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Toronto Some Ontario academics are waging a campaign against new legislation from Premier Doug Ford’s government that they say would pave the way for political interference on campus. Legislation would give minister of colleges and universities sweeping powers over anti-racism policies Mike Crawley · CBC News · Posted: Apr 18,Continue Reading

Toronto·Updated Multiple arrests, 19 charges laid in $22.5M Pearson gold heistPolice say they have arrested multiple people and laid 19 charges in connection with what investigators are calling the largest gold heist in Canadian history. Daring theft the single-largest gold heist in Canadian history, police investigator says Lucas Powers ·Continue Reading

Difficulties hiring and retaining enough nurses and personal support workers for long-term care homes could mean the Ontario government may not meet its target for the amount of hands-on care residents receive, the minister responsible for the sector was warned. There is a “systemic shortage of nurses” across all sectors,Continue Reading

Toronto A former Shoppers Drug Mart franchise owner has filed a proposed class action lawsuit against the Canadian retail pharmacy chain, and its parent company Loblaw, alleging the companies imposed “unsafe and unethical” corporate practices on franchise owner pharmacists to increase profits. In a statement, a Loblaw spokesperson told CBCContinue Reading

Toronto Ontario and the federal government say they have reached a deal to drop an assessment of the the province’s Highway 413 project after the Federal Court ruled it can be aside. New deal allows highway project to proceed without a full-fledged federal environmental assessmentCBC News · Posted: Apr 15,Continue Reading

Homeowners left ‘in disgust’ after hiring GTA contractor for pool, landscaping jobsSeveral GTA homeowners say they are out tens of thousands of dollars after hiring the same local contractor for landscaping or pool jobs he never finished. CBC’s Ryan Patrick Jones spoke to four families who say they had aContinue Reading

Toronto Food Hall TO was originally a city-led program intended to support low-income Torontonians start their own food business. That program failed, so Feed Scarborough took it over as a teaching kitchen for refugees and new Canadians Food Hall TO gives refugee, newcomers a free intro to hospitality business EthanContinue Reading

Toronto Toronto band behind ’80s hit releases song on Parkinson’s diseaseTwo members of a Toronto new wave band behind a 1980 international hit have released new music, this time to raise awareness of Parkinson’s disease. Martha Johnson and Mark Gane of Martha and the Muffins helped to write Slow Emotion MurielContinue Reading

Elizabeth Bernas and her husband had planned to use the proceeds from their home sale to renovate their new house in Ajax, Ont., to pay for their children’s university tuition and to go on a family vacation. But before they could, they say someone accessed their Bank of Montreal account withoutContinue Reading