62 h. ago Ontario judge grants injunction to keep supervised consumption sites open for now

A Superior Court justice says all sites slated to close under the new law by April 1 can remain open until 30 days after he decides the case.

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63 h. ago Ontario judge grants injunction to keep consumption sites open for now

Superior Court Justice John Callaghan says all sites slated to close under the new law by April 1 can remain open until 30 days after he decides the case.

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63 h. ago Ontario supervised consumption sites get reprieve through injunction

Advocates have been making their case in court this week against impending closure as a result of a law passed by the Ford government late last year.

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3 d. ago ‘Remove politics’: Gondek asks Smith for ‘joint working group’ on supervised drug site

City and provincial officials continue to trade barbs over the fate of the Sheldon Chumir Centre

Politics

3 d. ago Calgary accuses Alberta government of inaction on future of drug

Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek is calling on the provincial government to work with the city to find a solution to concerns about the Sheldon Chumir Supervised Consumption Site.

Politics

4 d. ago It is ‘impossible’ to move supervised consumption sites under Ont. rules: advocates

A Toronto court heard arguments this week between supervised consumption site advocates and the Ontario government.

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5 d. ago Court hears Ontario consumption sites free to relocate contrary to past statements

Lawyers for the province say Ontario’s new law on supervised consumption sites does not ban them entirely and those deemed too close to schools and daycares are free to relocate farther away. That’s contrary to numerous public comments from Health Minister Sylvia Jones, who has said no supervised consumption sites will open after the closures […]

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5 d. ago Ontario consumption sites free to relocate, court hears, contrary to past statements

Lawyers for the province say Ontario's supervised consumption site law does not ban them entirely and those deemed too close to schools and daycares can relocate farther away.

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7 d. ago Ontario court to hear Charter challenge on supervised consumption site law

An Ontario court will hear arguments Monday from a Toronto supervised consumption site challenging the legality of a new provincial law.

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1 week ago Drug inhalation once on shortlist to fix supervised consumption sites in Ontario: docs

New documents reveal allowing supervised inhalation was among a shortlist of recommendations collated by the Ministry of Health last year.

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1 week ago Hudson's Bay liquidation may begin soon as Canada's oldest company collapses

Hudson's Bay Company has signalled its readiness to take the next major step in its creditor protection and restructuring process, a move that will significantly reshape Canada's commercial retail real estate market and result in major job losses.In an announcement on Friday night, the Canadian department store retailer announced a "store-by-store liquidation process" will begin as soon as this week.On Friday, March 14, 2025, the company filed additional documents with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice indicating that it has only secured limited debtor-in-possession financing, which now necessitates the "full liquidation of the entire business.""Assuming receipt of a Court order on Monday at the 'comeback motion,' store liquidations will begin next week," reads the news release last Friday.According to the latest court documents, Hudson's Bay intends to conclude its liquidation process by no later than June 15, 2025, at which point its store locations would also close.During the...

Economics

2 w. ago Hudson’s Bay to Undergo Full Liquidation Unless an Alternative Solution Emerges

TORONTO — Hudson’s Bay Company ULC (Hudson’s Bay or the Company), the Canadian entity that comprises the retailer Hudson’s Bay and TheBay.com, today announced it has filed documents with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice indicating that, despite exhaustive efforts to secure sufficient financing to pursue a restructuring transaction under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act […]

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2 w. ago Expect more public drug use after closing of supervised consumption site, officials warn

After a supervised consumption site in Ottawa's Centretown closed, officials said public drug use is expected to increase.

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3 w. ago Ontario doctor resigns, ordered to pay thousands in misconduct investigation

A London physician specializing in plastics surgery, resigned after violating medical ethics by treating family, writing prescriptions, and ordering unnecessary tests.

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