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As the Ford government ushers in new cannabis regulations that could dramatically scale up the number of licensed pot shops in Ontario, Global News can reveal that grocery store giant Loblaws has been pushing the province for legal changes that would allow the supermarket giant to enter the bud business. According …

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 11, 2023 10:51 am Updated July 11, 2023 11:04 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Gordon Reid, the Canadian businessman who founded discount store chain Giant Tiger, has died at 89. The company says in a statement that Reid died …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Robyn Voyce says it started with a “big bang” and then the whole roof fell in. A Fort Erie, Ont., couple say they’re “lucky to be alive” after a giant tree covered in ice crashed into their Crystal Beach home around midnight …

If you looked up recently at Toronto’s new courthouse and wondered what the heck they were seeing, you are not alone. A curious design feature seen on one of the province’s newest buildings has many people guessing as to its purpose, so we did some digging. Hanging high above the …

A large mound of earth on a vacant lot may be “an eyesore” and “really ugly” to some neighbours but the owner isn’t breaking any laws, Scarborough’s property standards panel has ruled. The 15-metre-high pile of dirt has been growing steadily for a couple of years, local residents say, causing problems from blowing dust to water …

Scaffolding went up last week around the iconic, decades-old fish sculpture Husky the Muskie in the northwestern Ontario city of Kenora. But before any panic could set in, city officials notified the public about an “extensive” facelift planned for the city’s de facto mascot. Next week, a team of experts from Dinosaur Valley Studios in …

Many of the remaining buildings at the defunct Giant Mine townsite will be torn down over the summer, bringing back memories from the half century the gold mine operated on the outskirts of Yellowknife.  For some, the area is a source of fond memories of life in a thriving company town. But for …

By Online Desk A team mapping radio waves in the Universe has discovered something unusual that releases a giant burst of energy three times an hour, and it’s unlike anything astronomers have seen before. The team who discovered it think it could be a neutron star or a white dwarf—collapsed cores …