Toronto’s new privatized recycling system, managed by Circular Materials, faced major delays and failures in postholiday collections, leaving bins uncollected and residents frustrated Toronto blue bin chaos under privatized recycling Toronto’s New Recycling Service Faces Challenges In June 2025, a group of private companies took over recycling pick-up duties in Toronto. The city now relies…
Pimicikamak Cree Nation faces weeks without water after burst pipes from a December power outage, leaving hundreds of homes damaged and many residents displaced Burst pipes no water holdouts remain in Pimicikamak Pimicikamak Cree Nation Faces Water Crisis Murray Trout paces through his living room as plumbers work to fix another burst water pipe in…
Rothesay bans ice-fishing shacks at Renforth Wharf due to abandoned structures and garbage, urging community involvement for cleanup Rothesay bans ice-fishing shacks due to littering Mike Donovan’s Ice Fishing Experience in Rothesay Mike Donovan does not use a traditional ice-fishing shack in the makeshift village on the Kennebasis River in Rothesay. He prefers to fish…
A Toronto Lyft driver returned a B.C. woman’s $8,000 mobility device after months of unreturned calls, leaving her housebound without the essential wheelchair accessory B.C. woman reclaims mobility device after Toronto Lyft driver stops responding British Columbia Woman Reclaims Mobility Device After Long Wait A British Columbia woman with a neurological disorder is happy to…
Vancouver’s Broadway at Main will fully close for four months starting late January 2026 for subway construction, disrupting traffic and businesses Broadway at Main to close late January for subway work Road Closures in Vancouver’s Central Broadway Area Starting January 2026 Travel times will increase for east-west routes through Vancouver’s Central Broadway area. Full road…
Winnipeg reached a settlement with three First Nations men wrongfully convicted in the 1973 slaying of a restaurant worker Winnipeg settles with First Nations men wrongly convicted in 1973 Settlement Reached for Wrongfully Convicted Men The city, province, and federal governments have settled with three First Nations men wrongfully convicted of the 1973 slaying of…
A Calgary-area family recovered their mother’s stolen ashes after a public plea, with the urn found outside a funeral home in Chestermere Stolen ashes of Calgary woman returned to family Calgary Family Reunited with Mother’s Ashes After Theft Three days after their mother’s ashes were stolen and two days after a public plea for their…
Winnipeg has cleared 12 encampments since November but faces ongoing challenges in securing housing for displaced residents amid a housing shortage Winnipeg struggles with housing for encampment residents City Clears 12 Encampments Since November Since the new protocols began in November, city staff have cleared 12 encampments. However, finding housing or shelter for those affected…
Residents in Chilliwack, B.C., are urging action on an abandoned homeless camp filled with waste and chemicals near the Chilliwack River Fish Hatchery Chilliwack residents raise concerns over abandoned homeless camp Activists Call for Cleanup of Abandoned Homeless Camp in Chilliwack Local activists in Chilliwack, B.C., are raising concerns about an abandoned homeless camp in…
Winnipeg has cleared 12 homeless encampments since November under new bylaws, with outreach efforts to provide housing, though concerns remain about long-term solutions and potential returns. Winnipeg clears 12 homeless encampments under new bylaws Winnipeg Clears Homeless Encampments Under New Bylaws A dozen homeless encampments have been cleared since Winnipeg introduced new bylaws in November.…