Pothole vigilante ordered to remove gravel, could face fine
A Saint John man who filled in some potholes with gravel has been ordered by the city to undo the work and has been told he could be fined. Mike Defazio, who owns Defazio Autobody, says he recently...
View ArticleGood Samaritans Pull Woman From Burning Car
A woman has three Good Samaritans to thank after they rescued her from a burning car wreck. The woman suffered a medical emergency while she was driving in Surrey, B.C. on Wednesday evening and lost...
View ArticleFemen members crash anti-abortion rally in Ottawa
OTTAWA - Two members of the Femen movement crashed an anti-abortion demonstration in Ottawa on Thursday just as Quebec City's archbishop was addressing the crowd.The women removed their tops, baring...
View Article25 Last-Minute Mother's Day Gift Ideas
It's almost Sunday May 11, and you're down to the wire. If you've put off finding Mom the perfect Mother's Day gift until the very last minute, we're here to save you. While flower and chocolate shops...
View ArticleRob Ford 'redemption story' would require proof, Joe Mihevc says
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford will have to provide proof, upon returning from his leave of absence, that he has successfully gone through rehab if his expected story of redemption is to be believed, a city...
View ArticleRichmond-Adelaide bike lanes expected as soon as summer
The city is expected to pass a pilot project that would see several dedicated bike lanes in the downtown core as soon as this summer. The Public Works Committee will vote on the Richmond-Adelaide Cycle...
View ArticlePossible Louis Riel trial minutes going up for sale
Victor-Lévy Beaulieu says the only way to save his publishing house, and his home, is to sell off some of the books and documents he's been collecting since he was a teenager. That collection, says...
View ArticleSedentary lifestyle trumps smoking for heart disease risks in some
For women age 30 and older, being a couch potato is more hazardous to heart health than smoking or carrying extra weight, say researchers shining a spotlight on the need for physical activity programs...
View ArticleBC Place ledge sends 2 off-leash dogs to their deaths
A concrete ledge fronting shrubbery on Vancouver's BC Place plaza has been fooling some off-leash dogs, leading them to jump over it and fall about 10 metres to the pavement below. In the last year,...
View Article632 Coquitlam Teachers Getting Layoff Notices
The Coquitlam School District says it is laying off 632 teachers effective June 20 to cover a $13 million dollar shortfall. The district says layoff notices such as this go out ever year for...
View ArticleImmigration Watch flyer in Brampton not hate crime, police say
Anti-immigration flyers distributed in Brampton, Ont., last month do not meet the definition of a hate crime, according to police. The flyer questions the direction of the city's racial demographics,...
View ArticleAnti-tobacco advocates call for smoking ban on terrasses
Now that the warmer weather is here, anti-smoking groups are calling on the Quebec government to ban smoking on terrasses. "The majority of Quebecers are non-smokers and they would like to be able to...
View ArticleWorkplace deaths must be criminally investigated, say labour advocates
B.C.'s labour movement is urging the provincial government to beef up the way workplace deaths are criminally investigated and prosecuted, after several recent cases ended in no criminal charges. The...
View ArticleHannah Day, B.C. Girl With Leukemia, Gets Some Good News
A four-year-old Victoria, B.C. girl with leukemia has finally received some good news. It's been a long road for Hannah Day, who was diagnosed with leukemia last year after already beating cancer once...
View ArticleTemporary Foreign Worker Program sanctions Nova Scotia trucking company
The federal government has suspended a fourth employer from using the Temporary Foreign Worker Program pending an investigation into the company's requests for Labour Market Opinions, which are...
View ArticleStudents Use E-Cigarettes To Smoke Marijuana.. While At School
Leave it to teenagers to figure this one out. Edmonton's Public and Catholic school boards are cracking down on e-cigarettes after they discovered five incidents in the past two weeks where students...
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'I'm Not Worth Stealing' Sign Doesn't Stop Thief From Taking Safe
They just never listen. A thief broke into a woman's basement suite in North Vancouver on April 29 and stole a safe, despite the fact that it had a very clear note attached to it: I’m not worth...
View ArticleMan and dog in custody after 2 women attacked in Metro
Both a dog and its owner are in custody after two women were attacked at Laurier Metro station on Sunday. Michelle Kennedy and wife Joslin Webster were attempting to leave the Metro system at the...
View ArticleWoman's Strange Attack On Edmonton Train Passenger Caught On Video
A young woman can be seen behaving strangely and fighting with a fellow passenger on the Edmonton Transit System (ETS) in videos that were posted to Facebook Thursday. The first video, posted by...
View ArticleLorna Weafer, bear attack victim, aspired to be a psychologist
Lorna Weafer, the 36-year-old Suncor instrument technician who was mauled and killed by a black bear this week, is being described by her family as a compassionate woman who had dreams of becoming a...
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