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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 28, 2024 6:00 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Toronto Blue Jays open their 2024 Major League Baseball season this afternoon with a road game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Toronto’s Jose …
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Easter long weekend 2024 in Toronto: What’s open, what’s closed
The first long weekend of spring has arrived. Here is what you can expect to be open and closed during the Easter long weekend in Toronto from Friday, March 29, to Monday, April 1. News Source link
Read More »Manitoba government reduces apprenticeship ratio, gets mixed response – Winnipeg
Manitoba’s apprenticeship ratio is being brought back down to 1:1. The provincial government made the announcement Friday and said the measure would increase safety and proper training for Manitobans in the trades. It said the ratio was instituted due to Michael Skanderberg’s death in 1999. He was killed while working …
Read More »Calgary Unitarians to combine Easter story, drag on Trans Day of Visibility in ‘sacred protest’
A confluence of events has led one Calgary church to combine them in a celebration of “worth and dignity,” and a “sacred protest.” “We talked about doing ‘Drag Me To Church’ one Sunday and we went, yeah, that’s a great possibility,” Rev. Samaya Oakley of the Calgary Unitarians Church said. …
Read More »Possible HIV cure 1 step closer to human trials: Ontario researchers
A new international study led by Ontario researchers is showing promise in potentially curing HIV. If it makes it through human clinical trials, it has the potential to cure millions of people worldwide, researchers say. Approximately 95 per cent of people with HIV have it chronically, which Ryan Ho, a …
Read More »20-year-old woman dies in hospital almost 1 month after crash on DVP – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A 20-year-old woman has died in hospital after a serious crash on the Don Valley Parkway last month, which also left a man critically injured. Toronto police said the woman died in hospital on Tuesday, after the Feb. 28 crash. Emergency crews …
Read More »Lack of connectivity in rural, remote Manitoba dangerous in emergencies, firefighter says – Winnipeg
In an emergency, the number is 911. But what happens when your call doesn’t patch through? For 1,400 people in Eddystone, Man., located in the Rural Municipality of Alonsa, that’s a problem they live with in the midst of unpredictable cell and internet service. “For cellphone coverage, you can be …
Read More »Guelph seeking donation of land for potential temporary encampment site
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The City of Guelph is looking for a site to put up a proposed temporary structured encampment. The city announced on Wednesday that it is putting out a call to property owners who are willing to donate land to help the city …
Read More »Most international students to be allocated to public institutions under new Ontario rules
The Ford government has announced it will be allocating almost every international student to public universities and colleges, with private career colleges set to receive no international student places at all. The new policy — which will see 96 per cent of international students going to public post-secondary institutions — …
Read More »Design Jam brings new ideas for Downsview airport lands – Toronto
Seventy students put their heads together over the weekend to come up with a new use for the Downsview airport lands. The two-day Design Jam was to allow high school students the opportunity to get more involved in city building. The event was held by Urban Minds, a local non-profit …
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