Toronto Pearson airport kicks off $3B overhaul in effort to expand capacity
BoC report estimates U.S. counter-tariffs pushed prices up about 6% last year
OTTAWA — Analysts at the Bank of Canada estimate prices on goods affected by Ottawa’s counter-tariffs against the United States last year were roughly six per cent higher on average than non-tariffed goods.
The federal government imposed tariffs of 25 per cent on a variety of grocery items, clothing and other household staples coming from the United States for about six months starting in March 2025 in retaliation to U.S. President Donald Trump’s initial tariffs.
Researchers at the Bank of Canada released
Ontario travellers with connections to cruise remain asymptomatic, not being tested for hantavirus
Ontario’s health minister says three people in the province with connections to a deadly hantavirus outbreak are not currently being tested for the rodent-borne illness.
Sylvia Jones says the three individuals — a couple in Grey Bruce and a person in Peel Region — are still asymptomatic and isolating.
Jones says Ontario’s top doctor suggests testing on asymptomatic people may not produce “appropriate results,” and at this stage it’s best to monitor for symptoms.
More details about quarantine measures in several provinces are emerging after the
Track and field star throwing records provincially and nationally
Eghosa Ehigiator is a standout student-athlete that’s collected four OFSAA gold medals and three national titles in shot put and discus, ranked 1st in Canada’s U-20 division.
Eghosa Ehigiator
The product of James Cardinal McGuigan Catholic in Toronto is now looking to continue his brilliance in track and field with a full athletic scholarship in the U.S.
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Toronto police seek suspect after Menorah damaged outside Jewish community centre
Toronto police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man wanted after a large outdoor Menorah was knocked over and damaged outside a Jewish community centre earlier this spring, an act investigators are treating as a suspected hate‑motivated offence.
The incident happened on April 10 in the Avenue Road and Davenport Road area. Police say an unknown man was walking past the centre when he pushed over the Menorah positioned at the front of the property, causing noticeable damage before continuing on his way.
The suspect is described as
Lawsuit blames ChatGPT maker OpenAI for bot helping plan a mass shooting
The widow of a man killed in last year’s is suing ChatGPT maker OpenAI, blaming the company’s artificial intelligence chatbot for on how to carry out the rampage.
The lawsuit comes after state authorities disclosed that ChatGPT gave information to the shooter about time and location to maximize victims on campus, as well as the type of gun and ammunition to use. Authorities say he was also told that an attack can get more media attention if children are involved.
“OpenAI knew this would happen. It’s happened
Islanders donating to open a child support center in honor of Matthew Schaefer’s late mother
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Islanders will donate $150,000 to create a child support center in honor of Matthew Schaefer’s late mother, Jennifer, who died of breast cancer in February 2024, the team said Monday.
The team and Northwell Health announced the creation of a place at R.J. Zuckerberg Cancer Hospital on Long Island in New Hyde Park, New York, for children to wait while a parent undergoes treatment. Following the donation from the
‘We’re being left in the dark’: Peel parents concerned about e-learning mandates
Back in March, Mandeep Kandola attended a Sandalwood Heights Secondary School parent council meeting, and what she heard left her deeply concerned.
“We were informed that next school year, there’s going to be 18 sections of e-learning, which translates to more than 500 kids who would have been forced to take e-learning courses. That’s nearly half the students at the school,” shared Kandola.
Kandola’s daughters, who are in grades 10 and 11, have
Ontario allowing pharmacists to treat more conditions, administer more vaccines
Ontario pharmacists will soon be allowed to administer more vaccines and treat more common ailments, as part of the government’s continuing moves to expand their scope of practice.
Health Minister Sylvia Jones says it will help people get faster access to care and ease pressure on primary care and emergency departments.
Starting this July, pharmacists will be able to give vaccinations for tetanus, whooping cough, diphtheria, respiratory syncytial virus, shingles and pneumococcal vaccines.
The provincial government has already allowed pharmacists to assess and treat 19 common ailments,
When it comes to private jets, World Cup influx will pale next to Taylor Swift
VANCOUVER — Metro Vancouver airports are preparing for the arrival of world leaders, celebrities and the ultrarich in their private jets as they descend for the FIFA World Cup, which starts next month.
Andy Margolis, the chief operations officer of Vancouver International Airport, is expecting a spike from the 15 to 25 private planes that typically arrive at YVR daily.
But he says the influx is unlikely to compare to the 181 private planes that landed on one day during Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour in Vancouver in December