3 d. 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 d. ago Harvest ETFs announces Final June 2025 Cash Distribution for the Harvest Canadian T

OAKVILLE, Ontario — Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. (“Harvest”) announces the final June 2025 cash distribution for the following distribution for the Harvest Canadian T-Bill ETF for the month ending June 30, 2025. The distribution will be paid on or about July 9, 2025 to unitholders of record on June 30, 2025. Details regarding the final […]

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6 d. ago Ford vows Ontario Place parking lot will offer ‘massive return on investment’

The Ontario government unveiled Tuesday the final designs for the new Ontario Place public space, including a new 3,500-spot parking lot that will cost $400 million. Artists’ renderings also showed 50 acres of public beaches, trails, parks, playgrounds, interactive fountains, event spaces, an updated marina, a state-of-the-art Ontario Science Centre, Live Nation’s revitalized year-round amphitheatre […]

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6 d. ago Toronto outdoor venue to get futuristic update in Ontario Place rebuild

Ontario Place's iconic Budweiser Stage amphitheatre is getting a dramatic overhaul as part of the sweeping and controversial revitalization of the waterfront site, and here's what it will look like. On Tuesday, the Ford government unveiled the final designs for the new Ontario public space, including the redesigned venue, which will be able to host up to 20,000 guests in the summer and nearly 9,000 in the winter, transforming it into a year-round indoor-outdoor concert destination. A map of the future revitalized site shows a large section devoted to the Therma megaspa, the Live Nation music venue, the new Ontario Science Centre, and a massive publicly owned parking structure. The venue's renderings show its east side entrance as well as the east pavilion. "For the past 30 years, our amphitheatre has presented and hosted some of the biggest and best Canadian and international artists," said Wayne Zronik, President of Business Operations for ...

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6 d. ago Obnoxiously huge Ontario Place parking garage will block Toronto waterfront

The provincial government has released the final plans for its controversial Ontario Place project, unveiling dozens of new renderings that include a glimpse of an aggressively large parking garage that would form a wall between Toronto and its waterfront.Ontario is pressing forward with the contentious project, which notably includes a vast publicly owned parking structure that the province claims "will generate revenue for the province and help the public conveniently access Ontario Place's many attractions.""We're rebuilding Ontario Place into a world-class destination for families and tourists, with convenient connections for visitors coming by car, GO train or the Ontario Line's nearby Exhibition Station," said Premier Doug Ford on Tuesday.It appears from renderings that "car" is the operative word in this equation.Among the over 30 newly released renderings, the province shared just two images of the enormous parking structure that &md...

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1 week ago Toronto bakery wins big at Ontario's Best Butter Tart Festival

One of Toronto's favourite bakeries just earned another feather in its cap by taking the top prize at Ontario's Best Butter Tart Festival.The Stanley Cup finals might be stealing the show for sports fans in Canada right now, but for foodies, another battle was being fought over the weekend: for the title of Ontario's best butter tart.Held annually in Midland, Ont., Ontario's Best Butter Tart Festival (which is both the event's official name and an appropriate superlative), bakeries from all across the province flock to the small town in hopes of being recognized for their gooey, sugary confections.The enthusiasm about the festival, which just so happens to be one of the largest butter tart festivals in the entire world, is appropriate, considering the quintessentially Canadian treats were first invented in Barrie, just a short 45-minute drive from Midland, in 1900.Now in its 22nd year, the 2025 edition of the festival welcomed over 200 vendors and upwards of 100,...

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2 w. ago Ontario resident opens up about getting to be a Jeopardy! Masters finalist

Juveria Zaheer has always loved to learn, so naturally, her go-to show to watch with her dad when she was little was Jeopardy!"He would try to teach me, like world flags and capitals, and he said, 'Maybe you can go on the show some day,'" she told us on Thursday.The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) clinician who hails from Whitby, Ontario, would go on to do just that.Last week, she ended her first Jeopardy! Masters run representing Canada as one of the top three finalists, following closely behind the winner, Yogesh Raut, with a final prize of $250,000."Over the last couple of years, one small step at a time, one tournament at a time, to be able to qualify and then to play was such an honour," she said.Taking the plunge and entering the Jeopardy! poolIt has certainly been a long time coming for Zaheer.While she enjoyed watching the trivia game show, the psychiatrist wasn't the first in the family to apply for...

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3 w. ago Randall Denley: Ontario is finally forcing out DEI from schools and universities

It’s welcome news for anyone who thinks that public education should be about learning and diversity of ideas, not a playground for political activists

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4 w. ago After 40 Years, Ontario Finally Recognizes Injured Workers’ Day

TORONTO and LONDON, Ontario and OSHAWA, Ontario and PETERBOROUGH, Ontario and THUNDER BAY, Ontario, June 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, Injured & ill workers will gather at Queen’s Park and across the province as they have done every June 1st for 43 summers. This year, however, they come together for the first ever provincially […]

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