‘Mice are everywhere:’ Farm Boy employees speak out amid fail health inspection at midtown location
Farm Boy employees are speaking out after a failed health inspection temporarily shuttered the Midtown Toronto store this week. The grocery store at Yonge Street and Soudan Avenue was closed on Monday after failing a City of Toronto DineSafe Inspection....
Canada summoned Russian ambassador after Polish drone incursion
Ottawa summoned Russia’s ambassador to Canada, Oleg Stepanov, over the incursion of Russian drones into Poland. CityNews has confirmed that Global Affairs Canada reprimanded Stepanov on Wednesday. Multiple Russian drones entered Polish territory between Tuesday and Wednesday, and NATO allies...
Bonnie Crombie pouring cold water on two-thirds threshhold to retain Liberal party leadership
Voting is underway among 2,300 delegates at this weekend’s Ontario Liberal Party convention in Toronto, which will decide the future of Bonnie Crombie as leader. Heading into the convention a poll by Mainstreet Research finds 36 per cent of Liberals...
‘Hypocritical’: Trustees scrutinize Education Minister’s expenses, accuse him of wasteful spending
A new twist in the ongoing spat between the Ford government and school board trustees. Education Minister Paul Calandra has been hammering school boards, accusing them of wasting money, but now it is his spending that is coming under scrutiny....
Toronto live music venue The Velvet Underground set to close its doors
Another downtown Toronto live music venue is closing its doors. The Velvet Underground on Queen Street West said in a social media post that it will close at the end of October once its lease runs out. “While we’re closing...
Former climate minister McKenna describes struggles over carbon pricing in new book
OTTAWA — Former federal environment minister Catherine McKenna says the Justin Trudeau government’s efforts to explain the consumer carbon price to Canadians were “half-hearted” — and just getting a meeting with the prime minister to discuss it “seemed impossible.” McKenna...
Beloved Toronto volunteer who built ‘Rudy’s Garden’ celebrates 100th birthday
In the Toronto neighbourhood of Black Creek, long-time gardener and volunteer Rudy Riske has developed a dedicated fanbase who have been cheering him as he has worked for decades to transform a hidden piece of public property. After years of...
Ontario government proposes changes, driver charged after daycare crash
The Ontario government is proposing measures aimed at boosting safety at child-care facilities, and a man is facing dangerous driving charges after an SUV crashed into a daycare north of Toronto, killing a toddler and injuring six other children. Three...
How the Youth Criminal Justice Act could impact Jahvai Roy murder suspect
In the wake of Toronto police charging a teenager with first-degree murder in the shooting death of eight-year-old Jahvai Roy, questions are being raised about the sentence he could receive if convicted. The suspect was 15 years old at the time...
Toronto mayor directs TTC to find savings to help with budgetary shortfall
Toronto’s transit system is facing a difficult reality – it doesn’t have the money to keep service levels where they are presently. During an event at the Hillcrest TTC complex to kick off a United Way campaign, Mayor Olivia Chow...
