3 h. ago City of Burlington blocks street for weeks so tiny salamanders can cross

Traffic on a busy roadway in Canada has halted for several weeks – not due to construction or road repairs, but to protect a tiny, slithery creature: the Jefferson salamander. The city of Burlington, about 37 miles southwest of Toronto, has closed off a portion of King Road for the past 13 years to make […]

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7 d. ago A dozen Toronto houses could be torn down for two huge towers

A quiet block of houses on a low-density Toronto street could be in for a major shakeup.Gairloch Developments and Fairway Developments have filed plans with the City of Toronto to redevelop a group of properties spanning 59 – 81 Lawton Boulevard, a block home to a dozen house-form buildings.All homes currently on site would be torn down to make way for the new residential complex.The developers have signed on local firm architects—Alliance, known for its minimalist landmarks like the Four Seasons Hotel and Residences, to design a pair of high-rise residential buildings standing 38 and 43 storeys tall.The towers are slated to rise to approximate heights of 143 and 130 metres, orders of magnitude taller than the surrounding low- and mid-rise urban fabric.Despite a massive disparity between the proposal size and the existing built form on Lawton Boulevard, the proposal site's position a short distance north of St. Clair subway station puts it within a Major Transit Station ...

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2 w. ago Residences evacuated after fire and possible explosion in Township of Langley

Shortly before 11 a.m., RCMP received a report of a possible explosion and fire at a residence located in the 7300-block of 196th Street.

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2 w. ago Possible explosion, fire rocks Langley neighbourhood, nearby homes evacuated

Langley RCMP said that they received a report at approximately 10:40 a.m. on Friday about a home in the 7300-block of 196 Street. It is an unfolding scene.

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2 w. ago Town in Ontario decides to stop flying U.S. flags at its buildings amid tariff talk

West Lincoln, Ontario may be a town of just 15,000 or so people, but the tiny Niagara Region municipality has put itself on the map this week by taking a symbolic stand against U.S. President Donald Trump's recent hostility toward Canada.A Monday night vote by local council — in which all members sided unanimously — determined that the border area town will no longer display American flags at institutions like its community centre, where the star spangled banner has hung alongside the Canadian flag for a number of years now."I feel disrespected by our American neighbours. It kind of strikes a nerve that here we are in our country, in our facility, proudly displaying their flag," one councillor, William Reilly, said when the idea to get rid of the flag was first proposed last week."We have an American flag that seems to be fixed in our community centre and we don't even have an Ontario provincial flag that's up even one day...  I don't think it has ear...

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2 w. ago Woman, 19, charged in apparent random stabbing of child, 6, in Halifax

A 19-year-old woman is accused of attempted murder after a six-year-old child was stabbed in downtown Halifax on Sunday afternoon. And Halifax Regional Police say the victim and the suspect are not believed to be known to each other. Around 1:20 p.m. on Sunday, officers were called to the 1900 block of Barrington Street where […]

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3 w. ago RCMP investigating two separate fires in Langley, Maple Ridge

The fire broke out shortly before 7 a.m. at a residence located at the 7000-block of 204 Street.

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3 w. ago Tesla Cybertruck getting hate after one spotted blocking streetcar in Toronto

It's been a bad week for Tesla Cybertrucks in Canada. After a video circulated of a Cybertruck stuck in the snow in Montreal, a Toronto transit rider reported that one of the electric trucks blocked a streetcar.Pictures posted to the Toronto Reddit community show a Cybertruck parked on College Street blocking the 506 streetcar on Wednesday morning. The Reddit post also noted there was another blockage not related to the Cybertruck two minutes down the road.While vehicles blocking streetcars is nothing new in Toronto, especially in winter, the involvement of the Cybertruck seems to have struck a chord among transit riders.A Tesla Cybertruck parked on College Street blocked a TTC streetcar, frustrating commuters. Image from u/DowntownTorontonian on Reddit.The post is full of replies mocking the Cybertruck. Some joked about the vehicle's incredible off-roading capabilities, while others referred to the Cybertruck as a 'dumpster' — a common jab based on ho...

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