In a steel-mesh pen at a compound in eastern Romania, a dog licks icy water from a metal drinking bucket while another chews listlessly on dried feces scattered on the hard ground. The scenes, captured on video, are among the findings from an undercover investigation into conditions in Romania’s publicly funded […]

Hydro-Québec fought to hide decades-old correspondence about a proposed aluminum smelter, saying its details could derail ongoing energy negotiations with Newfoundland and Labrador. The provincially owned utility made these arguments with Quebec’s access to information commission in 2024, as it waged and lost a battle with a university professor to keep the records from the […]

HILLSBURGH ― The restoration of a former sand and gravel pit on Sideroad 27 in Hillsburgh continues to divide council and residents.  Delegating to Erin council on behalf of the Concerned Citizens of Erin (CCE) Thursday afternoon, Hillsburgh resident Brittney Pakkala asked councillors to reconsider their approval of a multi-year gravel pit restoration project proposed […]

Ontario will expand its vastly overcrowded jails by 2,500 beds over the next 10 years at a cost of $3 billion to the taxpayers, the province’s solicitor general said Thursday. Michael Kerzner said the province will build new jails, expand current ones and reopen a few that have closed in Walkerton, Ont., and Brampton, Ont. […]

Ontario’s new and more restrictive freedom-of-information laws have quashed another request, this time for documents that may have given a glimpse into potential hospital cuts. More than 70 per cent of Ontario hospitals are forecasting deficits, and Health Minister Sylvia Jones has told them to come up with three-year plans to balance their budgets. Any […]

Ramara residents want to know why the township’s responsibility to maintain their road is not more clear-cut. According to a report from the township’s lawyer, Ryan Matson, the status of Sunset Drive is “unassumed,” which is not the same as ownership. “Assumed roads carry heightened liability and financial risk exposure for a municipality’s general tax […]

Killaloe – Dave Mayville has officially announced he will seek a second term as mayor of Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards Township in October stating that while significant progress has been made over the last three years, there is still important work ahead. “The decision ultimately came down to one simple point: the work is not […]

The Canadian military is formally asking the defence industry to identify what companies can offer to either upgrade or replace Canada’s aging fleet of tanks. The federal government published a request for information from potential suppliers so Ottawa can analyze options available on the market and start to draw up plans for future armoured land […]