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The Ontario government says a new survey shows drivers are supportive of increased highway speed limits. Last September, the province launched a two-year pilot project that boosted the speed limit from 100 km/h to 110 km/h on three sections of the 400-series highways, including a stretch of the QEW between Hamilton and St. Catharines. The government says 80 per cent […]
Read moreU.S. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday his administration is halting all travel from Europe to the United States over the spread of the novel coronavirus. Trump made the announcement during a nationally televised address from the Oval Office, blaming new clusters of COVID-19 in the U.S. on travel from countries within the European Union. The travel restrictions will last for […]
Read moreFour Saskatoon attractions are offering family passes to each other’s facilities for membership purchases and renewals. Wanuskewin, Nutrien Wonderhub, Remai Modern, and Western Development Museum are all in on the offer. Source: Read Full Article
Read moreA 26-year-old man from Cadogan, Alta., has been charged with several offences, including attempted murder, after an assault at a Wainwright, Alta., convenience store involving a hatchet. At about 7:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Wainwright RCMP officers were dispatched to a store on 10 Street after someone reported an injured man there. “Police arrived and located an adult male victim with […]
Read moreRCMP said a 28-year-old man and a 35-year-old man have been arrested in connection to parking meter thefts in downtown Vernon. On Tuesday around 9:30 p.m., police received a tip about a man who appeared to be breaking into a parking meter.
Read moreROME (Reuters) – Italy added new restrictions on Wednesday to a lockdown imposed to fight the coronavirus, ordering bars, restaurants and beauty parlors to close after the highest daily increase in deaths of any country since the outbreak began. In a televised address to the nation, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said all shops would be shuttered except supermarkets, food stores […]
Read moreOn Wednesday, the World Health Organization officially declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic, specifying that framing the situation as a pandemic doesn’t change their assessment of the virus or impact their overall response plan. “We have rung the alarm bell loud and clear,” said WHO director Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who added there are now more than 118,000 cases in 114 […]
Read moreA 32-year drought has come to an end for the Loyalist Township major midget hockey team. For the first time since 1988, the Jets have qualified for the Ontario Minor Hockey Association championship final. After playoff wins over the Frontenac Flyers, Brighton and Shelburne, Chris Kelly’s club will play the South Huron Sabres from Exeter for the OMHA Midget CC […]
Read moreMajor events take time to plan and often preparations start years in advance. One of those events is the Alberta Summer Games, set to be hosted in Lethbridge this July. Steve Dudas, the manager of the Lethbridge 2020 Alberta Summer Games Society said as of right now, it’s business as usual and the games are slated to move ahead as […]
Read moreSaint John, N.B., Mayor Don Darling shocked the city with the announcement that he won’t be seeking re-election. Ward 3 Councillor David Hickey says there was no internal discussion or consultation before Darling posted online he was out. “This was certainly an unexpected one for me,” Hickey says. In February, Darling said he would run for a second term in […]
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