Study ranks Victoria best Canadian city to be a woman; Windsor ranked worst
OTTAWA – A new study suggests Victoria is the best city in Canada to be a woman, despite the wage gap between men and women there worsening slightly in recent years. The study by the Canadian Centre...
View ArticleJohn A. Macdonald statue ‘painful reminder’ of colonialism: Victoria mayor
A statue of former prime minister John A. Macdonald will be removed from the front entrance of Victoria City Hall as a gesture of reconciliation with First Nations, says the city’s Mayor Lisa Helps....
View Article‘History matters’: Ontario requested Macdonald statue from Victoria, B.C.
Ontario’s minister of tourism, culture and sport says the provincial government would be “happy” to take Sir John A. Macdonald’s statue from Victoria, B.C. “Sir John A. Macdonald plays a central role...
View ArticlePeacock removed from Victoria apartment doorway after attack on resident
Animal control officers in Victoria have evicted a male peacock from an apartment entrance after the bird’s daily courtship activities escalated to an attack on a resident over the weekend. Ian Fraser,...
View ArticleMichael Rafferty court date postponed
Michael Rafferty, who was convicted of first-degree murder in the death of eight-year-old Victoria “Tori” Stafford, had his Monday court date postponed until Sept. 10. Rafferty is asking for a free,...
View ArticleB.C. student wins a top prize in Google’s global science fair
A 15-year-old Victoria student who invented a flashlight powered by body heat is one of the big winners at Google’s annual international science fair. Ann Makosinski won in the 15-16 age category,...
View ArticleTori Stafford’s killer seeks public money to fund appeal of murder conviction
The jury that convicted Michael Rafferty of killing eight-year-old Victoria Stafford should have considered that he might have been only an accessory after the fact to her brutal murder, Ontario’s...
View ArticleHwy. 401 reopens after crash at Victoria Park
The westbound collector lanes of Highway 401 have reopened after a crash at Victoria Park Avenue. It happened before 11 a.m. on Wednesday. Traffic was diverting at Warden Avenue, Ontario Provincial...
View Article3 people homeless after early morning fire
There people have been left homeless after an early-morning fire at a Toronto Community Housing building. The fire broke out at a three-storey home on Cavell Avenue, near Pape and Danforth avenues,...
View ArticleSuspects sought in Victoria Park shooting
A man in his 20s is recovering in hospital after he was shot in the stomach early Friday morning. Toronto police say the victim was at a party at Franki Boys Sports Bar and Grill, located at 1752...
View ArticleFire destroys several Niagara Falls stores
A stubborn fire has destroyed several stores in the heart of Niagara Falls’ tourist district. The blaze began on Victoria Avenue near Clifton Hill around 1 a.m. on Wednesday. The street was closed as...
View ArticlePower restored in north Toronto
Toronto Hydro crews have restored power to about 2,000 customers affected by an outage in the city’s north end. At its peak about 2,700 customers were affected. The power went out around 4:30 p.m. on...
View ArticleMan stabbed in apparent case of road rage
Ontario provincial police are investigating after a man was stabbed in an apparent case of road rage on Tuesday morning. Emergency crews were called to Sheppard and Victoria Park avenues just after 12...
View ArticleWoman finds snake in Victoria Park & Ellesmere bathroom
A woman in the city’s east end had quite a scare on Tuesday morning when she discovered a snake in her apartment bathroom. She doesn’t own any snakes. Toronto police believe it may have been in the...
View ArticleWorker rescued in Toronto after truck’s cherry picker touches live streetcar...
It was a close call for a construction worker on Tuesday morning at Victoria and Dundas streets, just across the street from CityNews. A man was inside a truck’s cherry picker when it struck live...
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