Unpublished Newswire
The weather is getting warmer, which means e-scooters could be hitting the roads soon. We get the latest from Beacon Hill-Cyrville councillor Tim Tierney in Hour 1. Meantime, Ottawa’s return-to-office rate continues to lag behind other major Canadian cities. We find out why.
April 4, 2024 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
In the days when local radio news was big, few stations anywhere dominated the airwaves like CKNW in Vancouver. And no one was more prominent than its ace reporter George Garrett. During his more than 40 years at the station, newscasts leading with a George Garrett exclusive became as familiar and regular as the city’s rainfall.Left alone by the station’s legendary news director Warren Barker to prowl the Lower Mainland in his CKNW news cruiser in search of stories, he produced an endless stream of scoops that left competing organizations scrambling.
April 4, 2024 - 18:00 | Rod Mickleburgh | The Globe and Mail
The city says it will consider 'all available legal remedies' as a last resort in an ongoing effort to apply a daytime camping ban at municipal parks.
April 4, 2024 - 17:59 | Shane Gibson | Global News - Canada
The federal government and a British Columbia First Nation have reached a $7-million settlement over a lumber grievance that dates back to 1942.Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree and ?aqam Chief Joe Pierre Jr. announced the settlement Thursday, where Canada will pay the cash to compensate the First Nation for its economic losses from the timber surrender.
April 4, 2024 - 17:53 | | The Globe and Mail
The trial of a trio accused of masterminding the COVID-era border blockade at Coutts, Alta., saw the defence pursue a contrary narrative Thursday of a mishmash protest where no one had the power to call the shots.“You couldn’t tell us who actually was responsible for the (blockading) trucks coming down on the 29 (of January),” defence lawyer Michael Johnston put to former Coutts mayor Jim Willett during cross-examination.
April 4, 2024 - 17:48 | Bill Graveland | The Globe and Mail
Greg Wilson, the director of government relations for B.C. for the Retail Council of Canada, told Global News that they support the government's goal of protecting residents.
April 4, 2024 - 17:46 | Amy Judd | Global News - Canada
