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Smaller alcohol producers, retailers urge Doug Ford to say no to store-brand booze sales
Ontario is consulting with alcohol retailers and producers about allowing so-called “private label” alcohol products in their stores. While larger retailers are lobbying for it, several industry groups have sent a letter to the premier saying that could hurt smaller retailers and producers.
2 Toronto pools close as staff refuse to work, citing excessive heat, humidity
The president of the union representing Toronto inside workers says the city has failed to provide safe working conditions at multiple pools, with the humidex at two indoor pools reaching values of 40-45.
Blue Rodeo celebrates 40 years with packed hometown show in Toronto's Distillery District
The band, which went from playing Queen Street bars in the 1980s to becoming a part of Canada's cultural fabric, went back to its hometown roots for a packed outdoor set Monday.
Speed cams have cut speeding around Toronto schools nearly in half, new study finds
The study, led by researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children and Toronto Metropolitan University, found speed cameras have reduced the proportion of speeding vehicles in urban school zones by 45 per cent.
Toronto councillor wants speed cameras shut off until September, calls them 'speed traps'
A Toronto councillor said he wants the city's speed camera program put on hold. He says they currently entrap drivers, and need to be made more visible, despite city signage.
Council votes to allow sixplexes in 9 Toronto wards, leaving suburbs to opt in
City staff recommended allowing sixplexes across city to add 'gentle density' during housing crisis. Some councillors argued Wednesday the move was rushed, and not wanted in all parts of Toronto.
Toronto charity no longer resettling 2SLGBTQ+ refugees in U.S. since Trump took office
On his first day in office, U.S. President Donald Trump suspended immigration pathways used by Rainbow Railroad to find asylum for 2SLGBTQ+ people facing persecution in other countries. The charity already had 70 people pre-approved to resettle in the U.S., whom they have since been working to relocate to Canada.
Ford says he's 'very satisfied' with Therme deal despite allegations company misrepresented itself
At the unveiling of the final designs for the province's controversial redevelopment of Ontario Place Tuesday, Premier Doug Ford said he had reviewed Ontario's deal with Therme and is "very satisfied," despite allegations the company had misrepresented itself in its bid to run a spa on the site.
Closing arguments in Toronto councillor sexual assault trial focus on credibility of witnesses, accused
Coun. Michael Thompson faces two sexual assault charges over alleged incidents at a Muskoka cottage in 2022. A Bradford, Ont., court heard closing arguments Monday from the Crown and Thompson’s lawyer.
DHL stops deliveries in Canada amid strike, new law banning replacement workers
More than 2,000 DHL workers have been on strike since June 8. Since then, DHL was using replacement workers to continue operations, but stopped deliveries Friday in light of new federal labour legislation.