A crucial piece of life-saving equipment used by a search-and-rescue team in British Columbia’s Interior Region has been recovered. Central Cariboo Search and Rescue confirms that RCMP recovered its stolen rescue truck on Friday. The vehicle, a one-ton 2020 Dodge Ram used for search-and-rescue and highway rescue tasks, was stocked with equipment to extricate people … Read more
There’s a growing movement among Ontario lakeside communities to push back against short-term rental services, such as Airbnb and VRBO, that some say are disrupting the social fabric of their close-knit rural communities to the point where it could upend their way of life . The Municipality of Lambton Shores is the latest to look … Read more
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled her second federal budget Thursday promising a return to “fiscal responsibility” after years of big COVID-related spending. It’s a noticeably thinner budget that left some of the Liberal Party’s major 2021 election promises on the cutting room floor. A number of those commitments — most notably more money for health … Read more
Dany Bernatchez has died in custody at the Atlantic Institution, Corrections Canada announced Saturday. Bernatchez had been serving an award of 13 years and one month since January 2017. The correctional facility did not immediately respond to requests for comment. No cause of death was provided in a media release. Bernatchez was 22 when sentenced … Read more
The federal government’s latest budget designed to tackle the soaring cost of housing does little for those who need the most help, according to several experts. “There’s a lot of smoke and mirrors here,” said David Hulchanski, a housing and community development professor at the University of Toronto. Federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said in … Read more
Canada’s foreign affairs minister is traveling to Asia for meetings to expand partnerships and engage with nations as part of the government’s forthcoming Canadian Indo-Pacific Strategy. Melanie Joly says she will visit Indonesia and Vietnam. She says in a release that the prosperity, security and well-being of Canadians will be increasingly linked to economic, social … Read more
Rescue fire truck stolen Photo: Interlakes Fire Department The Interlakes Fire Department shared a photo of their stolen truck in hopes somebody may spot it 100 Mile House RCMP are investigating the theft of a fire services truck after responding to a break and enter complaint at the Interlakes Fire Department on Saturday morning. Police … Read more
Kevin Bissett, The Canadian Press Published Saturday, April 9, 2022 1:52PM EDT Last Updated Saturday, April 9, 2022 3:46PM EDT OTTAWA – The federal government has announced $100 million in additional humanitarian support to respond to the worsening humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and neighboring countries. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement Saturday during a … Read more
Police say five people were shot outside a bowling alley in east Windsor when a person open fired after a fight near a crowd of people. All five adult men where sent to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries while police continue to search for a suspect, the Windsor Police Service said in a release Saturday afternoon. … Read more
Two men who were arrested in connection with shooting incidents in the Preston, NS, area on Friday have been released without charges. Nova Scotia RCMP Cpl. Chris Marshall says police have been able to rule out a third suspect and initial reports that shots were also fired in North Preston. He says while the two … Read more
