Unpublished Newswire
If your path has taken you anywhere near the Rideau Canal lately, you may have noticed the stairs and buildings being prepared for winter. Either that or you got stuck in traffic due to NCC employees impeding the flow of vehicles as they brought in vendor equipment, chalets and such to the skateway. (Not something that affected me as I biked leisurely on my way home from downtown in the bright but cold sunshine.) Read More
November 14, 2024 - 16:30 | Christina Spencer, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Citizen
Quebec Education Minister Bernard Drainville says his department will investigate complaints involving 17 schools across the province where it is alleged that state secularism is not being respected.“Complaints and reports have been brought to the attention of the (Education Department) regarding issues related to non-compliance with secular obligations,” the Education Department said in a statement. “Many citizens responded to the call to inform the government of any situation where behaviour contrary to the values of Quebec society is observed.”
November 14, 2024 - 16:30 | Sidhartha Banerjee | The Globe and Mail
Police in North Vancouver say they prevented the theft of nearly $13,000 worth of cheese from a grocery store earlier this year. Now, they're asking the public for help finding the alleged thief.
November 14, 2024 - 16:13 | Ian Holliday | CTV News - Canada
The federal government is providing more than $574 million in financing to help build about 950 rental homes in Vancouver.The government says in a news release that a project on 42nd Avenue is one of four locations receiving funds through the Apartment Loan Construction Program, which offers repayable low-interest loans to encourage more rentals builds for middle-class Canadians.
November 14, 2024 - 16:07 | | The Globe and Mail
The major restoration of Parliament's Centre Block is nearly ready to enter the rebuilding phase now that the demolition, primary excavation and abatement phase is complete.
November 14, 2024 - 15:51 | | CBC News - Ottawa
Derek Nicholas Kwasney was handed a year in jail and a $106,000 fine for failing to pay taxes on money he embezzled from the resort. Those penalties come just weeks after he was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison and a $669,000 fine for a fraud conviction.
November 14, 2024 - 15:42 | | CBC News - Canada
