They sent him a video of his 14-year-old stepbrother lying on the ground with his ankles and wrists bound and the chilling words: “Do you want the fingers or to mom’s house?” It was March 4, 2020 and Olalekan Osikoya testified he’d stolen 90 kilos of cocaine about nine months earlier, offloaded most of it […]

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DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department is suing several large landlords for allegedly coordinating to keep Americans’ rents high by using both an algorithm to help set rents and privately sharing sensitive information with their competitors to boost profits. The lawsuit arrives as U.S. renters continue to struggle under a merciless housing market, with […]

Politics

Unique housing project in Old East Village aims to build much-needed affordable homes for newcomers and low-income Londoners alike.  

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Anyone looking for a progress update on Toronto's Eglinton Crosstown LRT in recent weeks has unfortunately been out of luck, as Metrolinx has resigned itself to silence on not just a potential opening date, but seemingly anything to do with the project.The transit agency has stopped sharing information on any of the social media accounts associated with the ill-fated, many-times-delayed line — now in its 14th year of construction — with the most recent posts on the Crosstown's Instagram, X and Facebook accounts dating back to September 2024.That post, shared across platforms, included a video explaining the "right in, right out" traffic rules that will come into play along Eglinton. It was just one of a handful of clips Metrolinx had created to better educate the public about the design and other features of the forthcoming east-west route.    View this post on Instagram      &...

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Kensington Market is one of the few corners of downtown Toronto that has managed to evade redevelopment against all odds, its one-way streets still home to the recognizable, varying facades that have housed some of the same small businesses for decades.But, while many may think the pocket spanning Dundas to College Street just west of Spadina is immune to the reaches of gentrification, it doesn't actually have adequate heritage protections to prevent flashy, high-density new condos from popping up and antagonizing to the vibe that has always characterized the neighbourhood.Few things revealed the recent risk to the district more than a 2023 proposal that aimed to refashion a $24 million stretch of Victorian semi-detached homes and businesses along Kensington Ave. into a mid-rise building — something not out of the realm of possibilities per Toronto's Official Plan, which only asks that new development be consiste...

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'It was kind of a guttural pain and disbelief and shock and fear as I was approaching my property and not seeing the house,' says actor whose home was consumed by fire

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While the old saying claims there are no small parts (just small performers), it failed to mention anything about venues, and one "comedy club" in Toronto — if you can even call it that — is proving that there absolutely are, in fact, small spots.Confession time: I've dipped my toes into the comedy world once or twice in my time, and from open mics to improv shows, one thing — aside from my propensity to absolutely bomb — remains fairly consistent; the creativity required to transform a space into a comedy club.Aside from the professional spots who've refined the comedy-going experience to be as absolutely palatable to mainstream consumers as possible (think Yuk Yuk's, Second City, Absolute Comedy), other comedy venues across the city tend to fly a little more under the radar for those who aren't, as we in the comedy biz say, "on the scene."It can be all too easy, therefore, to fall into some debaucherous pit (more likely a bar basement or weird bac...

Technology

What does Saskatchewan think about president-elect Donald Trump's hopes of Canada becoming America's 51st state?

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HALIFAX-KJIPUKTUK, Nova Scotia — Tired of negotiations being dragged out, thousands of workers across Nova Scotia are demanding the provincial government respect the collective bargaining process. Almost a year into negotiations and progress has been repeatedly stalled by the Houston administration. All bargaining meetings were cancelled in November due to the snap-election. Negotiations briefly resumed […]

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At $4,816 a kilogram, the Panamanian bean is sought after by coffee aficionados with deep pockets

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A massive tent that has stood south of St. Lawrence Market for almost a decade could finally be removed this year.The large tent at 125 The Esplanade has served as a temporary replacement space hosting the farmer's market that was housed in the former St. Lawrence Market North building at 92 Front Street East, and has remained in place while the site is redeveloped with a modern building.Approaching the ten-year anniversary of the temporary market's opening and a quarter century since plans for the new market were first conceived, construction is finally wrapping up on the new North Market building, a glittering $128 million landmark at the northwest corner of Front and Jarvis.Toronto's stunning new $128 million landmark now just months from openinghttps://t.co/OMgZzOObgr— blogTO (@blogTO) November 20, 2024The five-storey structure — designed by U.K.-based architects Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners working alongside local firm Adamson Associates Architects — will h...

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Condolences have started pouring in for the chief of the Manitoba First Nations Police Service who is believed to have died in a house fire early Wednesday morning. 

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In the dead of winter many people might find themselves suffering from seasonal depression. Experts say it can happen at any point in the year but is most common in the winter.

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The project will provide more than eight hours of back-up power to California’s grid, enhancing grid reliability and resiliency DENVER — Long-duration energy storage developer and operator, Hydrostor, has reached a conditional commitment for a loan guarantee of up to $1.76 billion with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Clean Energy Financing Program (including approximately […]

Economics

Plans to tear down a midtown Toronto office building and construct a soaring condo tower have been in the works for a decade now, and a new plan filed with the City last month could finally result in big changes just east of the Yonge and Eglinton intersection.Developer State Building Group has long been eyeing its property at 55 Eglinton Avenue East as a redevelopment cash cow. Currently home to an eight-storey office building, the owners have been planning to level the mid-rise property and replace it with a high-rise that would keep in character with the changing face of this artery.The project was first proposed as a 47-storey mixed-use tower back in the closing days of 2014, and almost exactly one decade and several revisions later, it is now inching closer to realization with a planned height of 55 storeys.The City refused that early plan, citing its elimination of employment space in favour of residential. This led to a revisions tabled a few years later that retained of...

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The Manitoba First Nations Police Service (MFNPS) believe its chief is dead after a house fire Wednesday.

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A downtown Toronto parking garage known by local photographers and social media influencers for its quintessential vantages of the Toronto skyline is presently undergoing demolition, soon to be no more.As residents were gearing up for the holidays in mid-December, the City was issuing the requisite permits for the teardown of Impark lot 153, which has long housed over 1,200 spaces across multiple floors at 200 Queens Quay West.Close to sights like the CN Tower, Scotiabank Arena, Rogers Centre, Harbourfront Centre, Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport and more, the lot was a boon for suburban drivers hitting up the city's most popular attractions — and also for the countless people who were aware of the stunning views found on its open top floor.Rising seven storeys above ground, the parkade's uppermost level was somewhat of a hidden gem for photo and video ops, with residents of adjacent condo buildings able to spot groups using it as such and t...

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The housing market in Moosomin, population 2,600, has been tight, with homes snapped up quickly and rental options few

Economics

MONTREAL — A Quebecer found guilty of murdering a woman and their two children is being held in a men’s federal institution while authorities assess the convict’s request to be housed in a women’s prison, Correctional Service Canada said Wednesday. Mohamad Al Ballouz was sentenced Dec. 20 to life in prison with no possibility of […]

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A massive reversal on fact-checking could soon change what you see on social media. Meta on Tuesday announced it is discontinuing its fact-checking program in the United States to allow for more “free expression.” If you’re a regular user of Meta’s social media apps – Facebook, Instagram or Threads – that means you’ll no longer […]

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“We have an established intelligence sharing model between agencies, between the provinces, which has proven effective in targeting those who endanger community safety through their criminal activities"

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TORONTO, Jan. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — High energy and construction costs are hurting families and individuals across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) commends Minister Lecce and the Government of Ontario for the launch of the Home Renovation Savings Program, coming into effect January 28, 2025. This new […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS boosted taxpayer services through Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act but still faces processing claims from a coronavirus pandemic-era tax credit program and is slow to resolve certain identity theft cases, according to an independent watchdog report released Wednesday. “For the first time since I became the National Taxpayer Advocate in 2020, […]

Economics

Friday, Jan. 10 will mark three and a half years since Ivonne Saenz’ 24-year-old son Luis was fatally stabbed after leaving a house party in Vancouver.

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The Company is advancing the NICO Project toward a construction decision with U.S. & Canadian Government financial support from critical minerals supply chain security programs LONDON, Ontario — Fortune Minerals Limited (TSX: FT) (OTCQB: FTMDF) (“Fortune” or the “Company”) ( www.fortuneminerals.com) is pleased to provide an update of ongoing work on the vertically integrated NICO […]

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Winnipeg firefighters faced a challenging start to January, battling four separate house fires caused due to a block heater malfunction and a number of vacant building fires,

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'A scene from a horror film' is how a Yarmouth, N.S. couple describes their rental property after their former tenant left following a three-month stay. 

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