News/Canada/Toronto (Page 13)

Toronto Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives released a campaign platform Monday with promises of up to $40 billion in new spending and a warning from party leader Doug Ford that a fight against U.S. tariffs would likely plunge the province deeper into deficit. Large portion of proposed spending related to U.S. tariffs; wouldContinue Reading

Toronto Play It Loud! How Toronto Got Soul documents the tremendous impact immigrants from Jamaica had on the Canadian music scene in the ’60s and ’70s, and the barriers many of the musicians faced. Play It Loud! How Toronto Got Soul is screening at Hot Docs Cinema March 1 Talia RicciContinue Reading

Toronto If you’ve paid zero attention to the Ontario election but want to get out and vote on Thursday, this is the article for you. Meet the candidates, review the platforms or just see how the parties would help your walletJohn Rieti · CBC News · Posted: Feb 23, 2025Continue Reading

Toronto Chaos and violence are escalating in the eastern Congo as Rwanda-backed rebels take over mineral-rich areas. Congolese community members in Toronto say Canadians shouldn’t turn a blind eye to the conflict. ‘Whatever is happening in Congo should be perceived as an international conflict,’ says professorBritnei Bilhete · CBC NewsContinue Reading

Toronto Some observers are questioning whether the program cuts to Ontario colleges and universities have received the attention they deserve during the provincial election campaign, and whether party leaders are offering any workable solutions to stem the loss. Limits on international student visas causing funding issues for post-secondary schools Mark GollomContinue Reading

Toronto Ontario’s top bureaucrat is admonishing PC Leader Doug Ford and his staff for allegedly trying to use his Washington D.C. trip last week to the party’s advantage in the election campaign. Head of public service ordered top Ford adviser not to use video from D.C. mission in party campaignContinue Reading

Toronto Back-to-back snowstorms in the last week dumped record amounts of snow in Ontario and Quebec, wreaking havoc on roads, sidewalks and driveways. The city of Toronto says it will be three weeks before the snow is fully cleared. City of Toronto says it’ll be 3 weeks before snow isContinue Reading

Toronto The country’s largest private sector union says it’s gravely concerned by Stellantis’s unexpected announcement that it’s halting work at the Brampton Assembly Plant in Ontario. Stellantis says it’s ‘temporarily pausing work’ on Jeep Compass model and at plant itselfThe Canadian Press · Posted: Feb 20, 2025 6:26 PM ESTContinue Reading

Toronto·ANALYSIS Ontario’s main political parties are competing for the hearts of voters by appealing to their wallets, with a mix of tax cuts and money-back rebates pitched as helping with the cost of living. Doug Ford’s $200 cheques, Liberal/Green income-tax cuts, NDP grocery rebates woo voters through their wallets MikeContinue Reading