3 d. ago City of Ottawa staff recommend against heritage district designation for Wellington Street West area

A city administration report for council's built heritage committee said the area only met or exceeded the threshold for one criteria in the Ontario Heritage Act.

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5 d. ago ‘People are mad’: Councillor, police talk escalating crime woes in west Winnipeg

Winnipeg police say there's been a reported uptick in crime near the city's western edge, and more than 200 people showed up to a community forum Wednesday to look for solutions.

Events

5 d. ago Typical Calgary infill townhouse includes $147K in extra regulatory costs: report

The Calgary Inner City Builders Association (CICBA), the organization behind the report, is calling on candidates in the upcoming election to work with them to address the costs.

Economics

1 week ago Three women hospitalized after assault on northeast Calgary bus

Three women have been hospitalized after reports of an assault on a Calgary Transit bus in the northeast on Friday. Police say they responded to reports of ‘multiple females attacking another female’ on a city bus in the area of Marbank Drive and Marlyn Way. One woman was found with non-life threatening injuries at the […]

Events

1 week ago Dearborn mayor holds firm on remarks about Christian minister

Mayor Abdullah Hammoud of Dearborn, Mich., has refused to say he’s sorry for remarks he made that went viral after he told a Christian minister he’s “not welcome here,”’ reports Fox News Digital. At Dearborn’s first city council meeting on Tuesday since Hammoud’s Sept. 9 exchange with local Christian minister Ted Barham during a street […]

Politics

1 week ago Trucks are tearing up 186 different Toronto parks and the City says that's okay

After years of complaints about City of Toronto trucks tearing up local parks, officials have released a report that justifies the practice.The report from the General Manager of Parks and Recreation responds to a City Council request for information about the frequent practice of City-owned waste collection trucks driving on and damaging grass in public parks.However, while some may have been hoping for a solution to this ongoing issue, the report provides a laundry list of excuses for why City trucks should be entitled to drive on grass and why taxpayers should continue to foot the bill for turf repairs.The report notes that Solid Waste Management Services removes waste from approximately 1,175 parks using a fleet of just 33 small waste collection vehicles, with most parks allowing for waste removal from paved park paths.However, it states that, in certain situations, "operators are required to temporarily drive off the paved surfaces to access waste bins and/or to avoid pede...

Transport

2 w. ago Blue Jays to shift pitcher Jose Berrios to bullpen moving forward

KANSAS CITY — Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Jose Berrios is moving to the bullpen, manager John Schneider told reporters following Friday’s 20-1 loss to the Kansas City Royals. “I think he’s kind of an option if we need him on days like today and will be going forward,” Schneider said. “He can still start for […]

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2 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Coalition report on infill spotlights city policy mistakes

Edmonton’s Coalition for Better Infill (CBI) spent the summer conducting in-depth research into the effect on housing prices of the city’s new development bylaw — the one that allows eight-plexes to be built on any 50-foot lot — and they came to a fascinating but not entirely surprising conclusion: Infill makes all housing more expensive. […]

Events

2 w. ago Pedestrian dead after being hit by vehicle in downtown Toronto

Toronto Police say a man is dead after being struck by a vehicle in the city’s downtown area overnight. Police say they received reports of a crash at around 12:30 a.m. in the area of Sherbourne and Shuter Sts. They say the pedestrian, a man in his 20s, was pronounced dead on scene, but have […]

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3 w. ago UK’s £150 Billion Funding Gap Needs Private Capital, City Says

The UK should go further to attract private investment into British assets, according to a City of London Corporation report that highlighted £150 billion ($204 billion) in unmet funding needs over the next five years.

Economics

4 w. ago 'Tariffs are here to stay': City reports $310K in added costs from U.S.

With the city’s annual procurement budget averaging more than $2 billion, Amit Patil emphasized the current impact remains 'relatively small'

Economics