Missing Vancouver woman found safe
Vancouver police reported the woman was found safe just after 3 p.m. Source link
‘Hard for her to find her way home’: Woman with dementia missing in Vancouver – BC
Vancouver police have issued a missing person alert for a 78-year-old woman. Patricia Wright, who lives with dementia, was last seen just outside of Granville Island early Sunday morning. Vancouver police are searching for missing senior Patricia Wright. VPD She left her home near Lameys Mill Road and Granville Street sometime between 3:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. Story continues below advertisement “Patricia has...
France players react to the Left projected to win snap legislative elections
The Left’s New Popular Front is projected to win France’s snap legislative elections, meaning the far-right National Rally won’t be able to form a government, despite obtaining the largest number of votes in the first round. On the contrary, the Left’s New Popular Front is set to win between 172 and 215 seats of the country’s lower house...
A Montreal school was flushing sewage into a river for years. The city knew but failed to address it
A Montreal elementary school has been inadvertently flushing raw sewage into a nearby river for years, and the city, despite identifying the problem in 2021, is only now taking action to fix it. The Lester B. Pearson School Board says it has temporarily closed two bathrooms at Terry Fox Elementary School in the Montreal borough of Pierrefonds-Roxboro that have...
Engaging kids this summer beyond the screen
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Kids are out of school and despite the potential for fun in the sun, keeping them away from screens can be a challenge. Donna West, executive director of City Kids in Regina, is kicking off the summer with activities for children from the north central area.“We brought them to a splash park to...
B.C. port requests last-minute hearing to avert looming job action
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The BC Maritime Employers Association says it is requesting urgent intervention by the Canada Industrial Relations Board to divert a looming strike by a union representing ship and dock foremen. The association said Friday that ILWU Local 514 had served a notice of intended strike action against DP World Canada that will begin...
Temperatures expected to intensify across B.C., 36 regions blanketed by heat wave
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Environment Canada says a heat wave covering more than three dozen regions in British Columbia is expected to intensify on Sunday. It says elevated temperatures pose a risk to public health, so people are encouraged to take precautions to minimize exposure.The weather office has issued heat warnings that cover the lower portion of...
Bus crash striking electricity pylon leaves tens of thousands without power in Quebec – Montreal
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 7, 2024 1:09 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A bus crash on Montreal’s South Shore on Saturday night caused a massive power outage after the vehicle struck an electricity pylon, leaving tens of thousands in the dark. Longueuil police say the bus, which was carrying volunteer firefighters from the Montérégie region,...
Three people, including two kids, dead after Hwy 4 crash in Sask.
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Three people have died after a collision between a truck and a van on Highway 4 near Cochin, Sask., on Friday. The collision is one of two crashes that occurred on Highway 4 on July 5 which in total have claimed the lives of five people and left several others injured.RCMP and local...
Paris looking at Plan B if River Seine remains unfit for Olympic swimming – National
With three weeks to go until the Paris Olympics, organizers are making contingency plans as questions remain about the safety of the River Seine that is due to host open-water swimming events during the summer Games. The latest testing results from monitoring group Eau de Paris released on Thursday raised some hopes, showing that water pollution levels in Paris’s...
