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Bike lane debate returns to Halifax council as staff told to look for alternatives – Halifax

Halifax councillors passionately debated bike lanes again at regional council, and ultimately voted in favour Tuesday for a staff report on alternatives to the much-discussed AAA network. It led some councillors to argue that without the safer infrastructure, cyclists will die.“I’m tired of killing...

Proposed cellphone ban during Kelowna council meetings faces overwhelming pushback – Okanagan

There was pushback Monday from Kelowna, B.C., city councillors to a proposed change to the code of conduct that would ban them from using their cellphone during council meetings. “I’m not a grade schooler. I’m not in Grade 1. I know how to use...

Halifax police investigating death of woman found inside tent

Police say they responded to the report of a sudden death in the 2500 block of Barrington Street at around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday.  Source link

‘Directly above her’: Saskatchewan man recalls fight with moose to save mother

Shawn Tuffnell says he punched a moose multiple times, gripping its neck, before shooting it to death to save his 70-year-old mother. The 37-year-old Saskatchewan man says his fight with the animal took place in late January after hearing his mother, Angie Tuffnell, cry...

Cold snow, hot takes: Lululemon Olympics gear – National

Whenever Team Canada laces up its skates and clips on its skis for another Olympics, fans back home become armchair critics — and it’s not just the performances they’re judging. The last few Games have shown that Canadians love to hate their team’s uniform....

B.C. school shooting ‘one of the worst mass shootings’ in Canada, minister says

B.C.’s Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General says people across the province are standing with the small community of Tumbler Ridge. “The people of Tumbler Ridge remain in a state of crisis following one of the worst mass shootings in our province’s and...
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