52 h. ago Cleanfarms Marks 15th Anniversary with White Paper on Circular Economy for Canadian Agriculture

ETOBICOKE, Ontario, Sept. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cleanfarms launched its first-ever white paper, entitled: Circular Economy for Canadian Agriculture—Better for Business, Better for Canada. It makes a compelling, evidence-based case for Canadian business owners in the agricultural sector to join a bold new conversation on how to transition from a “take-make-dispose” operations model and instead […]

Society

8 d. ago Ontario launches pilot to let seniors living at home use LTC resources

The pilot will run over two years at a cost of $15 million to see if it can create more options to stay at home and alleviate pressure on the long-term care list.

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1 week ago OPSEU/SEFPO and CUPE Ontario community and social services workers launch “Worth Fighting For” coordinated bargaining campaign at rally in Hamilton

Hamilton, Ontario, Sept. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, hundreds of OPSEU/SEFPO and CUPE Ontario workers and labour allies rallied in Hamilton to demand immediate, long-term funding for community and social services; affirming their commitment to coordinated bargaining efforts and actions until their services are adequately funded. As part of the Worth Fighting For coordinated bargaining […]

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2 w. ago GTA widower gets thousands of signatures on petition for sepsis reform in birthing units

A petition launched on Change.org is calling for urgent sepsis reform in Ontario birthing units following the death of GTA physiotherapist Ravinder Kaur Sidhu in June. Gurinder Sidhu, her husband, started the petition a month ago saying his wife died four days after giving birth at Credit Valley Hospital in Mississauga following what he describes […]

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2 w. ago Ahmed Group Launches AG Property Trust, Opening to Outside Capital for the First Time

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Aug. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Ahmed Group has launched AG Property Trust (“AGPT”), a private real estate investment trust (REIT) now open to accredited investors. Over the past eight years, the Ahmed Group has achieved a compounded annual growth rate of more than 50% in the value of its real estate […]

Economics

3 w. ago Steelworkers welcome new Protect Ontario Workers Employment Response (POWER) Centres to support workers

HAMILTON, Ontario, Aug. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The United Steelworkers union (USW) welcomes the launch of the Ontario government’s new Protect Ontario Workers Employment Response (POWER) Centres, announced today, which will provide resources to support workers affected by technological change, trade disruptions and job loss. “Steelworkers know that when jobs are lost, families and […]

Society

3 w. ago L.L. Bean is about to open its first downtown Toronto store this month

L.L. Bean, the popular clothing and equipment retailer, is gearing up to debut its first downtown Toronto presence with a storefront that the company is calling its first location not just in the city centre, but in any "metropolitan downtown market" in the country.The brand, which has been around for a whopping 113 years, is mainly known for its basic but high-end outerwear and other apparel, along with accessories, camping gear and home goods — think the late Hudson's Bay meets Mountain Equipment Company (MEC), but American.Although it hails from Maine, L.L. Bean has been successful enough within Canada to gradually expand its offerings north of the border, with local outposts including Oakville — its first in Canada, launched in 2019 — Niagara Falls, Kingston and Barrie, Ontario.The retailer also has a new-ish Toronto store outside the city centre in CF Shops at Don Mills as of 2020, which...

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