21 h. ago Toronto's Union Station now surrounded by ugly concrete anti

Giant concrete blocks now surround Toronto's Union Station, the utilitarian product of a terrorist attack that shook the city seven years earlier.Pedestrians passing the city's primary transit hub have likely noticed these prominent anti-terror barriers in recent months, just the latest round of work at the perpetually under-construction Union Station.The new barriers will replace temporary concrete dividers that have surrounded the station for years.Jersey barriers were first installed around the hub in 2018 in the wake of the tragic Toronto van attack, where a man driven by "incel" ideology slammed a rented van into pedestrians along Yonge Street in North York, resulting in 11 deaths and 15 more people injured.While the barriers have indeed made it impossible for cars to be utilized as weapons in the high-traffic area along Front Street, the ad-hoc design and placement of these security measures did not exactly make them pleasant to look at.The barriers were...

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27 h. ago European Union fines Apple 500 million euros and Meta 200 million in separate digital cases

LONDON — European Union watchdogs fined Apple and Meta hundreds of millions of euros Wednesday as they stepped up enforcement of the 27-nation bloc’s digital competition rules. The European Commission imposed a 500 million euro ($571 million) fine on Apple for preventing app makers from pointing users to cheaper options outside its App Store. The […]

Economics

8 d. ago Celebrating the Story of Canada Through Immigrant Success Stories

Share your opinion and vote now for the 17th annual Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards, presented by Western Union TORONTO — As Canadian pride surges to new heights, it’s important to remember that the story of Canada is also the story of immigrants coming to this land. Immigrants come for freedom, opportunity and success — […]

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9 d. ago LILLEY: Momentum building for Poilievre as business, union leaders offer endorsements

Conservative leader picks up support from high-profile executives day after getting backed by electrical workers union

Politics

1 week ago Currency Exchange International, Corp. Announces Referral Agreement with Continental Currency Exchange

Exchange Bank of Canada (“EBC” or the “Bank”) is to refer its wholesale business-to-business (B2B) banknote customers in Canada to Continental Currency Exchange, Ltd. (“CCE”), a wholly owned subsidiary of DUCA Financial Services Credit Union Ltd. (“DUCA”) TORONTO, April 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Currency Exchange International, Corp. (“CXI” or the “Company”) (TSX:CXI) (OTC:CURN), today […]

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4 w. ago City of Toronto ratifies deal with union representing 27,000 workers

CUPE 79 annual wages increase between three and almost four per cent through 2028

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4 w. ago European Union urges citizens to stockpile supplies to last 3 days in case of crisis

BRUSSELS — The European Union on Wednesday urged citizens across the continent to stockpile food, water and other essentials to last at least 72 hours as war, cyberattacks, climate change and disease increase the chances of a crisis. The call to action for the EU’s 450 million citizens comes as the 27-nation bloc rethinks its […]

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