4 d. ago How to try some of Ottawa's best breweries? On a regular yellow school bus

Citizen reporter Lynn Saxberg tries out the "school trip for adults" and discovered an Ottawa brewery she had never noticed before.

Society

5 d. ago OPP officer caused crash with school bus that killed him, driver: Documents

An OPP officer drove through a stop sign at a Southwestern Ontario intersection and struck a school bus, causing it to roll three times into a field and killing the drivers of both vehicles, according to legal documents. The documents filed as part of a settlement between the family of the deceased bus driver, David […]

Events

1 week ago London teen charged after video shows car pass stopped school bus

His licence was suspended for 30 days and his vehicle has been impounded for two weeks, police said.

Society

1 week ago London teen charged, car impounded after passing stopped school bus

His licence was suspended for 30 days and his vehicle has been impounded for two weeks, police said.

Society

1 week ago Instagram’s ‘deliberate design choices’ make it unsafe for teens despite Meta promises, report finds

Despite years of congressional hearings, lawsuits, academic research, whistleblowers and testimony from parents and teenagers about the dangers of Instagram, Meta’s wildly popular app has failed to protect children from harm, with “woefully ineffective” safety measures, according to a new report from former employee and whistleblower Arturo Bejar and four nonprofit groups. Meta’s efforts at […]

Technology

1 week ago Ontario dad arrested after ‘dangerously’ driving at students on school field

A parent is facing charges after “driving dangerously” through a high school field and towards students in Oshawa, Ont., last week.

Society

2 w. ago London police seek public help after driver passes stopped school bus

The car nearly collided with a pickup truck as it drove away.

Society

2 w. ago Car caught passing stopped school bus in London; police want tips

The car nearly collided with a pickup truck as it drove away.

Society

2 w. ago Lion school bus woes should make Quebec revisit electrification plan, critics say

Many school bus routes in Quebec remained cancelled Monday following the government's decision to pull all Lion buses out of service after a bus in Montreal caught fire last week.

Society

2 w. ago Many school bus routes still cancelled in Quebec because of Lion inspections

MONTREAL — Many Lion electric school buses remained off the road in Quebec on Monday after the company said over the weekend the vehicles needed more inspections and repairs. The 1,200 Lion buses operating in Quebec were pulled from service Thursday night as a precautionary measure after a bus caught fire in Montreal earlier in […]

Society

2 w. ago Electric school buses pulled off road, nearly 200 London area routes cancelled

A fire last week in a Lion Electric school bus in Quebec prompted an inspection of all of the company's buses

Society

3 w. ago School bus fire: Quebec pulls all 1,200 Lion electric buses off roads for inspection

MONTREAL — Schools across Quebec have been forced to cancel bus service after the government pulled all of the roughly 1,200 Lion electric buses in the province off the roads. The provincial government said it took the precautionary measure after a Lion electric school bus caught fire in Montreal earlier this week. Several children and […]

Events

3 w. ago Oklahoma school bus carrying softball team crashes and injures 8 people

A school bus carrying softball team members crashed and ejected some passengers in Oklahoma, injuring eight people, the state highway patrol said. The crash happened Monday night on U.S. Highway 152 near Minco in Grady County, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) southwest of Oklahoma City. Three adults and five juveniles were hurt and were taken […]

Society

4 w. ago ‘Most dangerous turn’: Parents in rural N.S. worried about new school bus stop

According to parents in a rural community near Rawdon, N.S., road conditions make a new bus stop location unsuitable and dangerous.

Society