News/Canada/Toronto (Page 49)

Toronto·CBC Investigates An associate of Ontario’s self-described Crypto King was sentenced to five months in jail for contempt of court in Oshawa, Ont. Friday. The sentence stems from a lawsuit against Colin Murphy, 27, filed by an investor trying to recover $120,000 given to Murphy to invest in ‘Crypto King’ AidenContinue Reading

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that the Ontario government does not have to disclose Premier Doug Ford’s mandate letters in a unanimous decision issued Friday. “The Letters are revealing of the substance of Cabinet deliberations, both on their face and when compared against what government actually does,” wrote Justice AndromacheContinue Reading

Toronto Ontario says it is investing $110 million in an effort to connect more than 300,000 people to primary care teams. Health Minister Sylvia Jones says the new money will go toward the province’s attempts to get everyone in Ontario a primary care provider. Ontario to spend $110 million toContinue Reading

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