Ford government to end funding for remaining supervised consumption sites: advocates
Harm reduction advocates say Ontario’s remaining supervised consumption sites will be forced to close after Premier Doug Ford’s government informed them Friday that the province is planning to pull their funding. Janet Butler-McPhee, co-executive director of the HIV Legal Network, says This content is restricted. Purchase for $0.10
Toronto Al-Quds Day rally to go as planned despite Ford’s call for injunction: lawyer
TORONTO — A lawyer representing the organizers of an Al-Quds Day rally in Toronto says the event will go ahead as planned on Saturday despite Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s announcement that his government is seeking an injunction to stop it. In This content is restricted. Purchase for $0.10
Former Toronto captain Michael Bradley returns to BMO Field at Red Bulls’ helm
TORONTO — Former Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley returns to BMO Field on Saturday, this time as coach of the New York Red Bulls. For the 38-year-old Bradley, it’s familiar ground having made 308 appearances across 10 seasons with Toronto before This content is restricted. Purchase for $0.10
Ontario to end funding to multiple drug consumption sites, forcing them to close
The Ontario government says it will end funding to at least three provincially funded drug consumption sites in the province, including two in Toronto, in a move that is drawing concern from advocates.
Ontario to give retailers the option of opening on Family Day and Victoria Day
TORONTO — Stores across Ontario could soon open on Family Day and Victoria Day under a new bill the provincial government plans to introduce. The announcement came via a news release Friday, but was first signalled last month by Premier Doug This content is restricted. Purchase for $0.10
Ontario to make premier, cabinet ministers’ records secret as it tightens FOI laws
TORONTO — Ontario is set to make Premier Doug Ford and cabinet members’ records secret as it “modernizes” freedom-of-information laws, a change the province’s privacy watchdog warns will eviscerate public accountability. Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement Minister Stephen Crawford, This content is restricted. Purchase for $0.10
Al-Quds Day rally to proceed in Toronto despite call by premier for injunction, lawyer says
An Al-Quds Day rally will proceed in Toronto on Saturday despite a comment by Ontario Premier Ford that he has instructed his attorney general to seek an injunction against it, according a lawyer.
Former Ontario Boy Scouts leader, bus driver charged with historic sexual assaults
TORONTO — A 73-year-old former Boy Scouts leader from Georgina, Ont., is facing charges in several alleged sexual assaults dating back to the 1970s. Police in York Region say several victims came forward earlier this year to report details of This content is restricted. Purchase for $0.10
Ontario’s payout to Elon Musk over cancelled Starlink contract to remain secret
TORONTO — Ontario’s payout to Elon Musk’s SpaceX over a cancelled Starlink contract will remain a secret after the two sides agreed to a confidential settlement, The Canadian Press has learned. The province said the kill fee for what was set This content is restricted. Purchase for $0.10
Man who played Hitler’s speech outside Toronto home charged with harassment: police
TORONTO — Toronto police say a man has been charged with criminal harassment after he allegedly went to a person’s home multiple times and made antisemitic remarks, later playing a speech by Adolf Hitler on his cellphone. Police allege that This content is restricted. Purchase for $0.10
Poilievre unveils auto plan aiming for tariff-free access to U.S. market
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre unveiled the party’s most substantial auto strategy to date under his leadership, which he says will both bring back production to Canada and be “highly attractive” to partners south of the border. “Canada’s auto sector must This content is restricted. Purchase for $0.10
Canada’s mid-size cities are growing like big ones â and running into the same fights
For generations, growth in many Canadian cities meant the same thing: new subdivisions at the edge of town, detached homes, longer roads and outward expansion. Now, rising land costs, changing affordability pressures, population growth and public policies have pushed builders This content is restricted. Purchase for $0.10