New era as toll booths come down on Angus L. Macdonald Bridge
CBC
When the Angus L. Macdonald bridge reopens to traffic on Monday, there will be no tolls for the first time in its 70-year history.
The Halifax bridge is closed this weekend for crews to remove the toll plaza and prepare the bridge for fare-free traffic.
Tim Houston and his PC party campaigned in 2024 on a promise to remove tolls from the harbour bridges.
More than 200,000 Nova Scotians have MacPass accounts — the system used to pay tolls through a transponder — and balances will be refunded in the coming weeks.
Construction to remove the toll plaza on the MacKay Bridge will begin on Monday.
After a lengthy meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump's top trade officials on Thursday, Canadian representatives say they have a clearer understanding of the rationale behind Trump's insistence on tariffs — not just on Canada but on the whole world.
The decision by the Fanshawe College student union to close the school's longtime student newspaper and move its funding to other union priorities is being condemned by the head of the Canadian Association of Journalists, and others who train young journalists.
St. Patrick's Day may be just around the corner, but it seems Mark Carney can no longer truly claim to be Irish, as Canada's new prime minister moved to renounce both his Irish and U.K. citizenships, prior to starting his new job.
Alberta Health Services is warning the public about a possible exposure to measles after a case was confirmed in the Calgary area.
Police are investigating after a fire at a home on Bauline Line in Torbay, N.L. on Friday.
Prime Minister Mark Carney wasted little time in removing a potent point of attack for the Conservatives in recent years: the consumer carbon tax.
As anxiety grew among Nova Scotians over the fear of the arrival of COVID-19 in early March 2020, Premier Stephen McNeil wanted to meet with a public health official he barely knew.
Jennie Massey is always on the lookout for talent.
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It's 7 a.m. in the emergency department of St. Mary's Hospital in Montreal, and geriatric nurse Leeza Paolone is starting her day in front of a screen filled with patient names, taking note of each one highlighted in blue.
It's been over five years since the first cases of COVID-19 were reported in Manitoba, marking the beginning of the province's experience of the global pandemic.
The City of North Battleford is launching a multi-agency approach to address concerns about safety.
Some businesses on 101st Street north of downtown Edmonton say they are concerned that planned changes to bus service — and a resulting loss of street parking — will negatively impact their operations.
Happily retired and living in the small east Kootenay village of Canal Flats, Gayle Lake never expected to become an expert in municipal water systems.