News/Canada/Toronto (Page 40)

Toronto Immigrant workers say future in limbo as government ranking system scores soarKanika Maheshwari moved to Brampton from India in 2020 to study business management. Her dream, she says, was to open a jewelry business one day. Canadian government’s CRS draw hit 529 recently, out of reach for many SaloniContinue Reading

Toronto The driver of a cargo van involved in a deadly wrong-way crash on Highway 401 east of Toronto late last month was under a court order not to be behind the wheel, according to court records. Gagandeep Singh faced charges linked to stolen vehicle possession, retail theftsCBC News ·Continue Reading

Toronto Ontario will need tens of thousands of new nurses, PSWs by 2032Ontario will need 33,200 more nurses and 50,853 more personal support workers by 2032, the government projects — figures it tried to keep secret but were obtained by The Canadian Press. Government fought to keep figures secret AllisonContinue Reading

Some members of a prominent charity for the Canadian Black business community are calling for its board of directors to resign and for a third-party audit after discovering the non-profit paid two former board members’ companies at least $1.5 million for services while they were on the board or CEOContinue Reading

Toronto Uncertainty clouds Toronto’s bid to decriminalize drugsToronto’s bid to decriminalize the possession of illegal drugs for personal use has been plunged into uncertainty in recent days, as drug policy experts suggest political debates over British Columbia’s backtracking on the issue have hurt the city’s application. Political debates over B.C.’sContinue Reading

Toronto The security firm operating outside Drake’s Toronto mansion — which calls itself “Canada’s #1 provider of security services” — was set up months after a representative for the rapper told city officials he was “freaked out” by uninvited visitors and required “heavy security outside” his home. Public records shedContinue Reading

Toronto Peel police have arrested a 36-year-old Brampton man in connection with the heist of nearly $24 million in gold and cash from Toronto’s Pearson airport a year ago. Investigators still looking for 2 more men, police sayCBC News · Posted: May 09, 2024 3:55 PM EDT | Last Updated:Continue Reading

Toronto Luminato moving into TIFF Lightbox space to cut costsToronto’s two major arts festivals are becoming roommates. The Luminato Festival is moving into the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) Lightbox downtown — a move both CEOs say they hope will spark creativity, as well as cost savings, at a timeContinue Reading