Canada urged to prevent drug shortages from US imports
There were media reports this week that Innovative Medicines Canada (IMC) Canada’s main pharmaceutical lobby group has urged the government not to wait for drug …
New K9 unit to join transit officers at Union Station in fall
This coming fall, Metrolinx is bringing on three dogs to work behind the scenes and sniff out suspicious packages. Previously Toronto Police Service’s detection canines …
Fraud being blamed for rising visitor-visa rejections from India
Rampant fraud is resulting in record number of Indian visitor-visas being rejected. Rising fraud and misrepresentation as a result of unscrupulous “ghost consultants” has been …
Province appoints adviser for external review of CAMH
Following multiple patients under the watch of CAMH slip away, one managed to fly out of the country, the provincial government is appointing an adviser …
Canadians want to manage their health care online: CMA report
Canadians expect to manage their health care needs online as they do most other aspects of their lives like banking. This finding was revealed in …
Tech boom risks creating starkly rich and poor Canadian cities
An ongoing tech boom has the potential of creating very rich and very poor cities across Canada. As the economy shifts towards high tech and …
Blue box recycling program to be overhauled
The Blue Box recycling program currently run by the Ontario Stewardship Council could be under new management. Currently the cost of running the program cost …
Bhangra competition happens in Brampton on August 10
For the third consecutive year, one of the largest bhangra competitions on the planet will be returning to Brampton for the third year on Saturday, …
Electric car sales climb after federal rebate program
Canada’s new rebate program for those investing in electric cars has prompted more buyers to consider going electric. On May 1, Ottawa began offering rebates …
Canadian university students service debt through dating
Student debt for post-secondary education is less of an issue for some genetically blessed students who are servicing their debt by servicing older “sugar daddies” …
Thousands mourn the death of Calgary MP Deepak Obhrai
Over the weekend Canadians were shocked to learn of the sudden and unexpected passing of long-time politician Deepak Obhrai. PM Justin Trudeau on Saturday said …
Conservative MP Deepak Obhrai dies of liver cancer
Calgary MP Deepak Obhrai has died following a brief battle with liver cancer. A statement said he passed away surrounded by family on Friday night. …
MISAFF spotlights Bengali cinema
Now in its seventh year, Canada’s leading South Asian film festival, the Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival (MISAFF) is back once again this August …
GT20 cricket fans face parking challenges
While organizers are thankful for the tremendous enthusiasm the GT20 game is generating as seen in the high numbers of attendance, they are frustrated by …
The GTA is Canada’s organized crime homicide capital: StatsCan
Statistics Canada recently released its data on organized crime, and it showed that there were more murders linked to gang activity and traditional organized crime …
Tunneling on Kitchener GO line to be completed by 2021
An ambitious project to improve the Kitchener GO line has begun. The construction of two rail tunnels under Highways 409 and 401 began on July …
Should bylaws be changed to allow artificial turf on front yards?
This week a media outlet interviewed Sangeeta Gounder and her husband who received a violation notice to remove the synthetic grass installed in the front …
Canada’s chief electoral officer advises against moving election date
Canada’s chief electoral officer says voting day this fall should not be moved. Election day can be no later than October 21 under federal law, …
Survey finds parents helping kids make rent payments
Not only are parents increasingly under pressure to help their kids buy their first home, a survey commissioned by FP Canada now finds that a …
Police Services Board considers a ‘places of worship security task force’
This was to be expected. The Police Services Board is in the process of considering the creation of a special task force for issues related …
6mn Canadians affected by Capital One data breach
A hacker got access to the personal information of over 100 million individuals applying for credit. The McLean, Virginia-based bank said Monday it found out …
Sharp rise in cost to buy or rent a home in Brampton
As hundreds of newcomers and international students stream into Brampton, demand for all kinds of housing is increasingly sharply. The most recent monthly market tracking …
Basketball wager video of Brampton councillor’s son and father goes viral
Brampton regional councillor Gurpreet Singh Dhillon’s post of a regular evening of shooting basketball hoops became an Internet sensation when a friendly basketball wager between …
Man arrested in connection with 2018 Mississauga robbery
Peel police have arrested Avneet Singh, a Hamilton man wanted in connection with a 2018 robbery. Avneet Singh was wanted for armed robbery in a …
Peel launches awareness campaign about impact of provincial cuts
A new public relations campaign to raise awareness about the impact of provincial funding on public health and paramedic services. “The Region of Peel is …
Grocery chain to ditch plastic bags by 2020
Sobeys Inc. grocery stores announced that shoppers would soon need to bring their own totes or lug their purchases home in paper bags as the …
23-year-old murders 4 members of his family in cold blood
Over the weekend, Markham was rattled with the news of four members of a family who were found dead in their homes. The dead were …
Peel Police release video on how to detect and prevent human trafficking
Human trafficking includes every person who recruits, transports, transfers, receives, holds, conceals or harbours a person, or exercises control, direction or influence over the movements …
911 misuse rate hits 23% in Peel Region
Peel Regional Police data show that from July 1 to 16, police received 22,000 calls to its emergency line, of which 4,700 were determined to …
Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile Virus in Peel
When going out to parks and other wooded areas, be sure to slap on some repellent as a mosquito batch collected during the week of …
Internet Code of Conduct takes effect in January 2020
Starting in January of next year, major internet service providers (ISPs) will have to abide by a code that requires them to provide “easy-to-understand” contracts, …
Won’t use divisive tactics to win, says Trudeau
PM Justin Trudeau says he won’t lean on divisive issues to score votes in this year’s election. However, that doesn’t include the Ontario premier who …
Ford govt. reverses planned change of autism program
Facing a backlash and also fears that such decisions could affect the fortunes of the Federal conservatives, the Ford government announced it would now provide …
Alcohol-related ER visits by women and youth on the rise
In Ontario, the rate of alcohol-related ER visits spiked by 175 per cent among individuals aged 25 to 29. Over the study period, the rate …
Scheer lashes out at PM Trudeau over Gerald Butts return
PM Minister Justin Trudeau’s former principal secretary Gerald Butts will reportedly be playing a key role in the Liberal Party’s election campaign. That has sparked …
Online campaign targets 911 Amber Alert complainers
Following a couple of Amber Alerts recently, the 911 line has been flooded with irate callers complaining about the disruption it causes. To combat these …
Raptor Serge Ibaka to cook up a storm Square One’s Food District
All those basketball fans who would like to catch Serge Ibaka off the court can do so today. The famous Ibaka will be at Square …
Mississauga Civic Centre undergoes a facelift of sorts
If you have business at the Mississauga Civic Centre, you will have to excuse the appearance from July until early 2020. The planned renovation targets …
Peel Memorial Urgent Care Centre to change hours of operation
Timings at Brampton’s Urgent Care Centre (UCC) at the Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health and Wellness are set to change Wednesday, August 7. The …
Best cities in Canada for jobs
When it comes to the job market, it varies from region to region, but these days, but in recent years, those differences are shrinking thanks …
Eleven GTHA municipalities can apply for transit project funding
Eleven municipalities across the GTHA can now apply for funding to support new transit projects through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program Public Transit Stream …