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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
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 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
$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, […]
#TheMoment 2 bystanders jumped in to save stranded pilot whales in N.S.
Mark Rankin tells CBC News about the moment he and Grant Cameron saved three pilot whales that had gotten too close to shore in Port Hood, N.S. Source link
Canadians ditch once-popular Trump Halloween costumes this year amid trade war
Demand for Trump Halloween costumes was high when the U.S. president was first campaigning against Democrat Hillary Clinton in 2016, Canadian costume shop owners say, but it has since fallen in recent years. Source link
They survived one of Canada's first high school shootings. Here's what happened next
Fifty years ago on Monday, a horrific murder followed by a fatal school shooting shook Ottawa to its core. In the leadup to the anniversary, survivors of the school shooting are speaking out about the event’s impact in the days and decades that followed. Source link
Cross Country Checkup: What does the Blue Jays' World Series run mean to you?
Checkup wants to get your reactions on the Blue Jays making it to the World Series. Also, in hour two, how do you feel about more widespread acceptance of swearing? Source link