Alberta increases fines for distracted driving, other offences by up to 50 per cent | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Alberta’s government wants to send a clear message to drivers — if you’re behaving dangerously on its roads, it’s going to cost you. Starting March 13, fines for several offences will increase by up to 50 per cent. “This is the first time that traffic fines have increased since 2015,” the province said in […]
Troubled youth treatment centre Venture Academy ‘winding down’ operations – National | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Youth treatment centre company Venture Academy says it is ending operations after years of alleged breaches under Ontario’s child protection laws and a Global News investigation into allegations of sexual abuse. An automated email reply from the company’s main general inquiries address indicated that Venture Academy had been “winding down” operations after 25 years […]
Alberta government set to update review of Calgary water system | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size Alberta Municipal Affairs Minister Dan Williams is set to announce “next steps” in the province’s review of Calgary’s maligned water system on Friday. Williams will be speaking to the media at the McDougall Centre at 11 a.m. The news conference comes more than a month after […]
Record-smashing powerlifter, 68, says she lives for the ‘clang’ of the weights | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] On Thursday morning, 68-year-old Mava Brydges put the weight of a household refrigerator onto her back, lowered herself toward the floor and then stood up again. Her 132.5-kilogram squat at the Canadian Powerlifting National Championships in St. John’s, N.L., was five kilograms shy of the national record for her age and weight class, which […]
Police in Ontario city run out of paper tickets charging 26 wrong-way drivers | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size Brantford police say its officers ran out of paper tickets when they charged 26 drivers trying to get around a collision earlier this week. Police said in a Facebook post on Wednesday that earlier that day, traffic on Highway 403 was backed up due to a […]
39 overdoses in 24 hours reported in Ontario city amid suspected toxic drug supply | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size A spike in overdose incidents in London, Ont., is being investigated after a suspect allegedly handed out a free substance in the city’s downtown core. Emergency services responded to 39 overdose-related calls between 8 a.m. Wednesday and 8 a.m. Thursday, with several people requiring medical treatment, […]
MLA wants to scrap B.C.’s Human Rights Code. Some constituents want her gone instead | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] A B.C. legislator who has sought to scrap the province’s Human Rights Code and ban land acknowledgments, and has blamed the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting on “transgender ideology,” is facing a recall campaign from constituents who say she has left them without “coherent” representation. Tara Armstrong has also been accused of spreading hate by the […]
Hamilton’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander breaks Wilt Chamberlain’s 20-point streak | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Shai Gilgeous-Alexander reacted to his latest individual accomplishment the way he always does: by deflecting credit and pointing to team goals. The Oklahoma City Thunder guard broke Wilt Chamberlain’s record for consecutive games with 20 points or more, extending his streak to 127 on Thursday night. Most important to Gilgeous-Alexander, the defending champion Thunder are […]
Quebec’s masked band Angine de Poitrine is blowing up. Meet the men behind the noses – Montreal | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Quebec’s newest breakout band wears paper-mâché masks with giant phallic noses and polka-dot-speckled costumes that cover their entire bodies. Their music sounds like a freewheeling jam session that wandered out of a dream and crashed into a carnival ride. Their identities are a mystery. Naturally, the internet can’t look away. Meet Angine de Poitrine, […]
City of Saskatoon to pursue ‘all legal avenues’ after second overpass collision – Saskatoon | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The City of Saskatoon says no legal avenues are off the table after a semi hauling an oversized load struck an overpass Wednesday. The crash happened just after 5 p.m. on Circle Drive at the 108th Street overpass in the Sutherland neighbourhood when a truck hauling an excavator hit the structure. City staff and […]