32 h. ago AI to be used to improve Calgary's pedestrian safety after record year for fatalities

The city is creating an AI platform that will use predictive modelling to identify high-risk crosswalks and intersections

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58 h. ago Dogs saved from testing lab at Ontario hospital will soon go up for adoption

A group of dogs recently saved from an animal testing facility that was secretly — and shockingly — housed in an Ontario hospital will soon be among the most eligible adoptable pets in the province.Citizens were appalled when news broke last month that scientists at St. Joseph's Health Care in London had been surreptitiously experimenting on pups, forcing them to undergo hours-long heart attacks and eventually killing them in the name of cardiac research.Staff from the medical facility's Lawson Research Institute did their best to hide evidence of the dogs, many of whom were under a year old, going as far as disguising discarded animal food bags and blasting music to cover the noise, according to an Investigative Journalism Bureau exposé that ran in the National Post in early August.Following condemnation from animal activist groups, Premier Doug Ford and the general public, the hospital announced on August 11 t...

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3 d. ago Mayoral candidate renews call to close supervised consumption site, decentralize Drop

Mayoral candidate Sonya Sharp says if elected next month, she’ll call on the province to close Calgary’s only supervised consumption site, while also pledging to decentralize the city’s largest homeless shelter. At a campaign announcement near the Sheldon M. Chumir Health Centre Wednesday morning, Sharp said that while the Safeworks supervised consumption site falls within […]

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4 d. ago Photo radar to resume at fatal Calgary intersection months after province

A traffic camera will be back in service on the Trans-Canada Highway at 10 Street N.W. eastbound starting Oct. 6

Events

2 w. ago A new Ontario winter forecast for 2025 just landed and here's what to expect

It may only be August, but this week's cooler, almost fall-like temperatures in Ontario are serving as a blunt reminder that the long, balmy days of summer are almost over, and the colder months are rapidly creeping up on us.For better or worse (depending on which season is your favourite), we are less than four weeks away from the start of autumn proper — only a few days away, in fact, if you're using meteorological fall as the benchmark.After our few weeks of fiery colours, pumpkin patches and festive family meals will come the dreaded-by-many winter period, which is looking to be quite stereotypically Canadian in the province, according to newly-released forecasts for the months to come.The Old Farmer's Almanac has just revealed its weather predictions for winter 2025-2026 coast-to-coast, and unfortunately, residents of Southern Ontario are set to see some of the most miserable conditions of all.While the authority is call...

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2 w. ago European tourist loved Ontario so much they skipped their flight home

For those of us who are lucky to call Ontario home, it can be easy to take the province for granted, especially in the summer months, when road trips become synonymous with tragic jams and the charm of small towns gets overshadowed by crowds of visitors.However, sometimes all it takes is an outsider's perspective to remind us what makes Ontario worth exploring.Last week, a European tourist shared their spontaneous travel story across Ontario on Reddit, amassing dozens of comments and upvotes."Hi everyone, I've been on vacation in Canada for the last 10 days with a group of friends and fell so deeply in love with the country that I decided to skip my return flight and extend my solo trip for another five days," the tourist wrote.Loved Canada so much I extended my trip solo! Seeking Last-Minute ideas North of Toronto (Motorsports Lover Here!)byu/KubrickBugs inontarioWhile visiting Barrie, which the tourist chose to visit simply for its proximity to lakes on...

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3 w. ago Nutrien Wonderhub increases prices, reduces hours due to funding shortfall

Saskatoon’s Nutrien Wonderhub is reducing hours and increasing prices next month, after it was unable to attain operating funding from the provincial government.

Economics

3 w. ago Skyrocketing number of people in Ontario are defaulting on housing and other bills

Ontario is once again leading the charge for consumer debt in Canada, with a growing number of residents failing to pay off their mortgages, credit cards and other bills. And the problem is, as you might have expected, worst in and around the exorbitant hub of Toronto.A new report from Equifax Canada shows that the number of people in the province who have defaulted on their required monthly credit payments for 90 days or more has shot up by 29.8 basis points during the last few months (compared to the same time last year), which is 15.2 points higher than the national average.In the GTA specifically, meanwhile, this figure surged by a whopping 39.1 basis points — something the firm attributes to the region being among those "most heavily impacted by high cost of living, economic uncertainty, and exposure to the auto and steel sectors."Equifax CanadaAs it stands now, the average person in...

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