OTTAWA — New ideas for federal gun-control rules will likely come with in weeks, says the minister responsible for devising them. Since August, Bill Blair has been studying ways to get handguns and assault rifles off Canada’s streets, with measures that might include anything from restrictions on sales to crackdowns on smuggling. Tuesday, the former […]
A union that represents Saskatchewan Health Authority-employed security officers is concerned a report sets the table for large-scale privatization of health care security. The result of a review into security services at the province’s publicly-owned health care facilities was released on Feb. 5. Related Many concerned about upcoming Saskatoon Health Region cuts Regina Pioneer Village […]
Monday’s warm spell paired together with recent rainfall has caused the Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) to issue a flood watch for Cambridge, Brantford, New Hamburg and other communities within the region. While a return to temperatures below the freezing mark will reduce the volume of runoff into area rivers, the agency says, “runoff from […]
Cece Luppino has been laid to rest. On Jan. 30, the 43-year-old Hamilton man was shot and killed outside his father’s home on Mountain Brow Boulevard. Despite his family’s ties to the mafia, police say Luppino was not known to authorities and did not have a criminal record. A visitation for Luppino was held on […]
Hamilton police say a traffic stop in the city has resulted in the arrest of a suspected drug dealer. A suspicious vehicle was stopped by police around 10 p.m. Monday on Victoria Avenue North, south of Burlington Street East. While conversing with the driver, police say they found evidence of crystal meth in the immediate […]
Former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr is asking Alberta youth court to order his release and declare his eight-year sentence — imposed by a widely maligned military commission in the United States — to have expired. In a separate application before Federal Court, Khadr is attempting to force national parole authorities to grant him a […]
A project almost six years in the making is about to open to outdoor winter enthusiasts in Saskatoon. The soft opening of Optimist Hill at Diefenbaker Park takes place on Feb. 10. Related Mark McMorris throws support behind Optimist Hill project Bradley Sylvester, president of OSP Community Development Corp., said the opening will take place in […]
Hamilton police say a prowler in the city’s east end has been arrested. On the evening of Oct. 28, police say a “Good Samaritan” went outside and confronted a man looking into his female neighbour’s bedroom window on East 35th Street. Police say the suspect sustained a cut during a struggle with the Good Samaritan […]
A 32-year-old Hamilton man was arrested after he allegedly entered a local bar with a fake gun. Hamilton Police say shortly after 3 p.m. Sunday, a man entered the Honest Lawyer Restaurant on King Street West and brandished a gun. Officers immediately flooded the area and located the suspect, who police say was in possession […]
Uber will become the first ridesharing company to operate in Saskatchewan when it launches Tuesday at Saskatoon City Hall. Saskatchewan’s Vehicles for Hire Act went into effect on Dec. 14, 2018, requiring eligible drivers to have a commercial licence (Class 1-4) or a Class 5 with conditions. Related Saskatchewan rideshare rules take effect Dec. 14, […]