Saturday, November 23, 2024

COMMUNITY

Give your input on the new Peel Memorial Hospital design

William Osler Health System (Osler) is inviting members of the community to provide their input on the design of the new Peel Memorial Hospital...

Temporary fire ban in effect for Vaughan

Due to unseasonably dry and hot conditions, and out of an abundance of caution, Vaughan Fire and Rescue Service has issued a total fire...

Police issue public safety alert after series of break-and-enters in Mississauga

Peel police are alerting the public and asking for assistance regarding a series of break-and-enters in Mississauga. Since the beginning of June, three incidents have...

Approval rating index shows Doug Ford’s unpopularity is consistent

As wildfires ravage the country from coast to coast, the crises in communities are manifold. Emergency responses must be marshalled. Firefighting efforts need to...

Bank of Canada hikes key interest rate to 4.75%

The Bank of Canada (BoC)on Wednesday increased the key interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.75% in an attempt to reduce inflation. Consumer Price...

Wildfire smoke makes air quality dangerously poor in Ottawa

As wildfires raged in western Quebec and northern Ontario near Ottawa, the air quality of the Canadian capital city was so bad that it...

Smoke from Canadian wildfires darken US skies, trigger air quality alerts

Smoke from Canada's wildfires has engulfed a wide swath of the northern US, triggering air alerts from Minnesota to Massachusetts. In Ontario, a layer of...

Indian student intentionally entered Niagara Falls, police say

While Indian media reported that a student from Punjab slipped and fell into the famous waterfalls last week, local police have said that "the...

NDP tables bill to designate February 22 as National Indigenous Teachers Day

On Tuesday, NDP MP Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona) tabled the National Indigenous Teachers Day Act to designate February 22nd as “National Indigenous Teachers Day.” “The...

Smoke from Quebec and Ontario forest fires prompts special air quality statement for the...

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the GTA and most of Ontario warning of the possibility of poor air quality caused...