8 h. ago 10 more Ontario Beer Stores set to close amid changing alcohol landscape

The Beer Store has announced it is closing another 10 stores across Ontario by September, after already announcing the closure of dozens of other stores so far this year.

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8 h. ago Even more Beer Stores abruptly closing including two in Toronto

The wave of closures for The Beer Store continues to ripple through Ontario, with another 10 locations set to shut their doors for good on Sept. 14, including two more in Toronto. Since May 2024, dozens of Beer Store locations have shuttered their doors, including several stores in the GTA. Affected Toronto stores include those at 636 Greenwood Ave. and 4479 Kingston Rd., which will both be closing their doors this September. In June, stores at 761 Queen St. W. and 1270 Woodbine Ave. also closed, joining already-shuttered locations at Yonge and Dundas, Queens Quay, Roncesvalles, and elsewhere across Ontario, including Barry's Bay, Stratford, Cochrane, and Chapleau. Other locations scheduled to close in the latest round include cities like Unionville (4681 Hwy. 7), Burlington (2020 Appleby Line), Ottawa (1910 St. Laurent Blvd.), Hamilton (229 Dundurn St. S.), Ridgetown (90 Erie St. S.), Sioux Lookout (41 Front St.), Deep River (33225 Hwy. 17), and Northbrook ...

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5 d. ago Canadian home affordability sees biggest improvement in 3 years

In cities including Toronto, Edmonton and Winnipeg, condo affordability is largely back to where it was before the pandemic, says RBC.

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6 d. ago Vandals just cut down Toronto's most notorious speed camera for 6th time

In a story that is starting to feel a little repetitive, vandals have once again cut down Toronto's most controversial automated speed enforcement camera.The Parkside Drive automated speed enforcement camera was cut down yet again overnight on Tuesday, marking the sixth time the device has been chopped down in the last eight months.Toronto Police had even taken recent steps to prevent further vandalism, including the addition of a surveillance camera this summer in the wake of another downing incident.It seems you can install a speed camera and you can reinstall a speed camera — heck, you can even install a surveillance camera to monitor the speed camera — but in the end, none of these answers have proven to be effective long-term solutions.First installed in 2021 following a fatal five-car collision, the camera is estimated to have raked in over $7.3 million in fines to date through just shy of 68,600 traffic tickets.While championed by vulnerable road us...

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1 week ago CRIME SCENE: 4 males charged after loaded firearm found in vehicle in Mississauga

Peel Police located a loaded firearm and laid numerous firearm-related charges against four Toronto males, including one youth, after investigating a vehicle in Mississauga. On Saturday around 11:30 p.m., officers were patrolling in the area of Matheson Blvd. E. and Satellite Dr. During an investigation, officers located and seized a loaded Glock 43 Compact 9mm […]

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1 week ago International race coming to Toronto for the first time ever

Toronto is set to welcome a world-class triathlon competition this summer as global brand Supertri brings its league to Canada for the first time ever. The event will take place as part of the Toronto Triathlon Festival — a long-standing fixture of the city's sports calendar since 2012 — and this year's addition marks a new chapter, with Supertri taking over leadership for the first time. Supertri is recognized globally for its fast-paced, short-course race format and team-based structure, and regularly features some of the world's top triathletes, including Olympians and renowned international champions. The Toronto race will serve as Supertri League's season opener, ahead of scheduled events in Chicago on Aug. 23 and Toulouse on Oct. 5, with more stops in 2025 expected to be announced soon. "We are excited to launch the 2025 Supertri League in Toronto," said Michael D'hulst, the co-founder and CEO of...

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2 w. ago Toronto cafe tied to bookstore abruptly shuts down without any warning

A cafe in Toronto that was a local staple in its neighbourhood has abruptly closed its doors.What pairs better with a good book than a fresh latte or a cup of tea? Nothing, that's what, and that's exactly the philosophy that led BMV Books, Canada's largest used and discounted bookstore, to open its very own cafe right next door to its Bloor West "superstore."The BMV Cafe served up a selection of classic coffee- and tea-based beverages and light snacks, while also adding to the chain's retail footprint by selling even more used literature and knick-knacks.While the cafe itself only opened its doors in 2023, it quickly became a neighbourhood staple in the Annex, particularly among BMV's throngs of devoted customers, who lept at the opportunity to pair their latest purchase with a caffeinated beverage and a snack or to browse the cafe's selection of three-for-$10 comic books and magazines.Despite the bounty of love the cafe amassed over its short, two-...

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2 w. ago Ontario government takes over TDSB, three other school boards, citing ‘mismanagement’

The affected boards are some of the largest in the province, including Toronto (TDSB), Toronto Catholic (TCDSB), Ottawa-Carleton (OCDSB) and Dufferin-Peel (DPCDSB)

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2 w. 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'...

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3 w. ago New Beer Store locations set to be shuttered, union fears more closures will follow

On Monday, the Beer Store confirmed another 10 of its stores were slated for closure, a response to Ontario's decision to allow corner, grocery and big box stores to sell alcohol.

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4 w. ago Man charged after beer can thrown at cop, store trashed: London police

There wasn’t just stolen stuff in the backpack.

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4 w. ago Doug Ford calls makers of documentary about his late brother ‘disgusting’

'Trainwreck: Mayor of Mayhem' lands on Netflix Tuesday, telling the story of Rob Ford's time leading Toronto, including a video that showed him smoking crack cocaine.

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