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Municipalities prepare tax hikes after OPP 'sticker shock'
Many Eastern Ontario municipalities are mulling significant increases in property taxes and several mayors say an unexpected spike in police costs is largely to blame.
Proposed police budget adds $20 to average tax bill
The Ottawa Police Services Board tabled a net operating budget of $388.7 million Wednesday morning, up $16.3 million from 2024.
Heritage hedges? Special status could mean life or death for Kanata shrubbery
Prolonged bylaw sagas aren’t unheard of in Ottawa, but a recent dispute over an unruly hedge adds a new dimension — the possibility that a neighbourhood heritage designation could help end the standoff.
Canada Post unionized workers rally as strike threat looms
Canada Post workers rallied at several locations across the country Thursday, as the threat of a strike between the Crown corporation and its unionized employees looms.
Hindu Society of P.E.I. seeking donations to help buy land for new temple
The Hindu Society of P.E.I. is putting out a call to congregation members for donations to purchase land for a new temple.
P.E.I.'s electricity supply not keeping up with population growth, says utility
Maritime Electric, P.E.I.'s main electricity utility, told a standing committee Thursday that population growth is outpacing its capacity to keep up with supply.
RCMP investigates threats uttered at western P.E.I. intermediate school
Police are conducting a criminal investigation into an incident Tuesday at M.E. Callaghan Intermediate school in western P.E.I., although it was found not to pose an immediate risk to student safety.
As Atlantic Lottery profits drop, Green MLA says P.E.I. isn't getting a fair share
Atlantic Lottery's CEO says most of the money spent on its products in Atlantic Canada stays in the region, but Peter Bevan-Baker insists P.E.I. isn't getting a fair share of profits.
'Burdened with that hurdle': Small businesses call on feds to ditch Confederation Bridge toll
The Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses launched an awareness campaign dubbed 'Free the Bridge,' calling on federal officials and 2025 federal election candidates to 'seriously consider' removing the $50.25 toll to leave the Island.
Quebec sealers praise new personal-use seal-hunting licences in P.E.I. and N.B.
Quebec sealers are praising a new federal pilot project to expand personal-use seal-hunting licences to Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick — and an animal welfare group says the move is 'not really a concern' if the hunt is carried out humanely.