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The Ford government is looking to expand its definition of housing further, with plans to explore how it can start counting student accommodation toward its goal of building 1.5 million homes. Ontario Housing Minister Paul Calandra said in a recent letter that he was in the process of working out …
Read More »How many jobs did Canada add in January? StatCan to share data – National
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 9, 2024 7:38 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Statistics Canada is set to release January job numbers Friday morning. RBC says it expects Canadian employers added 10,000 jobs last month, which won’t be enough to keep …
Read More »Ford government to add new wind, solar generation 5 years after cancelling contracts
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Five years after the Ford government ripped up renewable energy contracts, the province’s electricity operator is set to once again turn to wind and solar projects to fill Ontario’s growing power gap. The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), which manages the province’s …
Read More »Jays add Febles, expand Mattingly’s role
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 7, 2023 7:04 pm Updated November 7, 2023 7:05 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays have hired Carlos Febles as third base coach and expanded the duties of bench coach Don Mattingly. The 47-year-old …
Read More »Go Transit will add extra trains to Kitchener line for reading week
Go Transit will be running additional trains between Kitchener and Toronto over the following two Saturdays to accommodate students leaving and returning to the area for reading week. Metrolinx says that on Saturday, a train will depart from Union Station for Kitchener at 12:38 p.m. and arrive at the station …
Read More »Toronto Film Festival 2023: 11 movies to add to your watchlist this year
With most of Hollywood’s writers and actors on strike, the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) looks a little different this year — but attendees can still catch some of the most buzzed-about movies of 2023. Though festivalgoers might have to do without the glitz and glam of seeing some of …
Read More »Ontario chiefs call for housing minister to resign, add to calls for Greenbelt probe
First Nations leaders from across Ontario are calling for Housing Minister Steve Clark’s resignation or his removal from cabinet over his handling of changes to protected Greenbelt land. The Chiefs of Ontario, a group representing 133 First Nations, said it was “extremely” concerned by the issues raised by the province’s …
Read More »Blue Jays looking to add at MLB trade deadline
TORONTO – The players and coaches in the Toronto Blue Jays’ clubhouse are getting used to being buyers ahead of Major League Baseball’s trade deadline. Toronto holds the third and final wild-card spot in the American League and, with a four-game series starting on Monday against the division-leading Baltimore Orioles, …
Read More »Canada to add 15 Leopard tanks, 130 troops to NATO battlegroup in Latvia – National
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 16, 2023 11:14 am Updated June 16, 2023 11:18 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Canadian Armed Forces will deploy 15 Leopard 2 battle tanks and 130 personnel to a NATO force in Latvia by next year. Defence Minister …
Read More »Canadian Premier League teams add young soccer talent to rosters via U Sports draft
Expansion Vancouver FC added to its roster Thursday by taking Anthony White and Ameer Kinani with the first two picks of the CPL U Sports draft. The eight Canadian Premier League clubs were allowed to each select two players from a list of 199 university athletes who declared for the …
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