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Toronto Ontario has conditionally committed to giving Toronto up to $97 million for the city’s FIFA World Cup hosting duties, as long as the federal government matches its contribution. Deal conditional on matching dollars from the federal governmentThe Canadian Press · Posted: Feb 01, 2024 12:06 PM EST | LastContinue Reading

Toronto Cineplex has cancelled screenings of a South Indian film following four drive-by shootings at theatres throughout the Greater Toronto Area the day it premiered. Theatre chain says it pulled action film Malaikottai Vaaliban after windows shot atAlex Nino Gheciu · The Canadian Press · Posted: Jan 31, 2024 6:00Continue Reading

Toronto The Ontario government is taking steps to restrict access to Ozempic and conserve its supply for people with Type 2 diabetes under a province-funded program amid shortages due to popular demand for the drug for weight loss. Semaglutide, widely popular as weight-loss aid, will only be covered for thoseContinue Reading

Toronto A drug testing service in Toronto says it has detected a new, highly potent animal tranquilizer circulating in the city’s unregulated drug supply.  Substance found in drugs thought to be fentanyl, drug checking service says Ryan Patrick Jones · CBC News · Posted: Jan 31, 2024 1:49 PM ESTContinue Reading

It didn’t take long for a tracking company to find Michael Walker’s truck after it was stolen from his Toronto driveway earlier this month. But as a tracking company employee waited hours for police to arrive, it was taken again. Tag Tracking zeroed in on its new location, a shipping container atContinue Reading

Toronto Representatives for Bell Media said Monday that a “scheduling change” was behind their decision to quietly remove 299 Queen Street West from a planned debut last Friday on the channel and its streaming service. Bell Media says ‘scheduling change’ behind decision to quietly remove film from streaming debut David Friend · TheContinue Reading

Toronto·Updated Doug Ford government to refurbish Pickering nuclear plant as demand for electricity growsThe Ontario government announced Tuesday that it plans to refurbish the half-century old Pickering nuclear generating station, keeping the plant operating for at least another 30 years. Canada’s oldest nuclear power station expected to operate for 30-plusContinue Reading

Toronto Every region of Ontario is experiencing a shortage of family doctors and the crisis is only going to get worse if the provincial government doesn’t take immediate action, the Ontario Medical Association is warning. Province says it added more than 10,400 new doctors since 2018, expanded medical school access Ryan PatrickContinue Reading

Imagine seeing an online ad for what looks like a carbon copy of your licence plate.  Omar Ahmad didn’t have to imagine it.  Last month, Ahmad’s brother sent him a link to a Facebook Marketplace listing for “any Canadian province plates for all your needs” for $26, alongside an image ofContinue Reading