Unpublished Newswire
The OPP are asking for the public's assistance after a vehicle ran over a child's leg at the Sandbanks Provincial Park on Friday, sending the six-year-old to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Read More
September 24, 2024 - 20:53 | Doug Menary | Ottawa Citizen
Savage was found critically injured on a track near Penticton Secondary School in September 2021. He was transported to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
September 24, 2024 - 20:50 | Victoria Femia | Global News - Canada
Nearly half of all Canadians say their access to medical care has worsened over the last few years, with two-thirds experiencing what they consider an unreasonable wait for surgeries and other services, a new survey has found.As a result, 73 per cent now say they’re open to major reform of the health care system, including a larger role for the private sector. But that doesn’t mean they support private payment: Nearly two-thirds felt it wouldn’t be fair to allow patients to buy medically necessary care because, “the rich would be better served.”
September 24, 2024 - 20:42 | Kelly Grant | The Globe and Mail
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says the city is taking immediate steps to improve public safety in the Gastown neighbourhood.Sim says they’ll work with the Vancouver Police Department to establish a community policing centre in Gastown as residents and businesses there say they want increased visibility of officers.A statement from Sim says more focused attention will be brought to the area using several police resources and tactics.
September 24, 2024 - 20:31 | | The Globe and Mail
The BC Green Party has unveiled its plan to address the province’s toxic drug crisis, pledging an expansion of prescribed alternatives for those at risk of overdose, regulation of B.C.’s treatment and recovery programs and early intervention for youth.The three-point plan stands in contrast to ideas put forth by the incumbent BC NDP and surging B.C. Conservatives as drug use and associated disorder have become hot-button issues ahead of the Oct. 19 provincial election.
September 24, 2024 - 20:24 | Andrea Woo, Mike Hager | The Globe and Mail
The woman made headlines last week after Peel police identified her as a suspect in a brazen theft in Mississauga which was caught on camera.
September 24, 2024 - 19:50 | Catherine McDonald | Global News - Ottawa
