Owner of now closed Hogtown Smoke taking CRA to court
Glen Tymchuck opened his restaurant, Hogtown Smoke on Colborne Street, in Toronto back in 2017 – a lifelong dream that slowly turned into a nightmare due to one setback after another.
In 2019, the City of Toronto unexpectedly began construction outside the restaurant . After four months of work, Tymchuck arrived at his restaurant one morning in May to find a gaping hole 10-feet deep right outside the front step.
Emergency sewer repairs forced water shutoffs and the restaurant lost thousands of dollars in business
Heat and humidity to be joined by pop-up thunderstorms this week in the GTA
The heat and humidity felt Wednesday will be joined by potential thunderstorms in the forecast over the next few days as we head into the weekend.
The high reached 29 C but felt like 34 to 37 with the humidity today in the GTA.
The dew point temperature, which represents how muggy the air is, is sitting at 16 degrees today but it will be getting up to 21 degrees by tomorrow which means the humidity is going up.
CityNews chief meteorologist Natasha Ramsahai says to expect the temperatures to
Kitchener man pleads guilty in U.S. to hacking charges: DOJ
Carney suggests island airport jets not nixed in perpetuity: ‘forever is a long time’
Ford visits flood-stricken Ontario municipalities under emergency
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he has met with the mayors of two flood-stricken municipalities under states of emergency in the Niagara Region.
Ford shared in a post on social media this afternoon that he heard “directly from workers and community members impacted by the recent flooding” in St. Catharines and the nearby town of Lincoln.
Both municipalities declared a state of emergency on Monday after back-to-back storms dumped a combined 250 millimetres of rain on parts of the region in less than a week.
The
Police release images of man wanted in connection with Markham sexual assault
Toronto police are looking for a man in connection with an alleged sexual assault that took place in Markham on Saturday.
Police were called to the Steeles Avenue East and Warden Avenue area shortly before 3 a.m.
The victim was reportedly walking in an alleyway when a man allegedly approached from behind and pushed them to the ground. He then allegedly sexually assaulted the victim and fled the area, running towards Warden Avenue.
He is described as a 20-30 year old male with short black hair. He was
Carney promises $2.7 billion to build rental homes in Toronto
Blue Jays place pitcher Trey Yesavage on 15-day injured list
Just after adjusting to a six-man rotation, the Toronto Blue Jays’ pitching group has been thrown into flux yet again.
The Blue Jays have placed starter Trey Yesavage on the 15-day injured list due to left knee inflammation, the team announced Wednesday.
In corresponding moves, righties Lazaro Estrada and Chase Lee were recalled from triple-A Buffalo, and Chad Dallas was optioned down to the minors.
Yesavage exited Tuesday’s 7-2 loss to the Houston Astros ahead of the third inning after his
Survey of Jewish university students finds widespread antisemitism on campuses
Ontario launches reviews of large public agencies including Metrolinx, LCBO
The Ontario government is putting several large public agencies under the microscope, launching reviews that will look at efficiency and productivity.
The announcement today from Treasury Board President Peter Bethlenfalvy comes as government spending has been under increased scrutiny recently, due to Toronto-area Progressive Conservative caucus members billing thousands in Toronto hotel stays.
Premier Doug Ford has said he told them to pay back “every single penny,” but Bethlenfalvy today could not say if that has happened.
Bethlenfalvy says the province is reviewing eight agencies starting this summer with an