A long-term plan to widen Highway 97 in Kelowna, B.C., has taken a step forward but major questions remain about cost, timing, and how much private property could be affected. City council approved the Highway 97 Right-of-Way Protection Plan Monday, which aims to preserve space for a possible future expansion of the 14-km highway corridor….
Calgary city council will maintain the rules around building backyard suites, after city administration recommended making them a permitted use across low-density zoning districts across the city. The move stems from council’s repeal of citywide rezoning, which is set to take effect on Aug. 4, and create “significant inconsistency” in the application process for a…
There are many questions about HandyDART service after Global News reported about a Surrey man who was denied the service after 28 years. Tom Cretain has been isolated inside his home since HandyDART stopped giving him a ride. “It’s shut my life down,” he said. “I haven’t been out for two months, except in the…
There’s some fascinating work being done at a North Vancouver shop that always sparks intense curiosity. “Sometimes in the summer we’ll keep the door open and people will wander down the street and they have no idea what they’re looking at,” said Nuytco Research Ltd president Jeff Heaton. What they’re looking at is more than…
There is increasing concern about two growing homeless encampments off Highway 99 in Richmond. The encampments are on both sides of the highway, and explosive growth is one concern, while an actual explosion is another. “This encampment is right above the new jet fuel pipeline and there have been significant fires that have been set…
Health officials in southwestern Ontario are raising concerns that household food insecurity is rising across the region due to not enough access to food because of financial struggles. The joint statement from five health units says one in four households in the region struggled to access food in 2024, the most recent year for which…
A man from Kenora, Ont., has swam approximately 110 km across Lake of the Woods. Chad English says he’s had the idea for a few years. He decided to start training last summer before completing the 12-day swim across the lake of more than 14,000 islands. Chad English on dry land after completely his 110…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A mobile CT unit is being installed to ensure patients can access CT scans at Saskatoon City Hospital, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) says. The transportable unit is being installed in the visitor parking lot northwest of the hospital on Tuesday. It will be ready for patients…
Another day, another storm — again. It’s shaping up to be another active weather day in parts of central Alberta and the Edmonton region, amid a summer that has seen more storms and rain than any other on record. There are several overlapping advisories for both severe thunderstorms and possible tornadoes, expected to materialize in the…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Speed cameras will go back online in Saskatchewan in August after the province’s public auto insurance confirmed they went offline at the end of May. The photo speed enforcement cameras were shut down after Saskatchewan Government Insurance’s (SGI) previous provider terminated its contract earlier than the parties had…
