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Westbound Gardiner Expressway closed in Etobicoke due to crash

All westbound lanes of the Gardiner Expressway were closed Monday morning at the Park Lawn Road exit in Etobicoke due to a crash investigation,...

Now’s the time to catch and band tiny owls at the only UNESCO biosphere region in Sask.

On a brisk October evening, Michael Bloom, a field technician at Redberry Lake Biosphere Region, waits in the dark as a speaker played loud hooting...

Israel steps up pressure in north Gaza amid fears of siege and displacement

By Nidal al-MughrabiCAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli forces tightened their squeeze around Jabalia in northern Gaza on Monday, killing at least 10 people queuing for food,...

P.E.I. expands its electronics recycling program again

Prince Edward Islanders can now recycle more of their unwanted gear instead of sending it to the landfill.The new items accepted as of Oct. 1...

What’s open, closed on Thanksgiving Monday in N.B.

Most municipal services will not be operating and retailers around the province will be closed on Monday for the Thanksgiving holiday, as will schools,...

West Hants wants more space between wind turbines and private land. Developers aren’t happy

A Nova Scotia municipal council has voted to increase the distance wind turbines must be from private property without the owner's permission, but companies...

India withdraws envoy, diplomats named ‘persons of interest’ in Canada probe

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India withdrew its envoy to Canada on Monday along with other officials and diplomats who Ottawa named as "persons of interest"...

Mayor hopes for tamer meetings after outspoken Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s councillor is suspended

The tension around the council table in Portugal Cove-St. Philip's has been laid bare in recent weeks following the release of two independent reports and...

Public service union calls for investigation into return-to-office mandate

A union representing some 27,000 federal public servants is calling for a parliamentary committee to hold an inquiry into the three-day-a-week return to office...

This Ontario resident wants more transit services to adopt the sunflower pin. But what does it mean?

Alim Nathoo has no problem telling people he's on the autism spectrum and when he did just that to a service manager on board...

Traditional schools could be losing unique status in Surrey, B.C.

Facing overcrowding and a shortage of classroom space, the Surrey Board of Education is considering converting its three traditional schools into regular catchment elementary...

Mother Nature serving Quebec a Thanksgiving side dish of snow

Fortunately, for Quebec, Thanksgiving weekend won't herald a major October snowfall.But, if it was another month in the future, this would be a massive,...

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