Ontario’s teacher unions challenge wage cap
Four Ontario teacher unions have taken things to a new level this week as they announced the launching of charter challenges to a law capping …
Brampton and Etobicoke form one Ontario Health Team
The Ontario provincial government’s plan to revamp health care is underway. The Brampton/Etobicoke and Area Ontario Health Team (OHT) is one of the first 24 …
Additional cuts for Legal Aid Ontario shelved for now
Facing strong opposition to planned cuts for Legal Aid Ontario, Doug Downey Ontario’s attorney general said he would backtrack on some planned cuts to legal …
BC international student was killed by husband
The case of international student Prabhleen Kaur Matharu, 21, is getting more intriguing. The father of the murdered girl has told the media in Surrey …
Walmart opens massive distribution centre in Mississauga
Walmart Canada, in partnership with SCI Canada, opened the doors to their latest 450,000 square-foot distribution centre in Mississauga, earlier this year. To celebrate the …
CRTC urges Canadian telecoms to do more to fight scammers
This week Canada’s telecom regulator adopted a new weapon in the fight against phone scammers, calling on Canadian telecom companies to adopt a new technology …
Survey finds nearly 40% of Canadians experience workplace racism
A new study, Race Relations in Canada in 2019, conducted by Environics Institute for Survey Research, has found that one in five Canadians experiences discrimination …
Mississauga approves ambitious $457.6mn climate action plan
Mississauga’s first climate action plan was approved by council on December 4. Going forward there will be actions required to be taken by the city, …
Nav Bhatia pledges cash for Mississauga basketball court
There is no question that basketball courts in Mississauga could do with some improvement and Toronto Raptors Superfan Nav Bhatia is pledging $150,000 to help …
New compensation rules for delayed flights from Sunday
On December 15, new federal rules mandating compensation for delayed and cancelled flights will arrive in Canada. However, not every flight will be covered, and …
Liberals move swiftly to deliver tax cut
The Liberal government is moving quickly on its campaign promise to lower taxes for Canadians as its top priority for the parliamentary agenda. Finance Minister …
Anthology spotlights Asian authors in Canada
Ricepaper Magazine published their newest anthology, Immersion: An Asian Anthology of Love, Fantasy, and Speculative Fiction on September 26. The anthology features 15 speculative fiction …
Scheer resigning from leadership position
Andrew Scheer is stepping down as Conservative Party leader but will stay on till a replacement is found. That might not happen until the April …
Canada, US and Mexico sign off on USMCA changes
Canada joined the United States and Mexico in heralding a new era of North American prosperity on Tuesday as they formally agreed to changes to …
Don’t criticize climate plan until 2030: Ford
Premier Doug Ford defended his “Made in Ontario” climate plan saying it is on track to meet its emissions reduction targets for 2030. So, Ford …
Plan to make Pearson a transit hub gets underway
According to reports, plans are being drawn up to extend the Eglinton Crosstown West LRT from Renforth to Toronto Pearson Airport. While the Eglinton Crosstown …
Premiers discuss the way forward with Ottawa
The leaders of Canada’s provinces and territories met in Mississauga this week to discuss issues and create a policy agenda that would appeal to the …
TDSB introduces fees for IB programs
In a move that is bound to face resistance from parents, the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) announced plans to introduce fees ranging in the …
Beware of third party-sellers online: Competition Bureau
The Competition Bureau Canada is warning consumers of businesses using third parties for shipping goods purchased online. According to the report, many big-name businesses are …
50% of Canadian drivers don’t know what to do after a collision
According to a recent survey from Aviva Canada, half of all Canadian drivers admit they don’t know what to do after being involved in a …
Full and part-time workers using food banks
The organization overseeing Ontario’s food banks says residents with full and part-time jobs making up a larger percentage of their clients and that is indeed …
Toronto leads in housing overcrowding: StatsCan
In major cities across Canada, rental housing construction has not been a priority for close to 40 years and the effect is an affordable housing …
Mangy coyotes cause for concern in one Mississauga neighbourhood
A pack of visibly sick and mangy coyotes have been spotted in recent days wandering around the Truscott Drive and Clarkson Road area in Mississauga …
Brampton councillor feels council is pushing wrong priorities
In recent weeks it would seem as though the only thing being done at Brampton city hall is changing names of roads, discussing new names …
Brampton unveils Workplace Diversity and Inclusion Strategy
The City of Brampton has created a new five-year Workplace Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Work Plan. It sets out opportunities to foster a more …
$24bn plan to ease Toronto’s housing problem
A decade-long action plan that would see all three levels of government spend $23.4 billion to help more than 300,000 people deal with housing issues …
Get ready for higher food costs next year
As we head into the new year, Canadian families could brace themselves for higher costs of food. According to a report put out by Dalhousie …
Ontario to scrap out-of-country emergency health care coverage
Ontario residents travelling out of the country may want to ensure they have adequate private insurance to take care of all medical emergencies as the …
BoC maintains stand against interest rate cut
Given the current state of the economy and global uncertainty, the Bank of Canada (BoC) has decided to keep its key interest rate at 1.75 …
Refugee shelter costs taxpayers almost $1mn a month
A media outlet this week confirmed that the former North York hydro site at 5800 Yonge St. which is now being used as a refugee …
TTC stops selling tokens and tickets
It’s an end of an era for Toronto’s transit system. As of November 30, the TTC will stop selling tokens, tickets and passes, in an …
Caledon struggles to curb illegal trucking operations
Over the past five years, Caledon has seen a 40 per cent increase in complaints about illegal trucking operations in the urban industrial area. Last …
Police looking for Surrey groper
Surrey RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a man that is alleged to have groped staff at a business in the Guildford …
International student victim of apparent murder-suicide
Prabhleen Matharu an International student from Jalandhar was found dead in a Surrey home last Friday, and her death has been confirmed by her devastated …
Report finds GTA immigrants nearly absent at top of corporate ladder
Despite making up nearly 50% of the population, Greater Toronto Area immigrants only make up 6% of senior leadership positions cross the public, private, and …
Ontario elementary and high school teachers start work-to-rule campaigns
As expected, Ontario’s public elementary and high school teachers began their start work-to-rule campaigns on Tuesday, justifying this action by complaining just how little progress …
Man arrested after violently beating woman in public
On November 23, Peel Regional Police responded to an assault that was taking place between a man and a woman, in front of a residence …
Patients of Alforat Dental Center urged to get tested for HIV, hepatitis
Peel Public Health is urging all patients who have attended the Alforat Dental Center in Mississauga over the last five years to be tested for …
McMaster University student selected as Rhodes Scholar
Nina Acharya of McMaster University is one of 11 Canadian university students that have been selected as 2020 Rhodes Scholars. She joins a class of …
Brampton councillor opposes naming park for queen
Brampton council recently voted to name a planned future park Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Park at 200 Lion Head Golf Club Rd. All councillors …
Brampton concludes Hindu Heritage Month Celebrations
The month of November as Hindu Heritage Month was celebrated across Brampton through many community events. An impressive flag raising ceremony and reception to remember, …