Source Feed: Global News - Ottawa
Author: Isaac Callan
Publication Date: October 17, 2024 - 16:45
Doug Ford plans to rip out existing bike lanes that are bringing traffic ‘to a standstill’
October 17, 2024
On Thursday, Ford confirmed his government plans to rip out bike lanes that don't meet its criteria. Critics accuse the premier of creating more red tape.
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Three teenage girls have been charged with assault after two separate violent attacks took place on Metro Vancouver’s transit system.Metro Vancouver Transit Police say the assaults happened on July 11, the first of which was on board a SkyTrain while it travelled from New Westminster to Surrey.Police say a 16-year-old student was attacked by the three suspects after she tried to prevent one of them from prying open the doors while the train was moving.
October 17, 2024 - 20:27 | Chuck Chiang | The Globe and Mail
British Columbians will choose their next provincial government on Saturday in a campaign that has been too close to predict. What is certain is that the political landscape after Oct. 19 will be far different than anything that could have been anticipated even a few months ago.There are two parties in contention to win, plus some wild cards – a strong list of independent candidates and a third party hoping to play a starring role should the province end up with a minority government. No matter how the breaks go, British Columbians can count on a more polarized legislature when it next...
October 17, 2024 - 20:22 | Justine Hunter | The Globe and Mail
Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles has asked the legislature’s Integrity Commissioner to probe the province’s deal to lease much of its Ontario Place site on Toronto’s waterfront to a private spa operator, alleging that a pledge to build a taxpayer-funded parking garage for the facility amounts to “preferential treatment.”On Thursday, Ms. Stiles released a nine-page affidavit and 1,000 pages of supporting documents, calling for an investigation into whether Infrastructure Minister Kinga Surma violated the provisions in Ontario’s Members’ Integrity Act on conflict-of-interest and the sharing...
October 17, 2024 - 20:16 | Jeff Gray | The Globe and Mail
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