A motorcyclist is dead after being involved in a wrong-way collision on a Highway 401 on-ramp while possibly fleeing police. According to the Special Investigations Unit, a Toronto Police Service officer in a marked cruiser attempted to pull over the motorcycle while it travelled westbound on Highway 401 at around 5:30 p.m. The SIU says
With cancelled flights and stranded passengers, Sunwing has been all over the news during the holidays for all the wrong reasons. One story of how a group of Quebecers got back to Canada, however, will make you do a double take.After being stranded for days in the Dominican Republic, they were able to get home
Canada‘s requirement of a negative COVID-19 test of travellers from China will not help in preventing new variants or the spread of the virus, say experts. Kerry Bowman, assistant professor at the University of Toronto’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine, called the requirement “absolutely a political move, and not based on science at this point.” Read
Canada is facing a housing crisis — the number of homes needed in the country keeps growing but not the number of people needed to build those homes. As homebuilders and policymakers grapple with this problem, some may find answers in “prefabricated” houses, according to experts. “Prefabricated (or prefab) housing is a form of housing
As Canadians close the door to 2022 and look ahead to the new year, many may be hopeful they can also look forward to good news when it comes to COVID-19. But will 2023 be the year the emergency phase of the pandemic is declared over and that Canada recognizes the virus as endemic?It turns out
As the New Year rolls around, so too will a promised ban on foreign homebuyers by the federal government amid growing pressure to make housing more affordable for Canadians. As of Jan. 1, 2023, foreign commercial enterprises and people will be prohibited to buy residential properties in Canada for two years in an attempt to
Environment Brooke Sattar was enjoying some downtime finishing in the Alberni Inlet last week when instead of pulling up their prawn trap, they pulled up a giant octopus as well. She shared the video on TikTok and the video went viral, and has been seen millions of times around the world.
Motorcycle accident toronto today Hour at 6 BC It’s been one week since four people were killed and dozens of others injured in a bus crash on Highway 97C between Kelowna and Merritt. As RCMP continues to investigate the cause of the deadly collision, a former police traffic officer says the province needs to do a better
