Toronto – Just in time for summer reading, the City of Toronto and Toronto Public Library (TPL) have named the 13 books longlisted for the 2023 Toronto Book Awards. Established by Toronto City Council in 1974, the awards honour books of literary merit that are inspired by Toronto. This year, the Toronto Book Awards received a record-smashing 105 submissions that …
Tuktoyaktuk-Michael McLeod, Member of Parliament for Northwest Territories, His Worship Erwin Elias, Mayor of Tuktoyaktuk, and Duane Smith, Chair and CEO of the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, announced a federal investment of more than $53.7 million to mitigate current and future impacts of climate change on the shoreline of the Inuvialuit community of Tuktoyaktuk. Through this investment, armoured rock and other …
Ottawa – Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, issued the following statement regarding the final results from the fourth administrative reviews by the U.S. Department of Commerce of its anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders on certain softwood lumber products from Canada: “Canada is very disappointed that the United States continues to impose unwarranted and unfair …
Toronto – The City of Toronto, in partnership with R.I.S.E. (Reaching Intelligent Souls Everywhere) Edutainment, has launched the inaugural MASTERPeace Artist Project. This unique opportunity has been designed to tap into Toronto’s artistic brilliance and provide a creative outlet to persons whose lives and communities have been affected by community violence. The Artist Project will support 12 local Toronto artists …
BRAMPTON – The City of Brampton is offering heat relief as a Heat Warning is now in effect for the Region of Peel until further notice. Heat relief locations are available in all public access buildings, including Bramalea Civic Centre, City Hall, recreation centres and libraries during regular business hours. City Splash Pads, Pool and Beach access Splash pads are …
Ottawa–The CRTC’s latest decision will help deliver more affordable cellphone plans to Canadians, while also ensuring that companies continue to invest in high-quality networks. The decision sets the rate that Quebecor Media Inc. (Quebecor) will pay Rogers Communications Canada Inc. (Rogers) when offering services using Rogers’ wireless network across Canada. Today’s decision is the latest step in implementing the CRTC’s …
Edmonton – A nature-based climate solution, forests and trees contribute to biodiversity, protect and conserve water resources, and lower emissions by capturing and storing excess carbon. In doing so, they clean the air we breathe and help cool urban centres. That is why the Government of Canada is committed to planting two billion trees over 10 years. Randy Boissonnault, Minister …
Geneva – The WHO recently declared aspartame a potential carcinogen but experts say this is just a small part as a number of other health risks are also linked to this artificial sweetener — used in most diet sodas and other beverages. Aspartame sensitivity can cause some people to get headaches or migraines after consuming aspartame-containing products. A rare but …
Toronto – Toronto City Council approved a pilot program to allow residents and visitors 19 years of age and older to consume alcohol in 27 parks across Toronto responsibly. The City’s Alcohol in Parks webpage is now live. The pilot will run from Wednesday, August 2, to Monday, October 9, 2023. These City parks have been selected and confirmed in …
Whitehorse – Dr Brendan Hanley, MP for Yukon and Richard Mostyn, Minister of Community Services, announced a joint investment of more than $9.3 million to make the Mount McIntyre Recreation Centre more energy efficient and upgrade its ventilation system. This investment will enable the installation of a new high efficiency energy system and Energy Recovery Ventilation (ERV) unit, as well as …
