November 10th, 2024

National News

Transportation minister looks for provinces, territories to collaborate on car thefts

By The Canadian Press on October 27th, 2024

OTTAWA – The federal transportation minister says national co-operation is needed to close loopholes criminals can use to re-sell stolen cars. Anita Anand’s office has sent letters to her provincial and territorial counterparts calling for meetings to discuss the issue of Vehicle Identification Numbers being changed on stolen cars which are then resold, a process ... Read More »

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Canadian cities struggling to get past ‘Whac-A-Mole’ solution to homeless encampments

By Joe Bongiorno, The Canadian Press on October 27th, 2024

MONTREAL – On a strip of grass dividing a busy east-end Montreal thoroughfare from a block of residences in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district stand about two dozen tents, a reflection of a housing market that can’t provide enough affordable homes. Tents along that strip of land adjacent to Notre-Dame Street have come and gone since 2020, ... Read More »

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