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Alberta government expected to table Back to School Act today
The Alberta government is expected to table legislation Monday that, if passed, could force teachers to return to their classrooms as early as this week, some experts say. Source link
Newborn dies after being found in bus shelter in Longueuil, Que.
Longueuil police posted on their social media that they found a newborn in a bus shelter located on Chambly Road, near Briggs Street, on Monday morning. Source link
Residents displaced by wildfire race to rebuild in Denare Beach, Sask., before snow flies
Earlier this year, wildfire destroyed more than 200 homes in Denare Beach, including 24 on the adjacent Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation reserve. Rebuilding is underway but anxiety is high as some wonder if enough is being done to prepare the community for next year’s wildfire season. Source link
Construction without permits, entry without proper notice drove some from Winnipeg block, tenants allege
Several tenants in a building in Winnipeg’s West Broadway neighbourhood say their privacy, rights and safety were violated during months of non-permitted construction, prompting some to leave. The new owner argues the aging complex needs upgrades and says tenants were notified. Source link
Over 60% of people in Manitoba's ankle monitoring program were rearrested or breached rules
More than half the people released with an ankle monitor since those devices were introduced in Manitoba in August 2024 were rearrested or broke the rules of their release while wearing one, recent numbers obtained by CBC News show. Source link
Melissa now a Category 5 hurricane as it approaches Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa intensified to Category 5 strength on Monday as it neared Jamaica, with up to 76 centimetres of rain and a life-threatening storm surge. Source link
Nova Scotia Power hasn’t paid some contractors in months
Multiple contractors that have done recent jobs for Nova Scotia Power haven’t been paid in months — some with outstanding bills in the hundreds of thousands, CBC has learned. Source link
$32M case against Ontario developer falls apart at regulator hearing
A developer that had been facing the potential of more than $30 million in fines from Ontario’s Home Construction Regulatory Authority has had all counts against it dropped. Briarwood Development Group was accused of coercing buyers into paying more for homes they’d already signed agreements for. Source link
Some Canadian communities make it mandatory for homeowners to replace lead pipes. Do such bylaws work?
The Canadian Environmental Law Association is recommending that all cities pass bylaws to make it mandatory for property owners to replace lead pipes on their side of the property line. Hamilton has a bylaw aimed at preventing partial lead service-line replacements, and some Quebec and Saskatchewan have similar rules. Here’s what people in Thunder Bay, […]
$32M case against Ontario developer falls apart at provincial regulator hearing
A developer that had been facing the potential of more than $30 million in fines from Ontario’s Home Construction Regulatory Authority has had all counts against it dropped. Briarwood Development Group was accused of coercing buyers into paying more for homes they’d already signed agreements for. Source link