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Budgie’s Burritos on Kingsway is now livestreaming the crosswalk right outside their front door. It’s meant to highlight the dangerous crosswalk ever since traffic has been diverted in the area due the Broadway road closure.

Calgarians are reacting after a two-year-old toddler in a stroller was hit by a vehicle while being pushed by their parents in a designated crosswalk on Sunday afternoon.

A close call in a marked crosswalk between a family and a Halifax Transit bus is sparking safety concerns. A father and his four-year-old son were nearly struck during an evening walk in November. Now he’s calling for changes to make Halifax streets safer. Skye Bryden-Blom reports.

The Rainbow Crosswalk in Woodstock, NB is providing a safe space for those who need it this holiday season, in an environment that brings together both the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and its allies. Johnny James reports.

It’s been years in the making, and now, the City of Kingston has officially unveiled a project that honours Canada’s Military Veterans. Kaytlyn Poberznick has more on what makes this tribute special.

Several recent acts of vandalism have prompted Salmon Arm council to look at ways to better protect the city’s rainbow crosswalks. Sydney Morton has the story.

With schools back in session, Halifax Regional Police and safety advocates are raising awareness around crosswalk and road safety – not just around school zones but throughout the city. This comes in light of a vehicle hitting a pedestrian in Dartmouth on Wednesday evening. Angela Capobianco reports.

There’s outrage in Orlando, Fla., after a rainbow crosswalk was quietly painted over by state officials. The rainbow was part of a memorial honouring the victims of a shooting at a gay nightclub there in 2016. Forty-nine people were killed, making it the deadliest mass shooting by a lone gunman in U.S. history. As Mike...

With another school year coming to a close, parents of students at Bancroft Elementary School say they are fed up with the lack of traffic safety measures, calling it “unnecessarily dangerous.” Global’s Brayden Jagger Haines reports.

How did a 3-year-old survive 72 hours alone in rural Ontario, parents fed up with unsafe crosswalk at Bancroft Elementary School, what’s in store for the Quebec Liberals as new leader Pablo Rodriguez meets with caucus, and new Montreal housing project for people experiencing homelessness to allow couples in a first for the city.

Two drivers have now been charged following two hit-and-runs in Coquitlam last year that left a 25-year-old woman with serious injuries. The incident happened at the in a crosswalk on Guildford way on Jan. 27, 2024.

Local crosswalk patrollers and supervisors hit the ice with the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Thursday for AMA’s annual School Safety Patrol Skating Party. Hundreds of grades five and six student volunteers from across Lethbridge and its neighbouring communities were celebrated for their dedication to school zone safety while connecting with the city’s hockey stars. Jordan Prentice...

The family of a young woman who was struck and killed at a crosswalk in Toronto’s east end is seeking accountability in the wake of her death. As Caryn Lieberman reports, Rachel Turner’s parents say, while neither a lawsuit nor charges will bring their beloved daughter back, they hope their actions will prevent similar tragedies...

We check in with safety advocate Norm Collins who is calling for government action to reduce the number of pedestrians injured or killed by cars.

The death of a 72-year-old man in Dartmouth this week is raising questions about crosswalk and pedestrian safety. Angela Capobianco reports.

A 17-year-old student at Lester B. Pearson High School has been identified as the victim that was hit and killed in a crosswalk in northeast Calgary. Elissa Carpenter reports.

A woman whose sister was murdered says rash of intimate partner violence deaths ‘rocks my soul’, a parent in Enfield is raising concerns about frequent school bus cancellations, and the death of a 72-year-old man in Dartmouth this week is raising questions about crosswalk and pedestrian safety.

A pedestrian using a marked crosswalk was struck and seriously hurt on Friday morning. Police said the victim was airlifted to hospital with “life-threatening injuries.”

Residents of Barrhead, Alta., have voted in favour of a bylaw banning Pride flags and rainbow crosswalks from municipal property.

Is a crosswalk in Burnaby becoming the victim of its own success? Driving along Central Boulevard between Metrotown mall and Metrotown Station can be a harrowing experience. Especially since TransLink disconnected an overhead pedestrian pathway between two of the region’s busiest locations. Now as Emily Lazatin reports, the mall wants the city to do something...