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• Quebec security minister lifts all bans on open fires

  Quebec lifts bans on outdoor fires that has been in effect in regions across the province since late September citing favourable weather conditions.

  Environment

  Oct 21, 2025
  
• Quebec government bans gender-neutral pronouns in official state documents

  The updated language policy applies to recently invented words including gender-neutral pronouns that are commonly used by transgender and non-binary people. 

  Canada

  Sep 24, 2025
  
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• Manitoba to ban TikTok app on government-issued devices over security concerns

  Manitoba has joined other provinces in the move to ban the use of the TikTok social media app on government-owned devices.

  Politics

  Mar 2, 2023
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• Kingston businesses prepare for plastic ban

  Grocery stores and restaurants prepare for single use plastics ban. Queen's University Environmental Studies professor warns the impact is limited but an important step.

  Consumer

  Oct 20, 2022
• Local Humane Society launches adoption program for ‘banned’ pitbull pup

  Aurora, a 1-year-old, three-legged pit bull mix, was handed over to the shelter amid the province's 17-year-long legislation to ban her breed.

  Canada

  Oct 11, 2022
• Guelph, Ont. is getting ahead of the game in reducing single-use plastic items

  Council passed a bylaw on Wednesday that would align with federal regulations that was passed in June.

  Politics

  Sep 15, 2022
• Guelph bumps up outdoor water restrictions to Level 2 red

  Homeowners are now prohibited from watering their lawns at any time during the day and decorative gardens can only be watered on calendar dates based on address number.

  Environment

  Jul 13, 2022
• City of Guelph staff continue to review bylaw banning RVs on residential driveways

  "Staff were directed to do a review of trailer parking in general, both on-street and off-street," said Doug Godfrey, general manager of the City's operations department.

  Politics

  Jul 5, 2022
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• New petition is calling for dogs to be allowed in Saint-Leonard parks

  Resident dog owners are at the end of their leash and are calling for changes to the "outdated bylaw."A petition online is gaining traction with more than 1,000 signatures.

  Politics

  Jun 8, 2022
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• Manitoba man launching not-for-profit cannabis products to fund home-grown legal challenge

  A Manitoba man challenging the Manitoba government's ban on personal cultivation of cannabis is launching a pair of not-for-profit weed products to fund his legal challenge.

  Politics

  Feb 1, 2022