Ontario to break interprovincial barriers for regulated professions
Ontario is removing interprovincial barriers for workers in regulated professions, allowing them greater mobility when searching for work across the country, the province said Monday. The Labour Day announcement said the provincial government has signed 10 agreements with provinces and...
Trump says he’s awarding former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday he will award former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, two days after his longtime political ally was seriously injured in a car...
BCGEU says some of its members will begin walking picket lines Tuesday
VICTORIA — The British Columbia General Employees’ Union says a portion of its members who work for the province’s public service will begin walking picket lines Tuesday after the union issued 72-hour notice of a strike last week. The union...
“Someone is going to get killed!” despite numerous pleas, abandoned dock near Cherry Beach remains
Speakers Corner was called to revisit a story we’ve done numerous times over the last year regarding a damaged dock— water enthusiasts say is a hazard— that was abandoned near Cherry Beach. We first reported on the issue, back in...
Report reveals Toronto among top 15 cities in Canada based on quality of life
A new report has named four Ontario cities among the best places to live in Canada, and while Toronto made the cut, it didn’t crack the top 10. The list, released by Global Citizen Solutions, lists the “Best Places to...
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un travels to Beijing to watch military parade alongside Putin and...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is heading to Beijing by train on Tuesday to attend a military parade with his Chinese and Russian counterparts, North Korea’s state media reported. The event could potentially demonstrate...
TTC commuters to face a month-long closure at King-Dufferin intersection
While streetcar service on King Street East has resumed at one end of the city, commuters are preparing for another interruption at the opposite end of the route. Service along King Street at Church Street returned following a summer-long closure...
Police investigate after bike thrown onto DVP from East York overpass
Toronto police are investigating after a bike was apparently dropped onto the Don Valley Parkway from an overpass in East York. Investigators say a bicycle was thrown from the bridge at Millwood Road onto the northbound lanes of the highway...
Guerrero’s RBI single helps Blue Jays beat Brewers, avoid three-game sweep
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drove in the go-ahead run with a single in the fourth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays held on for an 8-4 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday. Tyler Heineman had an RBI double in the...
Police investigate after 2 men wounded in targeted Scarborough shooting
Two men are in critical condition following a shooting in Scarborough on Sunday afternoon. Investigators say they were called to Tansley Avenue and Paloma Place, just west of Danforth Road, just before 5:15 p.m. Sunday for reports of someone with...
