4 d. ago Opportunity awaits for Blue Jays to turn Yankees series into a Canada Day party

Last place, first place, winning streak or losing one, when the Blue Jays celebrate the red and white Maple Leaf for the annual Canada Day game, it’s one of the great days on this country’s sporting calendar. The 2025 renewal of the official start to summer, a July 1 baseball party on Tuesday, has the […]

Culture

6 d. ago Ontario finally allows drinking for pedal pubs which were kind of pointless before

Premier Doug Ford has furthered his government's seemingly primary agenda of making alcohol more accessible in Ontario, announcing Friday that residents will have yet another way to get a booze buzz.But, whether you're on team buck-a-beer or not, the latest easing of alcohol restrictions seems like a pretty obvious one that, frankly, should have been greenlit ages ago.The Province issued a press release Friday morning to share that pedal pubs across Ontario — which have been legally relegated to mere pedal-powered transportation to bars and breweries since their launch a few years ago — would be able to achieve their true intended form starting July 1, 2025.Pedal pubs currently operate in Toronto, as well as in other Ontario cities, including Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ottawa and Windsor. However, until now, the Ontario versions of these globally established pedal-powered bars on wheels have been sidelined due to laws regarding alcohol in vehicles.The province'...

Sport

6 d. ago Ontario government to allow alcohol on pedal pubs this summer

The Ontario government says it’s allowing alcohol to be served and consumed on large quadricycles, commonly known as pedal pubs, starting this summer. The change will take place as of July 1, and would apply to pedal pubs that currently operate in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Toronto, Ottawa and Windsor. The pubs have space for 12 or more […]

Politics

6 d. ago Alcohol officially allowed on Ontario pedal pubs starting July 2025

As of July 1, pedal pubs -- where several people sit on a large open-air bicycle with seats surrounding a central bar -- will be allowed to have alcohol on board.

Culture

7 d. ago IKEA Canada is slashing food prices this summer and here are the details

Later this summer, IKEA will be slashing prices on menu items at restaurant locations across Canada to help ease the rising cost of living across the country.Starting July 10, 2025, and running until the end of August, IKEA Family members can enjoy 50 per cent off select main dishes at the furniture store, although offers may vary by location.If you've got a family and are heading to your local store on a Wednesday, kids eat free with the purchase of an adult meal on that day of the week, so be sure to enjoy that perk, too!Last summer, IKEA offered 50 per cent off main dishes on their menu every Thursday, on top of investing $80 million to slash the prices of their furniture and decor.This is just the latest gift the Swedish retailer has thrown our way. Now, if only they'd bring back the ball pits at the front of their stores.

Economics

2 w. ago Alberta's promised income tax cut is coming in July — here's what you need to know

Albertans can expect to see the province’s promised tax cut on their paycheques next month. The United Conservative Party campaigned on the income tax cut during the spring 2023 election and after two years Albertans will finally see it reflected on their paycheques starting in July. The income tax cut was introduced in Budget 2025 […]

Economics

2 w. ago Site of demolished Toronto mall about to be a hive of subway construction

A key transit hub for Toronto's upcoming Ontario Line is about to take shape on the former site of the Riverdale Shopping Centre, marking the next major step in the city's rapidly expanding transit network. Starting as early as July 4, 2025, crews will begin piling for the support of excavation at the Gerrard Portal, located at the northeast corner of Gerrard Street East and Carlaw Avenue. This work is expected to continue for about one year and marks a critical milestone in preparing the site for tunnelling activity. The former Riverdale Shopping Centre, which was once home to a No Frills grocery store, Dollarama, a gas station, and other local businesses, was closed in 2024 to make way for the Ontario Line. Early 2025 views of demolition at the site of the former mall.Metrolinx previously announced last year that demolition would begin at the plaza as early as January 2025 to provide space for the future Gerrard Tunnel Portal. So far, the transit agency has ...

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