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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Around 50 people are without vehicles after a parking garage partially collapsed in the downtown core of Ottawa early Wednesday morning, Ottawa Fire Services says. The firefighters said an alert resident called 911 shortly before 5 p.m. on Tuesday after spotting damage to one of the pillars in a six-story parking garage at 265 Laurier Ave. W. The resident believed it needed further investigation by authorities.The fire service said its’ technical rescue team was dispatched to the parking garage for further investigation.Upon arrival, the firefighters discovered that around five or six girders,…

Former city councillor Jeromy Farkas is again running to be Calgary’s mayor in the fall municipal election. It’s the former city councillor’s second run for mayor, after placing second to current Mayor Jyoti Gondek with 29 per cent of the total votes in the 2021 municipal election.Farkas launched his campaign early Wednesday morning on his website.In an interview with Global News, Farkas said he is running with a vision for the next 10 years as the city faces unprecedented population growth.“I want to give Calgarians something to vote for, not against,” Farkas said. “This is not about the last four…

The city of Cambridge, Ont. announced Monday that it would no longer be posting to the social media platform, X, formerly known as Twitter, citing concerns about the platform’s “reliability, accountability and direction.” According to the city, the decision was made because of “ongoing concerns about the platform’s viability as a trusted space for public communication as content found and promoted on X, includes racism and misinformation. The City feels X no longer aligns with the values of inclusivity, respect, integrity, service and responsible communication.”Cambridge said it would post one final message to residents about the update and share other…

Topics of death and grief can be hard to broach, but the founders of a Nova Scotia library hope to help people navigate difficult emotions surrounding loss through books. When the Valley Hospice Foundation’s Grief Library launched last year in Coldbook, N.S., Janet Balsom was its first client.At the time, the mother of two young kids had just been diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer at the age of 45.“It’s a little surreal, but that’s how cancer works,” she said.She had just started a new job as a school counsellor when her symptoms first appeared, including chronic fatigue.“I was dragging…

Nate Richie’s plane ride last week to Toronto was “uneventful” — until it wasn’t. Richie, who was one of 76 passengers on the Delta Air Lines flight that crash landed at Toronto Pearson International Airport last week, said that incident shook him to the point where he decided it was worth the four-day drive to him Florida home rather than fly.“The plane started wobbling and sliding sideways and that’s when I knew we were in trouble. My first thought was we’re going to slide off the runway into a field,” he told Global News.“There was a lot of screaming, loud…

In the wake of renewed tariff threats from the United States, Calgary city councillors were briefed Tuesday on the city’s plans to mitigate the impacts. Earlier this week, U.S. President Donald Trump said tariffs would be imposed on Canadian goods on March 4, after previous threats a 25 per cent levy would be slapped on all Canadian goods going stateside with a lower 10 per cent tariff on energy. 1:33 Trump says tariffs on Canada are moving ‘rapidly’ and ‘on time’ “We don’t have a crystal ball, we don’t know if he’s actually going to impose these,” Calgary Mayor Jyoti…

A lack of power could lead to developers temporarily pulling the plug on new Kelowna, B.C., developments. “We’re running into situations where developers are being told they won’t have power until 2027 or 2028 to fully energize their buildings,” said Ian Grannary, of Smith + Andersen.Multiple Kelowna developers have been advised by FortisBC to pause their projects due to limited electrical capacity, with Smith and Andersen’s Pandosy project potentially delayed until at least 2028.“That’s pretty vague, and that’s if everything goes well. If we’re four years out that’s going to affect a lot of projects,” said Grannary.FortisBC says the expansion…

At the seniors activity centre in Kelowna, B.C., news of a spike in scams targeting seniors is worrisome. “Very concerning that people are being taken advantage of, seniors in particular,” said Kelowna senior Sue Ulmer. “Just important to get the word out to people to be very cautious about it and double check before they do anything foolish.”According to Kelowna RCMP, there have been at least 14 scams involving seniors since January, possibly more that went unreported.In total, the cases have resulted in more than $36,000 lost to the scam artists.“We want to get this message out that it is…

Good news, Canada: In less than a couple of weeks it will be time to set those clocks forward, marking the beginning of daylight saving time (DST) for 2025. Daylight saving time will begin this year on Sunday, March 9, at 2 a.m. local time. While we might lose an hour of sleep by “springing forward,” it also marks the day when we’ll begin to notice those longer daylight hours.Canadians in most time zones should set their manual devices ahead an hour on Saturday, March 8 before they head to bed. Smartphones, smartwatches and other digital and Wi-Fi enabled devices,…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Air travel advocates are in an uproar about proposed changes to the federal government agency that handles passengers’ complaints. When travellers experience issues such as cancelled or delayed flights, or lost bags, and feel the airlines don’t respond appropriately, they can take their complaint to the federal government’s Canadian Transportation Agency.However, when their hearing ends, they are required to keep the ruling confidential.Now the agency is proposing to fine people for going public about their decisions. 2:10 Canadians cancelling U.S. trips amid Donald Trump’s tariff threats Air travel advocates say that is…