WINDSOR, ONT. — The federal and provincial governments are investing more than $3 million into two Windsor projects that aim to improve public service and infrastructure. Windsor-Tecumseh MP Irek Kusmierczyk announced $3,204,396 in joint funding that will help with improvements to municipal buildings and upgrades to local trails. The Government of Canada is investing $2,563,445 […]

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WINDSOR, ONT. — The federal and provincial governments are investing more than $3 million into two Windsor projects that aim to improve public service and infrastructure. Windsor-Tecumseh MP Irek Kusmierczyk announced $3,204,396 in joint funding that will help with improvements to municipal buildings and upgrades to local trails. The Government of Canada is investing $2,563,445 […]

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The brothers appeared in Dunedin District Court today. Photo / File A calamitous crime spree in Dunedin ended when one hapless man accidentally shot himself and another crashed into a bus, a court has heard. Dakia John Henare, 26, and Tyrone Kamal Henare, 28, appeared in the Dunedin District Court today on a slew of […]

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Bodies recovered from Qld plane crash

Posted on June 23rd, 2021 by Best Brothers Group

Authorities have retrieved the bodies of two men after their hired plane crashed into a stand of trees north of Brisbane. Investigators will comb through the wreckage of the two-seater plane, manufactured in 1976, to determine if a mechanical failure brought it down in a field 50 metres from a road north of Brisbane. Police […]

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WINDSOR, ONT. — The Greater Essex County District School Board trustees approved an operating budget of around $482 million, which includes new student supports to assist with “success and well-being.” The GECDSB approved the 2021/22 budget of $482,054,081 on Tuesday for the fiscal period Sept. 1, 2021 to Aug. 31, 2022. “The Operating budget aligns […]

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Fiery crash on Okanagan Connector claims life, closes westbound lanes

Posted on June 17th, 2021 by Best Brothers Group

A fatal collision involving two commercial vehicles on Highway 97C — the Okanagan Connector — has shut down the westbound lanes of the highway. The crash happened near the Loon Lake exit outside of Merritt on Wednesday night at around 9 p.m. As of Thursday morning, the westbound lanes remained closed as both vehicles […]

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Catch a sneak peek at the REM light rail trains as tests begin

Posted on June 10th, 2021 by Best Brothers Group

MONTREAL — Montreal’s REM light rail system won’t be open for another year but riders were offered a glimpse of what’s in store on Thursday. On a 3.5 kilometre stretch of tracks on the South Shore, REM engineers began testing some of the train’s numerous systems, from the automatic driving system to doors, lights, sounds […]

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Survivor of subway crash reflects on decision to change cars

Posted on May 6th, 2021 by Best Brothers Group

MEXICO CITY — A decision to change cars to get closer to a station exit may have saved Erik Bravo, a 34-year-old financial adviser who survived the collapse of an elevated line in Mexico City’s subway system that killed 25 people and injured around 80. Bravo said Thursday that he and two colleagues from work […]

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