At least one person is dead after a massive fire that followed a collision of several vehicles on Highway 401 in Pickering on Tuesday night, Ontario Provincial Police say. Highway was closed westbound at Westney Road and eastbound at Whites Road at 1:30 a.m. ET At least one person is …
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Stretch of Highway 401 closed in Pickering after fiery crash leaves at least 2 dead
At least one person is dead after a massive fire that followed a collision of several vehicles on Highway 401 in Pickering on Tuesday night, Ontario Provincial Police say. Highway was closed westbound at Westney Road and eastbound at Whites Road at 1:30 a.m. ET At least one person is …
Read More »Quebec wildfires: Province bans fireworks in many areas ahead of Fête nationale holiday
The ban on outdoor fires, in effect across most of the province north of the St. Lawrence River, includes fireworks, the province's natural resources minister said Tuesday. Areas north of St. Lawrence River will have to cancel pyrotechnics Many Quebecers may have to celebrate the province's Fête nationale holiday this …
Read More »4 families in Elliot Lake, Ont., demand radioactive mining waste be removed from their properties
Four families in Elliot Lake, Ont., are asking the federal government and mining company BHP to remove waste from their properties that was found to have high levels of radiation. Northern town was a uranium mining centre until its last mine closed in 1996 Jennifer Carling is concerned about the …
Read More »Those byelection results suggest the next federal election is up for grabs
If the tide of public opinion was moving decisively against the government, you might expect to see the Liberals losing ground or the Conservatives gaining it. But beyond Portage-Lisgar, the margins for the Conservative party are getting worse, not better. On the surface the outcome was status quo — but …
Read More »What Ontario’s rising high school grades mean for university admissions
Tyson Hamilton has a 96 average and was president of his high school student council, but the Grade 12 student did not get admitted into business degree programs at the University of Toronto, Queen’s or McMaster. Long-term trend of higher marks plus pandemic spike sees more top students competing for …
Read More »Hundreds gather at Surrey, B.C., Sikh temple a day after its president gunned down
Hundreds of people attended a community gathering on Monday at the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey, B.C., after its president, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, was shot and killed. Community members say they feel unsafe after Hardeep Singh Nijjar was killed outside gurdwara on Sunday Hundreds of people attended a community …
Read More »Surrey mayor levels allegations of bullying and misogyny as policing debate shows no sign of ending
The debate over policing in Surrey, B.C., got personal Monday when Mayor Brenda Locke accused Solicitor General Mike Farnworth of bullying and misogyny, after he suggested the city had been playing games with its handling of the matter. Province says it will make a decision quickly on whether the city's …
Read More »What’s going on with construction traffic in downtown Toronto? Here’s what we found
Downtown Toronto normally sees a lot of construction projects each summer, but this year there's a big addition. So how is the city managing congestion? CBC Toronto went looking for answers about what’s being done and what other solutions might help keep the city moving. Interactive map shows 50 current …
Read More »Credit card holders out thousands after deal between company, bank goes bad
Customers who got their "secured" credit cards through Plastk are caught in the middle of a legal battle between that company and the bank it partnered with — leaving many waiting on hundreds or thousands of dollars. One expert says consumers often don’t know where to turn for help. Expert …
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