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Toronto’s plans to host five games as part of the 2026 World Cup could be in jeopardy as provincial officials continue painstaking deliberations over whether or not to pitch in and help pay for the event, something the city expects them to do. During increasingly detailed discussions about how to …
Read More »Advocates, teacher unions call for free school breakfast, lunch for Ontario students
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 24, 2023 6:33 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Advocacy groups, teachers’ unions and food banks are calling on the Ontario government to provide a free breakfast and lunch program in schools across the province. In a letter …
Read More »Ontario engineer regulator drops Canadian experience qualification
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 23, 2023 11:13 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Internationally trained engineers no longer require Canadian work experience to be licensed in Ontario. Ontario Labour Minister Monte McNaughton says the province’s regulator for professional engineers has dropped the …
Read More »ATV rollover in eastern Ontario leaves 3 seriously injured, impaired charge laid
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A London, Ont., resident has been charged with impaired operation after an ATV rollover in eastern Ontario left three people seriously injured, police say. Ontario Provincial Police said officers responded to the scene after 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday on Sutherland Road in …
Read More »Soleiman Faqiri’s family hopes November inquest into his death will offer answers
The family of a mentally ill man who died in an Ontario jail cell in 2016 expressed hope on Friday that a provincial inquest set to start later this year will provide answers about his death. Soleiman Faqiri died on Dec. 15, 2016, after being beaten, pepper sprayed and restrained …
Read More »No winning ticket sold for Friday’s $50 million Lotto Max jackpot
One of two available Maxmillion prizes of $1 million each was won by a ticket holder in Ontario. News Source link
Read More »Toronto family sues long-term care home over ‘horrific’ bed sores, alleged neglect of father
Two months after their father was moved into a long-term care home, a Toronto family claims he died as a result of negligence by staff at the facility after allegedly having been left to suffer with horrific bed sores. “The pain and suffering he went through is awful,” said Susan …
Read More »6 face charges in Ontario drug probe that seized $1M in product
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Six people are facing charges from a investigation that saw some $1 million in drugs and drug manufacturing products seized across four municipalities in southern Ontario. Halton police say cocaine, ecstasy (MDMA), cannabis edibles, fentanyl and psilocybin were just some of the …
Read More »Ontario offering more money to automaker Stellantis, Ford says
Ontario is offering more money in a bid to keep automaker Stellantis from pulling out of building an electric vehicle battery plant in Windsor, Ont., Premier Doug Ford said Friday. Stellantis and LG Energy Solution announced last year that they were building the $5-billion plant, but have in recent days …
Read More »Lotto 6/49 ticket worth $5M sold in Greater Toronto Area
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Lotto 6/49 ticket worth $5 million was sold in the Greater Toronto Area. The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) said a ticket that won the Classic Draw jackpot for Wednesday was sold in York Region. A second prize-winning ticket worth …
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