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CAA Manitoba says the results of a survey it conducted last year about cannabis-impaired driving are “alarming.” The auto club says the study found that since legalization, 27 per cent of Manitoba drivers say they’ve driven a vehicle after consuming edible cannabis. Of that number, 61 per cent said they’ve …
Read More »Blue Jays show off stadium renovations
TORONTO – The so-called outfield district got the love last year at Rogers Centre. Now it’s time for a renovated 100-level seating area, new-look dugouts and fresh turf at the home of the Toronto Blue Jays. Team brass showed off the latest changes to the downtown stadium on Thursday with …
Read More »Broadcast veteran looks back at career ahead of new radio show for Ontario listeners
His listeners know him as ‘Mr. D’, but to his close friends and family, he is simply Damian. Damian Rickards, who is launching a new show on Corus Radio for Ontario listeners Monday, has been in the broadcasting business for more than 20 years, working at stations in Toronto, Kitchener, …
Read More »Ontario documents show patient complaints over cataract billings
As Ontario prepares to expand the number of private clinics that perform publicly funded cataract surgeries, documents show those procedures form one of the most common complaints the province receives from patients about unfair billing practices. The Canadian Press submitted a freedom-of-information request for copies of complaints made under the law banning …
Read More »Ontario ministers referring to ‘attainable’ housing but docs show word has no definition
More than a year after Premier Doug Ford and his cabinet ministers began promising to build more “attainable housing,” internal documents show the government hasn’t worked out what the term actually means. Shortly after taking over as housing minister in September, Paul Calandra was tasked with creating an official meaning …
Read More »Customers to show ID at select LCBO stores as part of controlled entrance pilot
In a move to combat theft and provide a safer shopping experience, the LCBO will soon require some customers to present photo identification to security before entering at six Ontario stores as part of a new pilot program. On Tuesday, the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), announced it is …
Read More »Ontario public health units show interest and concern over plans to merge
Local councillors and mayors in Ontario are signalling an uneasy willingness to get behind a provincial push to merge some public health units as the Ford government rolls out aggressive timelines to get the process underway by early 2025. As many as nine groupings of public health units have suggested …
Read More »New Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie says PC attack ads show ‘lack of civility’
TORONTO — Bonnie Crombie, the new leader of the Ontario Liberal Party, says she hasn’t seen the attack ads the Progressive Conservatives have launched against her — but she has plenty of thoughts on them. “I wouldn’t waste my time,” she said in a year-end interview with The Canadian Press. …
Read More »Guelph music centre’s latest show entertains with a new fundraiser
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Guelph Youth Music Centre’s upcoming show plans to put the fun in fundraiser. The local music centre will be putting on “BROADSWAY: An Evening in Support of the Guelph Youth Music Centre” It’s a unique combination of a Broadway show featuring …
Read More »Senior Ford government cabinet ministers barely using work phones, docs show
As government lawyers attempt to shield Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s personal cellphone records from being publicly released, new documents show several prominent ministers in his cabinet had large stretches of inactivity on their official devices when critical government decisions were being made. Freedom of information requests submitted by Global News …
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