News/Canada/Toronto (Page 27)

Toronto When Franklyn McFadden needs to repair his $15,000 wheelchair, that expense is on him. It’s just one of many extra costs that he says comes with living with a disability. “I didn’t choose to be a person in a wheelchair, and I don’t profess to enjoy the fact thatContinue Reading

Toronto Toronto police say they are looking for suspects who allegedly ‘discharged a firearm’ at Bais Chaya Mushka in North York early Saturday morning. The school was also subject to a similar incident in May. Police say no one was injured. Bais Chaya Mushka was also subject to a similarContinue Reading

Toronto For Ontario parents struggling to put food in their child’s backpack each day, help could be on the way. On Friday, Premier Doug Ford told reporters he’s “all in” on a federal plan to provide meals to students and confirmed the province is in talks with the federal governmentContinue Reading

Toronto An alleged serial killer travelled “on foot and public transit” from one attack to another last week in Toronto, Niagara Falls and Hamilton, according to police. Court records show Sabrina Kauldhar, 30, has been convicted of violent offences in the past. Sabrina Kauldhar, 30, is alleged to have killedContinue Reading

Toronto The daycare operators say if their protests don’t lead to change, they may close for good, opt out of the national $10-a-day program or significantly downgrade their offerings. Group of largely for-profit operators say they will close for unspecified amount of time the week of Oct. 21 Naama WeingartenContinue Reading

Toronto Leaders of a major Ontario health system are apologizing after staff at one of its hospitals shaved a Sikh man’s beard without permission from him or his family and in violation of his religious principles. William Osler Health System CEO, board chair pledge changes to prevent similar incidents in futureCBCContinue Reading

Toronto 4 in Ontario sick with listeriosis amid beef tongue recallThe Ontario Ministry of Health says four people have been sickened after consuming beef tongue believed to be contaminated with Listeria. Federal food inspection agency issues recall for several brands of jellied beef tongue Nicole Ireland · The Canadian PressContinue Reading

Ruoxiang Xiong borrowed $10,000 from his mom for a web developer training program run by a Markham, Ont., company that was supposed to include an internship.  That was the main selling point for Xiong, who was hoping the internship organized by Mark2Win would help him secure a job in theContinue Reading

Toronto Billionaire businessman Frank Stronach, who faces multiple sex assault charges, has had his case put over to next month as lawyers work to have the matter moved to a court in Toronto. Stronach charged with 18 offences related to 13 complainantsThe Canadian Press · Posted: Oct 07, 2024 12:46Continue Reading