Toronto – Toronto Raptors Vice-Chairman and President Masai Ujiri announced Friday that Nick Nurse has been relieved of his duties as the team’s head coach. “The decision to make a change like this is never arrived at easily or taken lightly, especially when it comes to a person who has been an integral part of this franchise’s most historic accomplishments, …
CANBERRA – Barry Humphries, Tony Award-winning comedian, and known for his garish stage persona Dame Edna Everage, died at 89, in the Sydney hospital. He spent several days with complications following hip surgery.
Ottawa – For over three years, Canada’s health workers, including those working in public health, have been challenged like never before. This has led to unprecedented levels of burnout, absences, and turnover. These workforce challenges are not only affecting the hard working health workers we rely on, they are also affecting patients who are experiencing long wait times for surgeries, …
Scarborough – The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) recognizes that community-driven initiatives are fundamental to fostering confidence in vaccination. As such, PHAC has partnered with community organizations to support increased access to credible and culturally appropriate information and education on vaccines, helping individuals make informed vaccination choices for themselves and their families. Shaun Chen, Member of Parliament for Scarborough …
Ottawa – Global Affairs Canada today issued the following statement: “The situation in Sudan has rapidly deteriorated making it impossible to safeguard the safety and security of our staff in Khartoum. “After consulting with Canada’s Ambassador to Sudan, the decision has been made to temporarily suspend our operations in Sudan. Canadian diplomats will temporarily work from a safe location outside …
Ottawa – The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced the Commission’s decision to renew the waste facility operating licence held by Ontario Power Generation (OPG) for its Darlington Waste Management Facility (DWMF), located on the site of the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station (DNGS) in the Municipality of Clarington, Ontario. The DWMF is located on the traditional territory of the Wendat, Anishinabek Nation, and …
Toronto – Despite challenges created by the pandemic, the City of Toronto’s Housing Now program is making progress with a pathway to move forward three shovel ready sites and a plan to get more sites under construction to deliver more homes in Etobicoke, Scarborough and North York. The City of Toronto’s Planning and Housing Committee will consider a progress update …
Toronto – The City of Toronto unveiled recommendations to help permit multiplexes in all neighbourhoods to support building new homes for people. A City staff report going before the Planning and Housing Committee on Thursday, April 27, recommends amendments to the City’s Official Plan and city-wide Zoning Bylaw to enable the development of multiplexes – low-rise housing with two, three …
Planning underway to build Ontario’s first urban provincial park in the trail capital of Canada UXBRIDGE — The Ontario government is protecting southern Ontario’s green spaces by creating the province’s first urban provincial park in the Township of Uxbridge. This proposed park in the Oak Ridges Moraine would provide opportunities for people and families to enjoy the area’s natural beauty, …
ST THOMAS — From mining critical minerals to building batteries and cars, Ontario and Canada continue to attract historic, transformational investments across the electric vehicle supply chain to secure more good-paying jobs for workers today and for decades to come. Last month, Ontario and Canada secured a historic investment from Volkswagen, Europe’s largest automaker. Volkswagen is investing $7 billion to …
