10 h. ago Doors Open Toronto 2025 brings back fan favourites for first time in 6 years

Doors Open Toronto officially kicks off in less than three weeks, and you'll be able to visit two fan-favourite sites for the first time since 2019. On Monday, the City of Toronto unveiled the exciting lineup of buildings, walking tours, and special programming for this year's citywide event, which takes place on Saturday, May 24 and Sunday, May 25. For two days only, you'll be able to explore over 150 of Toronto's architectural, historical, cultural, and socially significant buildings completely free of charge, including the Aga Khan Museum, Evergreen Brick Works, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, The ZoomerPlex, and the Archives of Ontario. New additions this year include Ubisoft Toronto, Spin Master Headquarters, St. Lawrence Market North, the YZD Experience Centre, and the Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto, to name a few, as well as returning favourites like Old City Hall and the historic Don Jail at Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital, both...

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5 d. ago Ontario provincial park has largest visible Indigenous pictograph collection in Canada

There's no need to leave Ontario this summer if you're looking for scenic adventures.A fan favourite Ontario Park soon opens for the season on May 9, and it's truly stunning. Bon Echo Provincial Park is a perfect mix of views and hikes, and here's what you need to know before you go.Located about three and a half hours from Toronto, north of Kingston, Bon Echo's biggest draw is the gorgeous 100-metre-high Mazinaw Rock, which is covered in over 260 historic Indigenous pictographs.The rock has Canada's largest collection of this type of pictograph, and having seen them myself, I can tell you they're mesmerizing.The other awesome thing about this park is that there are hiking trails for hikers of all skill levels. Ranging from an easy 1 km to a more challenging 4.8 km, the trails here can be explored by all.One of the most popular trails is the Cliff Top Trail, which leads to the pictographs — but be warned, it's ...

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6 d. ago Bitget Becomes Gold Sponsor at Token2049 Dubai: CEO Gracy Chen to Share Vision for Crypto’s Next Chapter

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, April 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bitget, the leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, is set to make a major impact at TOKEN2049 Dubai as a Gold Sponsor of this year’s landmark event. Taking place from 30 April to 1 May 2025, at Madinat Jumeirah Conference Centre, TOKEN2049 Dubai brings together […]

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1 week ago Hudson’s Bay liquidation begins at final stores with markdowns of up to 70%

TORONTO — When the flagship Hudson’s Bay store in Toronto opened Friday morning, customers burst through the doors on a mission to find one thing: deals. Some jogged through the 675,700-square-foot store on Yonge Street in hopes of getting first pick of the company’s famed stripes merchandise. Others made a beeline for the jewelry department, […]

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1 week ago For 15 years, Vancouver's Bao Bei gives customers what they want — and brings back some fan favourites

Tannis Ling and her partners, Joël Watanabe, chef, and Alain Chow, back-of-house operations manager, are bringing back six fan favourites

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1 week ago Curiosity Cube 2025: MilliporeSigma’s Mobile Science Labs Tour Globally to Bring STEM Education to Students

Curiosity Cube tours North America, Europe, and for the first time, Africa Mobile science lab aims to reach 60,000 students in 19 countries Interactive lessons on artificial intelligence designed to spark students’ curiosity in STEM BURLINGTON, Mass. — MilliporeSigma, the U.S. and Canada Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and […]

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2 w. ago Doors Open Toronto returns for 2025 with more than 150 places to explore for free

There's so much to explore in Toronto, and you've been meaning to get out and learn a little more about our city, Doors Open is the time to do so. The initiative opens hundreds of buildings that are usually closed to the public across Ontario and Toronto for an entire weekend, free of charge.In Ontario, Doors Open kicks off in Guelph on April 26, but here in Toronto, the Doors Open weekend runs one month later, starting on May 24 until May 25 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m."Explore Toronto's architectural, historical, cultural and socially significant buildings for free during the Doors Open weekend. For Doors Open 2025, we will be exploring the many sides of our playful city — for kids of all ages," shares Doors Open Ontario."From sports to music to theatre, Doors Open sites and programming will explore the joyful, irreverent and sometimes serious times of play."For the 2025 rendition, there are 157 sites to explore in Toronto. Some notable buildings yo...

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2 w. ago Fan favourite sticking on top line with Connor McDavid vs Kings

This in from Tony Brar of Oilers TV, the Edmonton Oilers forward lines at Sunday’s practice one day before Game One vs the Los Angeles Kings. Fan favourite Connor Brown is on the top line, while Stuart Skinner is in the starter’s net. Hyman – McDavid – Brown Podkolzin – Draisaitl – Arvidsson Skinner – […]

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2 w. ago Letters April 16, 2025: ‘Carney isn’t in this to bring anything new to Canada’

Why now? Carney’s platform consists mainly of addressing externally forced issues such as tariffs and NATO, copied and borrowed Conservative planks like affordability, and continuation of prior Liberal policies such as no pipelines and emissions caps. There is nothing original in his platform and there is nothing or nobody original in his party. Why would […]

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3 w. ago 5 new Chinese restaurants in Toronto you need to try at least once

New Chinese restaurants in Toronto are serving up a multitude of diverse regional dishes, flavours and creative spins on cuisine from across China.If I were any good at poetry, I'd write an ode to Toronto's legion of exceptional Chinese restaurants, but I'm not, so you'll have to settle for this: Toronto does a really great job at Chinese food, and I'll never get tired of eating it. It's great news, then, that new Chinese restaurants in Toronto seem to open their doors every time the wind blows, and some particularly great spots have recently arrived on the scene.Here are my picks for the new Chinese restaurants in Toronto that you need to check out.

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3 w. ago Costco Canada bringing back iconic sandwich to food courts but still no Chicken Bakes

Many food items have come and gone from the Costco food court over the years, from chicken wings to churros. However, the big-box store has just teased the return of a Canadian classic.Taking to its social media accounts, Costco revealed that it would be bringing back the Montreal smoked meat sandwich to its food courts across Canada.For those who remember, Costco used to have a smoked meat sandwich available at the food court years ago. However, it was one of the items that disappeared without a trace.After posting the announcement, plenty of Canadians were thrilled to see the return of the dish.    View this post on Instagram           A post shared by Costco Canada (@costco_canada)"SMOKED MEAT BABYYYYYYY. IVE MISSED YOU," one person commented.However, many Canadians were disappointed that Costco isn't bringing back other fan favourites from the past, and many are calling for the re...

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3 w. ago Alpha Cognition Strengthens Its Leadership Team with Appointment of Robert Wills to Board of Directors and Announces Departure of Existing Director John Havens

VANCOUVER & DALLAS — Alpha Cognition Inc. (Nasdaq: ACOG) (“Alpha Cognition”, or the “Company”), a biopharmaceutical company committed to developing novel therapies for debilitating neurodegenerative disorders, today announced the appointment of Robert Wills, Ph.D., to its Board of Directors, effective immediately April 7, 2025. Dr. Wills brings decades of experience in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology […]

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3 w. ago Sentinel Dock & Door Solutions Expands Into Quebec With Acquisition of Door Doctor

TORONTO — Sentinel Dock & Door Solutions (“Sentinel” or the “Company”) a network of Canadian dock and door service providers backed by Trivest Partners (“Trivest”), is pleased to announce its strategic acquisition of Door Doctor (“Door Doctor”), a premier provider of dock and door services headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. This acquisition marks Sentinel’s expansion into […]

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