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Metrolinx CEO promises fewer legal battles on future Ontario transit projects

The head of Metrolinx is acknowledging the provincial transit agency has spent too much time embroiled in legal battles with its contractors, pledging a new approach after finally finishing the Eglinton Crosstown LRT. The light rail route carried its first passengers on Feb. 8,...

72-year-old woman dead, another injured in Belleville house fire – Kingston

A 72-year-old woman has died and another is in serious condition following a house fire in Belleville, Ont., early Thursday morning. Emergency crews were called to a home in the area of Queen and William streets around 5:30 a.m. Get daily National news Get the day's...

‘Please shower’: OHL team apologizes for emailing fans to practice better hygiene

Some Ontario Hockey League fans were told to freshen up before heading to the rink this week after a team executive for the Oshawa Generals sent a hygiene reminder to season ticket holders. An email labelled “Gens Information” was sent out on Feb. 10...

Canadian women revamp team pursuit just in time – National

MILAN – They held onto their Beijing success too long. Isabelle Weidemann, Ivanie Blondin and Valérie Maltais agree they were slow adapting to changes in speedskating’s team pursuit after winning Olympic gold in Beijing in 2022.“The strategy that we used at the Olympics felt...

More Canadians powered by AI at Winter Games – National

Just for fun, Xavier McKeever and his cross-country ski teammates once tasked ChatGPT to design a training plan for them. “It was the craziest training plan we’ve ever seen,” said the 22-year-old from Canmore, Alta.“It basically said you should do intensity every single day....

Alberta Sheriffs continue to remove unsafe commercial vehicles from roadways

In early February, a joint operation by Alberta Sheriffs, Calgary Police Service and the provincial government conducted more thorough inspections of commercial vehicles at the Airdrie, Alta., vehicle inspection station north of Calgary. Insp. BJ Bjornson with Alberta Sheriffs says plenty of vehicles were...
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