4 d. ago Toronto is getting a waterfront park with breathtaking views this summer

The epic undertaking to renaturalize Toronto's Port Lands has already created a new serpentine mouth for the Don River, soon to be joined by stunning public spaces — including one standout park scheduled to welcome the public this summer.Waterfront Toronto has released new aerial footage of the renaturalized Don River captured in March, showing off the new human-made waterway that officially started flowing last year.The latest video update on construction in the Port Lands offers a hint at what is in store for the coming months, most notably the gradual opening of new parks and public spaces in the formerly industrial district.One standout of the reimagined Port Lands will be a large public space hugging the Keating Channel and Toronto Harbour on the north side of the river.The space known as Biidaasige Park, (pronounced Bee-daw-sih-geh) is comprised of a future northern section and an upcoming southern section, the latter of which is scheduled to partially open this summ...

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4 d. ago Toronto is getting a breathtaking waterfront park this summer

The epic undertaking to renaturalize Toronto's Port Lands has already created a new serpentine mouth for the Don River, soon to be joined by stunning public spaces — including one standout park scheduled to welcome the public this summer.Waterfront Toronto has released new aerial footage of the renaturalized Don River captured in March, showing off the new human-made waterway that officially started flowing last year.The latest video update on construction in the Port Lands offers a hint at what is in store for the coming months, most notably the gradual opening of new parks and public spaces in the formerly industrial district.One standout of the reimagined Port Lands will be a large public parkland to the north and south of the new river and around the whole western edge of the island, known as Biidaasige Park, (pronounced Bee-daw-sih-geh), the Anishinaabemowin translation of the phrase "sunlight shining toward us."Opening in phases, the portion of pa...

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5 d. ago Man rescued after small plane lands in Lake Ontario near Tommy Thompson Park

A man in his 40s was rescued after a small plane landed in the water near Tommy Thompson Park on Friday afternoon. Toronto Police say they received a call around 2:30 p.m. for unknown trouble in the area of the Leslie St. Spit near downtown. Cops confirmed that a small privately owned plane landed in […]

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7 d. ago Live Updates: Kickoff just minutes away for Whitecaps vs. Messi in Florida

The Vancouver Whitecaps take on Inter Miami on April 30 at Chase Stadium in Florida, in the second leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinal. Follow all the action in our live blog.

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7 d. ago Champions Cup Live Updates: A rough and tumble first half ends with Miami in front

The Vancouver Whitecaps take on Inter Miami on April 30 at Chase Stadium in Florida, in the second leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinal. Follow all the action in our live blog.

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1 week ago Popular Joffre Lakes park temporarily closed for Indigenous use, land management

The park in the Pemberton area, also known as Pipi7íyekw, will be closed for three weeks, then day-use passes will be needed to visit

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3 w. ago BWXT Moving Forward to Support National Security, Domestic Uranium Enrichment Mission

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) announced today an additional step in BWXT’s long-term commitment to rebuilding the nation’s domestic uranium enrichment capability: the acquisition of approximately 97 acres of land in the Horizon Center Industrial Park in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. This strategic land acquisition is a signal of BWXT’s intent to […]

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4 w. ago Whitecaps stadium scheme raises questions of taxpayer subsidy and privatizing park lands

Whitecaps say they are in talks with the City of Vancouver to build new soccer stadium on PNE grounds

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last month Vancouver will do ‘anything we can’ to keep Whitecaps in town amid stadium talks: Mayor

Mayor Sim vowed to try to keep the Vancouver Whitecaps Monday as the city and the club confirmed high-level talks about a possible new stadium on the PNE grounds in East Vancouver.

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