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The City of Saskatoon says final paving on the Biosolids Pipeline Corridor project is scheduled for this weekend, with the road expected to reopen the evening of Nov. 1.
The City of Saskatoon's daily road report lists new restrictions starting Oct. 30, including a full overnight closure of 12th Street East between McKinnon and Munroe avenues for sewer work and patching.
The City of Mississauga is inviting residents to an evening session at the Civic Centre as it updates its urban design program, one of several public engagement opportunities listed for November.
Alberta Health Services rescinded the advisory for the Calgary community effective immediately, the City of Calgary said. Heritage Park is still under the advisory while it works to meet testing requirements.
The Halifax Regional Municipality says the fire at 730 Marginal Road was declared under control at about 10:40 p.m. on Oct. 26, and crews have since left.
Raymond was last seen Friday morning at the hospital at 1403 29 Street N.W. Police say there is nothing to indicate foul play, but his family and officers are concerned for his well-being.
The City of Saskatoon's daily road report for Oct. 26 lists new and ongoing restrictions on priority streets, with several closures beginning at 7 a.m. and night drilling on 8th St E.
The City of Saskatoon says water service has been restored to the 500 and 600 blocks of Douglas Crescent, and residents must keep boiling their water until a green door hanger arrives.
The City of Kelowna says the eastbound direction of Cook Road will be fully closed from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 26, 2026, with local traffic only and a detour in place.
Investigators say several passengers may have left the scene before speaking with police after a collision involving two Calgary Transit buses and other vehicles.
Alberta Health Services ordered the advisory after an unplanned loss of pressure during water main repairs on Friday, the City of Calgary said. Southbound lanes on 14th Street S.W. are closed until further notice.
Tristien Alexander Cheeseman faces one count of hit and run causing death and one count of driving with an expired licence in the Oct. 16, 2025 death of a 79-year-old woman on Riverbend Drive S.E.
Thi, who goes by Eva or Trang, 30, of Chestermere, was last seen Sept. 28 at a southeast Calgary supermarket. Police say there is nothing to indicate foul play.
The City of Calgary will run Sunday-level transit, free on-street parking and free recreation on Monday, Oct. 12, with a Red Line closure between Chinook and Heritage stations.
Sarha, also known as Mousie, was last seen Sept. 23 in the southwest community of Rutland Park. Police say there is no indication her disappearance is the result of foul play.
Curbside collection is cancelled for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, and the SPAR waste facility, Transit Cape Breton and the Citizen Service Centre at City Hall will all be closed.
A parked vehicle rolled backward in the 0-100 block of Cedardale Hill S.W. on Sept. 24, striking one person and knocking down a second who tried to stop it.
The City of Guelph is purchasing the main Guelph Public Library property with the goal of turning it into housing, including below-market affordable units.
The Sept. 19 event was the first of three TD Tree Days plantings at Courtneypark Athletic Fields, part of a plan to naturalize about one hectare of mowed turfgrass.
Police say a woman was trapped when two men tipped over a portable washroom on Macleod Trail S.W. in July. Both face one count of assault causing bodily harm.
Council-approved bylaw amendments lift the fine for selling fireworks to $3,000 and for discharging without a permit to $1,000, and create a new $1,000 offence for carrying or setting up fireworks in a public place.
The Calgary Fire Department says suppression work continues at the ECCO Recycling facility in southeast Calgary, with heavy equipment and soil placement aimed at deep-seated heat. Residents may keep seeing smoke, steam or localized fire activity.
The Calgary Fire Department says suppression work continues at the southeast Calgary recycling facility, with soil and clay trucked in to isolate buried burning material.
A woman in her 60s was taken to hospital after a collision involving a school bus and a pedestrian in southwest Calgary, and police say her condition has since deteriorated.
Work on the Ottawa-Carleton Trailway between Ashton and West Ridge Drive was postponed from the summer to avoid impacts on turtles during hatching and nesting season.
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