8 h. ago Manitoba to rework plan to change intersection where deadly bus crash occurred

Premier Wab Kinew says after hearing from the community, the government will not proceed with a plan to reconstruct the intersection into an RCUT, or restricted crossing U-turn.

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36 h. ago Wales’ team bus involved in road traffic crash en route to practice at Euro 2025

The Wales team bus was involved in a road traffic crash on Tuesday and its training session was canceled at the stadium where it plays France at the Women’s European Championship. The Welsh Football Association said in a statement all the people involved — players and staff on the bus and in the other vehicle […]

Economics

9 d. ago Huge condo tower a step closer to replacing LCBO and Dollarama in Toronto

A massive condo proposal could soon replace an LCBO and Dollarama location on Toronto's Yonge Street — a plan that has undergone several changes over the past year.A proposal to redevelop 543 through 549 Yonge Street landed with Toronto city planners in March 2024 that would spell the end of an existing four-storey office building housing an LCBO location at street level and a Dollarama in its basement retail unit.After 15 months and much back and forth between City staff and developers CentreCourt, Fitzrovia and Choice Properties REIT, the plan resurfaced with an updated submission filed in June.GoogleThe planned 68-storey condo tower's designed by architects Arcadis has undergone several changes since first proposed, addressing comments and concerns raised by planning staff.ArcadisIn a letter included in the submission, the project team explains that "Following initial comments from Staff, we have had multiple meetings with Planning, Urban Design and other comme...

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1 week ago London police detail charges in collision that killed boy, 7, exiting school bus

Two people are charged in connection with the collision that killed a London boy as he exited his school bus, police announced on Thursday.

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1 week ago Courier, school bus driver charged in crash that killed boy, 7: London police

A school bus driver and courier are charged in a crash that killed a seven-year-old boy outside his south London home nine days before Christmas, London police say.

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1 week ago Manitoba plan to upgrade intersection where bus crash killed 17 faces opposition

Tragedy struck at the intersection in June 2023 when a bus carrying 24 seniors crossed into the path of an eastbound semi-trailer on Highway 1

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2 w. ago Manitoba eyes three options to improve intersection where crash killed 17

The Manitoba government is moving closer to changing a highway intersection where a bus crash killed 17 people, but there is controversy over the plan.

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2 w. ago I made the switch to this affordable Toronto phone plan and I'm never going back

Changing your phone plan can be a challenge, especially in Toronto. I know for me, it can often feel like you’re just switching between a handful of options, never to be satisfied with either result.Sure, budget phone plans pop up, but are they actually worth the price?Fizz, an affordable mobile phone provider, expanded its services to cover more of Canada, including Ontario. They offered me a chance to test their service and I have to say it was surprisingly easy.Setting up your phone plan in TorontoWhen you want to switch to Fizz, everything is done 100 per cent online. That means you’ll be able to switch your phone provider from the comfort of your own home — and if you opt to get an eSIM, like I did, the process is even more convenient.Once I made my account, Fizz let me customize my plan to what I needed. All plans default to unlimited talk and text, and let you select how much data you want up to 125 GB! While that much data is enticing, I don’t need th...

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3 w. ago Woman, 71, seriously hurt in crash between police cruiser, bus: Watchdog

A 71-year-old woman was the person seriously injured in a crash between a London police cruiser and city bus that sent her and two other passengers to hospital, Ontario’s police watchdog says.

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3 w. ago ’I forgot how tall I was’: Injured Bronco Ryan Straschnitzki walks using exoskeleton

CALGARY — It’s been a while since Ryan Straschnitzki looked at the world from a different perspective.  The former Humboldt Broncos hockey player has been using a wheelchair since 2018, when he was paralyzed from the chest down in a bus crash in rural Saskatchewan that killed 16 people and injured 13 others.  On Thursday, […]

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3 w. ago Former Humboldt Bronco Ryan Straschnitzki walks using exoskeleton: ‘I’m very fortunate to try it’

The former Humboldt Broncos player, paralyzed from the chest down in the 2018 bus crash that killed 16 people and injured 13 others, has been relegated to a wheelchair for years.

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4 w. ago Credit rating agency says Manitoba’s recent tax changes outweigh affordability offers

The Manitoba government is expected to use more "revenue levers," similar to its recent income and property tax changes, as part of its plan to reduce the deficit.

Economics

4 w. ago Ottawa’s plan for climate change adaptation is falling short, report says

OTTAWA — The federal government’s program for preparing Canada for the effects of climate change has stumbled since its launch in 2023, says a new report from environment commissioner Jerry DeMarco. The report says the National Adaptation Strategy has faced significant challenges in its design and implementation. The report says the strategy was not effectively […]

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