31 h. ago 'Shocking': Vancouver school bus drivers face pay cut, as district abandons 'living wage' policy

The VSB's decision to slash wages for lowest-paid workers, including bus drivers and attendants who help disabled kids, is "shocking and disgraceful," said Anastasia French, manager of Living Wage for Families B.C.

Society

35 h. ago London high schoolers head to U.S. event, with a bit of extra caution

Oakridge secondary school principal will be following a bus load of high schoolers as they make their way across the Canada-U.S. border next week.

Society

1 week ago What’s going on with Prince Andrew sex accuser Virginia Giuffre?

The woman who triggered the massive sex trafficking probe into billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and his pal Prince Andrew is supposed to be dead. Virginia Giuffre, 41, made the shock announcement Sunday on Instagram. She told followers she would be dead in four days from injuries suffered in an Australian school bus crash. But here […]

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1 week ago Jeffrey Epstein, Prince Andrew accuser says she has just days to live after crash

The most prominent accuser of late billionaire sex sicko Jeffrey Epstein, and also Prince Andrew, claims she has just days to live. Virginia Giuffre — aka Virginia Roberts — shared a photo of herself battered and lying in a hospital bed. She claimed she was hit by a school bus and is now suffering kidney […]

Events

1 week ago Abandoned Toronto factory transforming into the ultimate party pad for one night only

If you're sick of stuffy nightclubs and boring bars, there's a wild warehouse party coming to Toronto this month that might just be the ticket for you.Warehouse parties and festivals are nothing new in Toronto; from events like Promise's German Sparkle Party to Sojourn Festival, the tradition of transforming abandoned industrial spaces into lively party pads is alive and well in the city, and has been for decades.This month, there's a brand-new warehouse party hitting the scene that's transforming an abandoned factory in a truly unexpected way: they're turning it into a house.Created by LOVE U 4EVER, arbiters of a series of both secret and non-secret events across the city year-round, their upcoming "House" Party will see a "wild and weird warehouse" in the city transformed into a house (of sorts) to provide the ultimate party experience.There's only one catch: you don't get to know where the party is actually taking place until you've bought the ticket."If you miss the random ...

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2 w. ago City of Edmonton to remove payment machines, change parking limits

Edmonton drivers will now have one less option to pay for parking, as the city starts to remove physical parking pay stations.

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2 w. ago High school bus pass program can survive London Transit turmoil: Trustee

A Thames Valley trustee who championed a bus pass pilot project is hopeful it will go forward despite hitting a series of speedbumps.

Society

3 w. ago ‘BEAT HIS A**’: Indiana mom charged after allegedly attacking son’s bully on school bus

A mother in Indiana has been hit with a slew of charges after she boarded a school bus and beat up an eighth-grader she claims was a “bully” to her son. Latea Hentz, 36, has been hit with several charges, including battery and criminal trespassing, after she allegedly boarded the bus in Indianapolis on March […]

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3 w. ago Ross Gentleman: Premier using 'shock doctrine' strategies with Bill

Opinion: Wartime language does not justify sidelining democratic processes. Any response to U.S. economic threats should be debated in the legislature, not decided behind closed doors

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