3 h. ago COSCIENS Biopharma Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results and Provides Strategic Initiatives Update

COSCIENS Board of Directors approves a plan to voluntarily delist from Nasdaq, while retaining the Company’s listing on the TSX TORONTO, ONTARIO, Aug. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — COSCIENS Biopharma Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCI) (TSX: CSCI) (“COSCIENS” or the “Company”), a life science company focused on natural ingredients and pharmaceutical solutions, today reported its financial and […]

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4 h. ago LILLEY: Carney silent as China blasts Canada’s canola industry

It's an industry bigger that the biggest in Ontario and yet the Carney Liberals are silent as China attacks our producers.

Transport

4 h. ago Toronto's new Ontario Line subway just took a huge step toward completion

While progress on Toronto's Eglinton Crosstown LRT has been very much one step forward, two steps backward as of late, work on the Ontario Line subway is going forth full steam ahead, with the provincial government announcing another pivotal moment in the route's construction on Thursday.In preparation for massive tunnelling efforts northward, crews have now broken ground on the second tunnel launch shaft near the fututre Gerrard Station, which is where advanced tunnel boring machines (TBMs) — which are presently nameless, but that the public is invited to help come up with epithets for — will start a journey up towards Line 6's northern terminus.The shaft will eventually be the point where trains will switch from the route's below-ground to (controversially) above-ground segments.This step comes after work on the line's first tunnel launch shaft began at Exhibition Station last year.Met...

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5 h. ago Fonctionnaires de retour 5 jours semaine: l’Ontario met fin au télétravail, mais pas le Québec

Doug Ford exigera le retour des fonctionnaires ontariens au bureau à temps plein dès janvier prochain.

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5 h. ago Ontario’s Doug Ford urges more federal assistance to fight wildfires across Canada

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is urging the federal government to put more national resources toward fighting wildfires, as nearly every province battles them. Premiers raised the issue with Prime Minister Mark Carney last month when he met with them in Huntsville, Ont., he said. “We need resources, national resources across the country, because it happens...

Events

6 h. ago Ontario health officials report 3 new measles cases, all in Southwestern region

Health officials in Ontario are reporting just three new measles cases over the past week, all of them in the province’s southwest region. Public Health Ontario says that brings the province’s total case count to 2,362 measles cases since an outbreak began in October. One case previously reported in Sudbury’s public health unit was subtracted...

Science

7 h. ago Ontario government just ordered public service workers back to office full time

The Government of Ontario has just announced that it's officially mandating a full return to the office for its public servants, ending a hybrid work policy that has been in place since 2022. Starting Jan. 5, 2026, more than 60,000 Ontario Public Service employees will be required to work in-person five days a week.The move, revealed in a news release from Treasury Board President Caroline Mulroney on Thursday, marks a significant turning point from the current rules, which require a minimum of three days per week in the office. A transitional phase will begin on Oct. 20, 2025, when employees will be asked to increase their in-office attendance to four days a week. In a statement, Mulroney said the updated policy "represents the current workforce landscape in the province," adding that more than half of Ontario's public service employees are already working full-time in person due to the nature of their roles. ...

Politics

7 h. ago Ford urges more federal assistance to fight wildfires across Canada

PICKERING — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is urging the federal government to put more national resources toward fighting wildfires, as nearly every province battles them. He says the premiers raised the issue with Prime Minister Mark Carney last month when he met with them in Huntsville, Ont. Ford says provinces frequently share firefighting resources to […]

Events

7 h. ago Ontario farm is hosting a music festival in a giant sunflower field this month

Mark your calendars, Toronto! Campbell's Cross Farm is hosting a music festival later this month, and it's happening in their massive sunflower field in Inglewood, Ontario. The Sunflower Garden Party will take place amidst hundreds of sunflowers, and is being billed as "Toronto's first alcohol-free music festival." It's a blend of natural beauty and the recently popularized trend of daytime partying without the hangover. What to expectImagine it: endless Instagram-worthy rows of blooms, feel-good DJ sets and other musical acts, and late summer vibes, all wrapped into a one-of-a-kind, 12-hour event that's organized with an eco-conscious mindset.Sunflower Garden organizers also promise a curated "botanical bar" of sober sips to complement inspiring wellness activities and activations, along with a vendor market, art displays and food options.So far, they've dropped a lineup of ...

Culture

7 h. ago Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation players can now bet on live horse races

Sports bettors will have a second option Saturday for the $1-million King's Plate.

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8 h. ago Ontario public servants required to go back to office five days a week by January

'How do you mentor someone over a phone? You can’t. You’ve got to look at them eye to eye,' Doug Ford said at an unrelated press conference

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8 h. ago Ontario civil servants will return to office full time, ending pandemic

The government said staff who are going to work three days a week will move to four days in October, moving toward a full return by Jan. 5, 2026.

Science

9 h. ago Ontario public servants to be in office five days a week by January

Caroline Mulroney says more than half of Ontario's public servants are already required to attend the workplace full time

Other

9 h. ago Sophie Cunningham takes shot at Caitlin Clark for ‘ruining’ swimsuit promo deals

Indiana Fever forward took a jab at WNBA superstar over viral comments on a TikTok swimsuit video.

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9 h. ago Wonderbrands ending sliced bread production at Ontario facility, union says

The company behind the iconic Wonder Bread is ending its production of sliced bread at one of its Ontario facilities, the union says.

Other

10 h. ago New Ontario hotel offers stylish stay inside Canada’s oldest flatiron building 

Historic property blends heritage charm with Scottish flair in tourist village Elora

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10 h. ago Elderly Ontario man arrested after dog hit with cane: police

Ontario Provincial Police in Huron County have arrested and charged an 85-year-old man after reports he attacked a dog and their owners with a cane.

Events

11 h. ago Consumer racial profiling a neglected human rights issue, report for Heiltsuk Tribal Council says

The call for more research is one of a series of recommendations in the report by Lorne Foster and Lesley Jacobs which was commissioned by the Heiltsuk Nation

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11 h. ago Ontario city’s water may taste ‘musty or earthy’ due to seasonal change, officials advise

The City of Owen Sound is advising residents that water in the area may taste 'musty or earthy' in late August to early September.

Culture

11 h. ago Zayo to Initiate Amend and Extend Transaction to Strengthen Financial Position, Accelerate Growth and Invest in Network Expansion

Enters Into Transaction Support Agreement with Existing Creditors That Extends Maturities, Providing Financial Flexibility to Advance Strategic Plans DENVER — Zayo, a leading communications infrastructure provider, today announced it has entered into a transaction support agreement (“TSA”), dated as of July 22, 2025, with creditors holding collectively over 95% of outstanding Term Loans, Secured Notes, […]

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