Traffic updates transmitted to Calgary commuters
A new city project that sends traffic updates by e-mail and text message aims to help Calgary drivers pick alternate routes before getting jammed in gridlock.
No second Cohen show for P.E.I.
Despite strong demand there will be no second Leonard Cohen show in Charlottetown, because the mainstage at Confederation Centre isn’t available.
Ottawa’s power use dropped 4 per cent during Earth Hour
Ottawa residents who shut off the lights during an international climate-change awareness event Saturday evening reduced the city’s power consumption by four per cent compared to the same time at the previous Saturday, Hydro Ottawa reported.
Excessive speed cited at fatal intersection
The site of a fatal accident in the north of Charlottetown meets national standards for intersections, but drivers are speeding through it, says a study commissioned by the province.
Gatineau man hurt in recreational hockey game still in hospital
A 23-year-old Gatineau man remained in hospital Sunday after being injured during a recreational hockey game three days earlier.
Beating victim’s daughters seek break in case
The daughters of a man who was badly beaten less than two days after arriving in Calgary to look for work pleaded Friday for help in catching his attackers.
Ottawa lab selected to review N.B. biopsies
An Ottawa laboratory has been selected to conduct the review of more than 23,000 patient cases diagnosed by a former New Brunswick pathologist.
Schreiber seeks bail while he awaits extradition
German-Canadian businessman Karlheinz Schreiber was to be in court Monday seeking release from a toronto detention centre where he’s been held while he awaits extradition.
Easter crackdown snags hundreds of speeders
Alberta highway speeders racked up more than 1,100 violations over the Easter weekend, bringing the total tickets written by sheriffs to more than 100,000 in the last 15 months.
P.E.I. hog plant closes down
After years of struggles, bailouts and failed promises of revival, Prince Edward Island’s only pork-processing plant ceased operations Friday.
