38 h. ago Maple Leafs keeping close eye on trio of hidden gems at Prospects Showdown

Missing key draft assets because of past trades, Toronto hopes this weekend's rookie tourney in Montreal yields some future talent.

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39 h. ago Howard Levitt: Working notice is an employer’s best weapon against the growing severance industry

Every day or week of working notice reduces the employee’s wrongful dismissal entitlement by the same period of time

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5 d. ago Team behind hidden pierogi place in Toronto just opened a new restaurant

The team behind some of Toronto's best (albeit most secretive) pierogis just opened a new restaurant paying homage to Ukrainian cuisine.Churches, they're not just for church anymore. That's the standing belief at Heavenly Perogy, Toronto's not-so-secret pierogi restaurant, hidden in the basement of Little Italy's St. Volodymyr Cathedral.Founded in 2019 by Ukrainian Tanya Matkivska, who moved to Toronto in 2004, Heavenly Perogy has quickly become one of Toronto's favourite hidden gems, though the now-ample signage and undeniable street cred may have revoked its hidden status by now.Hidden or not, through Heavenly Perogy, Matkivska has become a culinary figurehead of the city's Ukrainian community.Now, Matkivska has turned her attention to a brand-new venture that pays respect to Ukrainian cuisine in a whole new way.Hoyra Gastrobar, Matkivska's new restaurant, officially opened its doors to the public about a month ago, in early August, and has alr...

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8 d. ago New Ontario hot chicken restaurant's owner calls place 'unhinged' in a good way

Ontario's newest go-to fried chicken restaurant might also be its most unique, and its founder has been dreaming it up for the past eight years.Fried chicken — particularly that of the addictively spicy variety — has been having a moment across the GTA for, well, years, which made two facts abundantly clear to Sal Hussain, owner of Mississauga's Mad Bird Hot Chicken and Mad Ox BBQ.Firstly, he had to take a stab at creating a hot chicken venture of his own. Secondly, it had to be unlike anything else you could already get in the city.That was back in 2018. Mad Bird, the eventual spawn of these two ideas, wouldn't open in Mississauga until June 2025, but, upon landing, it was clear that the concept was worth the wait.While Nashville's take on hot chicken tends to get all the glory (and rightfully so, since the Music City is generally credited with being the birthplace of the dish), Mad Bird puts an entirely different spin on it; one that refl...

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1 week ago Calgary mover ‘relieved’ after charges laid in hazardous materials incident

Calgary police charged 59-year-old Christine Jacqueline Teschl with criminal negligence in the incident, which forced a multi-day evacuation in Manchester Industrial last week. 

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1 week ago Trump dismisses internet rumours about serious health problems as ‘fake news’

After Trump did not have any public appearances or hold press conferences for several days last week, speculation grew that he may have died

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1 week ago Sudden medical emergency costs Alberta family nearly $100K while on vacation

Dione Amundson and her son Peyton were in Japan for a two-week trip this past July. However, four days into the vacation, something went terribly wrong.

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2 w. ago Calgary Stampeders in CFL's Week 13: Attendance on rise for Labour Day Classic

The Stamps set a post-pandemic attendance record in last week's win. Monday's Labour Day Classic could see even more fans flock to McMahon Stadium.

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2 w. ago The $100 caviar chicken nugget ushers in a new era at the U.S. Open

(Bloomberg) — If you want dinner this week at New York’s Coqodaq, the fried chicken and Champagne spot that’s gone viral, you’ll have to settle for a 10 p.m. seat at the bar or join the waitlist, which can reach 1,500 people a night, for a more prime-time table. Or you could go to the U.S. Open, where […]

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2 w. ago Hidden Toronto cafe serves smash burgers and fried chicken but only 2 days a week

A Toronto cafe is now home to one of the city's hidden gems for smash burgers and fried chicken, but you can only get it two days a week.It all started with a New Year's Eve dinner to ring in 2024. Nafe Mustafa and Omar Ibrahim of Those Guys Burgers and Chicken, The Annex's latest addition to the fried chicken and smash burger scene, tell us.Technically, though, their story starts before then. Both born and raised in Bangladesh, the two met after studying as international students in the city. Their friendship, they explain, was instantaneous.A year after meeting in 2022 came that fateful New Year's Eve dinner. Though they didn't serve what they now do, the dinner featured a menu of hearty winter staples, like brisket and mashed potatoes, which got the wheels spinning as they imagined what was possible when they joined forces."We realized we work well in the kitchen together, and everybody also ended up loving what we made," the pair says...

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2 w. ago Federal, provincial public servants should be in office 5 days week: Ford

OTTAWA — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the federal government and municipalities across Ontario should mandate their workers to return to the office full time. Speaking to reporters in Inglewood, Ont., Wednesday, Ford applauded the City of Ottawa’s recent decision to require its employees to work five days a week in the office starting in […]

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2 w. ago Federal, provincial public servants should work in the office 5 days a week, says Doug Ford

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the federal government and municipalities across Ontario should mandate their workers to return to the office full time. Speaking to reporters in Inglewood, Ont., Wednesday, Ford applauded the City of Ottawa’s recent decision to require its employees to work five days a week in the office starting in the new […]

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2 w. ago Federal public servants should work in the office 5 days a week, says Doug Ford

Ford applauded the City of Ottawa's recent decision to require its employees to work five days a week in the office starting in the new year.

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2 w. ago Public servants should work in office 5 days a week, Doug Ford says

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the federal government and municipalities across Ontario should mandate their workers to return to the office full time. 

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2 w. ago City of Ottawa orders workers back to office five days a week

Municipal public servants are expected to return to the office full-time starting Jan. 1 2026.

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2 w. ago Cracker Barrel says it ‘could’ve done a better job’ with release of new logo that angered some fans

Cracker Barrel is sticking with its new logo but apologizing to fans who were angered when the change was announced last week. “If the last few days have shown us anything, it’s how deeply people care about Cracker Barrel. We’re truly grateful for your heartfelt voices,” the company said Monday in a statement on its […]

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2 w. ago Jillian Harris and Justin Pasutto marry after 13 years together in West Kelowna ceremony

The former Bachelorette star and Pasutto tied the knot last week in a multi-day celebration with friends and family, after four previous attempts at wedding planning fell through

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2 w. ago Jillian Harris and Justin Pasutto marry after being together for 13 years in West Kelowna ceremony

The former Bachelorette star and Pasutto tied the knot last week in a multi-day celebration with friends and family, after four previous attempts at wedding planning fell through

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3 w. ago OC Transpo to launch new direct bus route to airport Aug. 24

Route 105 will run 24 hours a day, seven days a week to the Ottawa International Airport.

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4 w. ago Brampton mayor Patrick Brown says public servants must return to office full

Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown says he plans to follow the province’s lead and require city employees to return to in-office work full time next year. The provincial government announced Thursday that public servants will be required to be in the office four days a week beginning Oct. 20, and ramp up to five days a […]

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