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Mayor Scott Gillingham will be joined by Manitoba premier Heather Stefanson at 10:30 a.m. to discuss an $850-million funding package. News Source link
Read More »Toronto Police Services Board to review proposed $48 million funding increase – Toronto
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 9, 2023 6:11 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — The Toronto Police Services Board is set to meet today to decide whether to approve a nearly $50-million funding increase for the city’s police force, which would result in …
Read More »Police seize more than $1.5 million in goods tied to organized retail theft ring in Halton Region
Close to a dozen people are facing charges in connection with an organized retail theft ring operating in Halton and surrounding areas, say police. An estimated $2 million in stolen goods and currency have been recovered after a lengthy investigation, dubbed “Project Kingfisher.” Investigators say the three-month-long probe involves a …
Read More »Woodbine announces change of $1 million stakes race to King’s Plate for 2023
TORONTO — After 70 years as The Queen’s Plate, Canada’s oldest thoroughbred race is getting a name change next year. The $1 million stakes race will be known as The King’s Plate when it is run for the 164th time on Aug. 20, 2023, at Woodbine Racetrack. The change follows …
Read More »One winning ticket sold for Tuesday’s $60 million Lotto Max jackpot
One winning ticket was drawn for Tuesday’s Lotto Max jackpot. News Source link
Read More »More than 1.3 million immigration applications still in backlog
Canada’s immigration minister now projects it will only take a few months longer than originally hoped to get application wait times back on track, even though the crisis in Ukraine and other “external” events have worsened the backlogs. In January, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser vowed to eliminate backlogs caused by …
Read More »Ontario promised to build 1.5 million homes by 2031. A new report says that will likely never happen
Ontario is unlikely to meet its lofty goal of building 1.5 million homes by 2031 to alleviate the housing crisis, according to a new report from the Smart Prosperity Institute, an Ottawa-based think-tank. There are so many bottlenecks that we need to address in the next five to 10 years.– …
Read More »Soaring costs for food, energy push 71 million more people worldwide into poverty: UN agency
A staggering 71 million more people around the world are experiencing poverty as a result of soaring food and energy prices that climbed in the weeks following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the United Nations Development Program said in a report Thursday. The UNDP estimates that 51.6 million more people fell …
Read More »Google Slapped With $187 Million For Antitrust Practices In South Korea
South Korea’s antitrust regulator has announced that it has raised the fine slapped on Google over alleged anti-competition practices by 17.5 billion won ($14.63 million) to 224.9 billion won ($187.8 million). In mid-September, the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) decided to fine the global tech giant for forcing smartphone makers …
Read More »A Million Miles Away From Earth, What Next For James Webb Space Telescope?
NASA’s next-generation James Webb telescope, which travelled about 1 million miles from Earth, has reached its final destination. But, the science operations are expected to begin only in late June or early July, Space.com reported. Till then there’s a lot more to be done. A joint effort with the European …
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