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 …
Ontario Welcomes $18.4M Manufacturing Investment
Breadsource Corporation expansion will create good-paying jobs in Scarborough SCARBOROUGH — The Ontario government is welcoming an $18.4 million investment by Breadsource Corporation, a family-owned company that produces baked goods. The investment will be used to build a new manufacturing facility in Scarborough and create 13 new jobs. Current workers will also be trained on state-of-the-art technology at the new …
Premier Ford participates in Tim Hortons Camp Day
Ontario – Ontario Premier Doug Ford took part in Tim Hortons Camp Day. He said: “This amazing initiative connects underserved youth across North America to Tims Camps. Keep up the great work!“
$180M offered for child care spaces for schools
Winnipeg – Families across Canada are striving every day to give their children the best possible start in life. That is why the Government of Canada is working with our provincial, territorial and Indigenous partners on building a Canada-wide early learning and child care system that offers families better access to high-quality, affordable, flexible, and inclusive child care and early …
Direction issued to Correctional Service of Canada on Transfer of Offenders
Ottawa – Marco Mendicino, Minister of Public Safety, issued a Ministerial Direction to the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) to ensure victims’ rights are considered from the beginning and strengthen the way it shares information with victims and the government. This direction will improve notification to victims surrounding security classification and transfers of offenders, and establish a formal process to …
Canada Invests in Child Maltreatment & Child Welfare Research
This project will support knowledge and skills development of future service providers Ottawa – Child maltreatment and family violence are serious public health issues that can have long-lasting consequences on survivors, including serious mental health challenges, impaired cognitive abilities, and difficulties forming healthy relationships. The effects of abuse and neglect go beyond the immediate circumstances and often extend well into …
Burnley secures goalkeeper James Trafford in £19m deal
London – The recently promoted Premier League club, Burnley, has signed the talented James Trafford, young goalkeeper from Manchester City, in a record-breaking deal worth £19 million.
Lamèque to share history through new experiential tourism offering
Lamèque – Canada has much to offer visitors from coast to coast to coast: breathtaking landscapes and wide open spaces; diverse and inclusive experiences and welcoming people who provide outstanding service. Combined with tourism operators and workers who are firmly focused on visitor experience excellence, Canada is a globally recognized destination of choice. The Government of Canada is here to …
Meds that can benefit in advanced liver cancer
London – Updated results from the HIMALAYA Phase III trial showed AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi (durvalumab) plus Imjudo (tremelimumab) demonstrated a sustained, clinically meaningful overall survival (OS) benefit at four years for patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who had not received prior systemic therapy and were not eligible for localised treatment. These results from HIMALAYA will be presented today at the 2023 European Society for …
Dwayne Johnson’s highest paid actor in Hollywood
LA – Dwayne The Rock Johnson has become the highest paid actor in Hollywood. According to media news, he has reportedly received over $50 million for the role of Commander Callum Drift in the upcoming movie, Red One. Earlier, the highest paid actor title was reportedly split between Robert Downey Jr and Will Smith, who allegedly got $40 million for Captain …