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Proposed rules would require nutrition info, allergen warnings on alcohol labels

Labels on wine, distilled spirits and malt beverages in the U.S. would be required to list alcohol content and nutritional information per serving, plus notification of potential allergens, under two new rules proposed Thursday by the Treasury Department. The department’s...

Jan 17, 2025 | Local

Toronto to light up the sky with first-ever Lunar New Year fireworks celebration

Toronto is set to make history this Lunar New Year with the debut of the Toronto Spring Festival at Nathan Phillips Square. The event will feature the city’s first-ever Lunar New Year fireworks show, lighting up the night sky above...

Jan 17, 2025 | Local

Ford hints at possible early Ontario election in order to counter potential Trump tariffs

We already know there will be a federal election this year but there are further hints that voters may also be going to the polls in Ontario. Ontario Premier Doug Ford laid the groundwork for a possible election call Thursday...

Jan 17, 2025 | Local

Parents speak out about lack of $10-a-day childcare spaces

Manar Fadhil has a child with special needs meaning she was hit with a one-two punch when her childcare centre opted out of the national $10-a-day childcare program. “We were informed by the management that they will be opting out...

Jan 17, 2025 | Local

Netanyahu says deal to release hostages held in Gaza has been reached after last minute...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday a deal to return hostages held in the Gaza Strip has been reached, after his office said earlier there were last minute snags in finalizing a ceasefire that would pause 15 months of war....

Jan 17, 2025 | Local

Maple Leafs down New Jersey Devils in OT, spoiling Sheldon Keefe’s return to Toronto

William Nylander scored his second goal of the game at 1:10 of overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs battled back from 2-1 and 3-2 deficits in the third period to down the New Jersey Devils 4-3 on Thursday. Auston Matthews...

Jan 17, 2025 | Local

Two people charged with negligence in death of 9-month-old baby: police

Ontario Provincial Police say two people have been charged in the death of an infant on Saugeen First Nation nearly two years ago. Police say emergency crews responded to a report of an unresponsive infant at a home on the First...

Jan 8, 2025 | Local

David Eby among premiers heading to Washington to tamp down Trump tariff threat

VANCOUVER — The “state of the federal government” following the announcement that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would resign means Canada’s premiers are taking the lead in the fight against threatened tariffs from U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, British Columbia Premier David...

Jan 8, 2025 | Local

3 charged in homicide near Woodbine Beach

Three people have been charged in connection to a homicide in The Beaches last August. Toronto police were called to the Lake Shore Boulevard East and Joseph Duggan Road area at around 10:40 p.m. for reports of a shooting on...

Jan 8, 2025 | Local

Boys, aged 14 and 15, among 4 charged in 2 recent retail robberies: police

Toronto police believe the same suspects, including two 14-year-old boys and a 15-year-old, are responsible for two recent retail store robberies. All four were arrested on Monday after officers responded to calls for a robbery in the Keele Street and...

Jan 8, 2025 | Local