27 m. ago City of Burlington blocks street for weeks so tiny salamanders can cross

Traffic on a busy roadway in Canada has halted for several weeks – not due to construction or road repairs, but to protect a tiny, slithery creature: the Jefferson salamander. The city of Burlington, about 37 miles southwest of Toronto, has closed off a portion of King Road for the past 13 years to make […]

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38 m. ago Helicopter route permanently closed on route near Washington airport where 67 died in midair crash

WASHINGTON (AP) — Helicopters will be permanently restricted from flying near Washington, D.C.’s airport on the same route where a passenger jet and an Army helicopter collided in midair, killing 67 people, the Federal Aviation Administration said Friday. The move comes just days after federal investigators looking into the cause of the crash recommended a […]

Events

70 m. ago Infant among 2 dead after fire rips through home in Ontario city

A residential fire in Quinte West, ON, has left two dead and several injured. A 1-year-old and a 66-year-old woman perished, while others were hospitalized with injuries.

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88 m. ago Parking lot next to Toronto park to be replaced by new community centre

A recently-closed parking lot facing a Toronto park is the proposed site of a new community centre.The City has announced plans for its Ramsden Park Community Recreation Centre, a new public facility planned to replace a former surface lot at 1020 Yonge St., immediately west of Rosedale Subway Station.The disused Toronto Parking Authority (Green P) surface lot along Yonge Street fronts onto Ramsden Park to the north and a City of Toronto Solid Waste Management Services facility to the west. Known as Car Park 269, it was a popular place for motorists visiting the public space until its permanent closure in mid-June 2023.While still very early on in the planning process, the City states that the new facility to be built on the lot's footprint will offer a six-lane, 25-metre-lane pool, a leisure pool, a gymnasium with a running track, multi-purpose spaces, and even access to Wi-Fi throughout the facility.The City plans to hire a design team for the project this Spring, followed by...

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1 hour ago Ontario city begins clearing encampments from public property after changing rules

In 2023, the city approved an encampment protocol that allowed outdoor shelters as long as they followed specific location guidelines.

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2 h. ago In Michigan, Vance says US manufacturing can rebound despite tariff jitters and falling markets

BAY CITY, Mich. (AP) — Vice President JD Vance toured a Michigan plastics manufacturing facility on Friday, promoting a promised Trump administration industrial renaissance nationwide even as jitters about rising tariffs and steep drops in consumer confidence and financial markets point to the opposite. Vance was in Bay City, which was known in the 1800s […]

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2 h. ago Rookie MP Arielle Kayabaga gives London seat at cabinet table

A rookie London MP who was born in Burundi is one of three new faces in a slimmed-down federal Liberal cabinet unveiled Friday. Arielle Kayabaga, who announced her intention to seek the Liberal nomination in London West almost exactly four years ago during her first term on London city council, was named government House leader and […]

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3 h. ago Glencore Overhauls Embattled Canadian Smelters as Margins Plunge

Glencore Plc is doubling down on a cost-cutting drive at its Canadian copper and zinc plants following job cuts last year, in a further overhaul of its global smelting business following a collapse in processing margins.

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3 h. ago Airline known for providing staff free housing is hiring in Toronto

It's a particularly tough time to secure a job in Toronto right now, especially one that can cover the high costs of rent, food and other rising expenses of living in the city.But, one international airline that's looking for Toronto talent right now boasts some pretty great work perks, the most attractive of which is free company-provided accommodation.Emirates, which is regularly rated one of the world's best carriers, has been hosting career fairs across Canada to fill a number of cabin crew roles.It held one such event at the Novotel Toronto in January, and is back with yet another hiring spree at the same location this month.Candidates interested taking advantage of a tax-free salary plus medical benefits, a number of travel and lifestyle discounts, and the aforementioned free rent in Emirates' home base of Dubai, can head to Novotel at 45 The Esplanade at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, March 25 for the event, which will take place all day.Staff will be on-site to ...

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4 h. ago Helicopter traffic around D.C. airport changed after fatal midair collision

The FAA is permanently closing one key route and evaluating alternative helicopter routes after the National Transportation Safety Board made two urgent safety recommendations.

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4 h. ago Winnipegger aims to ride all 90 city bus routes before transit overhaul

A frequent Winnipeg Transit rider is hoping to maximize his use of a city bus pass ahead of this summer's launch of a new bus network.

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5 h. ago Portion of major Toronto street to fully shut down for over a week

Residents out and about enjoying Toronto as spring-like weather returns to the city this month should be advised of a number of construction projects that will lead to some localized travel headaches, including one along bustling Danforth Avenue.Metrolinx has just issued a PSA that it will be commencing work on a railway bridge passing over the east-end thoroughfare in the coming days and will be shutting down a significant stretch of the road for more than a week, which will lead to lengthier travel times around the area.From 12:01 a.m. next Wednesday, March 19, until 11:59 p.m. the following Thursday, March 27, Danforth will be completely shuttered to all traffic — yes, that includes vehicular, transit and pedestrian — between Warden Avenue and Eastwood Avenue.The closure will extend across more than nine full days, until 11:59 p.m. the following Thursday, March 27, as the transit agency completes the necessary widening of the bridge as pa...

Politics

5 h. ago Trump administration demands Columbia overhaul academic courses in ultimatum

NEW YORK — The Trump administration has delivered an extraordinary ultimatum to Columbia University, threatening to permanently end federal funding to the school unless it cedes control of an international studies department and implements sweeping changes to other campus policies. In a letter sent Thursday night, federal officials said the university must immediately place its […]

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6 h. ago If you don't like bats you might want to avoid these Toronto parks this spring

Spring is in the air, and Toronto wildlife is emerging after months of bitter cold, including several species of bats that have either migrated or spent their winters in hibernation, sheltered from the harsh temperatures.Bats are an essential part of the Greater Toronto Area's ecosystems, and, love them or hate them, you might be seeing a lot more of these flying critters in local parks this spring.A series of bat habitat structures will be installed in areas of the Martin Grove, Kipling, Islington and Royal York communities in the coming weeks.Bat boxes will be installed over a roughly six-week period starting this weekend, March 15, 2025, and lasting until April 31, 2025.The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), under contract to Metrolinx, will be carrying out the bat habitat installations in a series of local green spaces, including Deane Park, Silvercreek Park, Eden Valley Park and the parkette west adjacent to Kipling Woodlot.Wildlife authorities sta...

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6 h. ago Joly, others to address media on last day of G7 meeting in Quebec

LA MALBAIE, QUE. — Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly is set to address media this morning after gathering her counterparts from the U.S., Europe and Japan. She has been hosting the Group of Seven foreign ministers’ meeting in the Charlevoix region, northeast of Quebec City. Joly had pledged to raise U.S. tariffs with her American […]

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6 h. ago Eglinton Crosstown LRT opening could now be delayed to September

After many years of headlines, rumours and guesses about the future opening of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT, it seems that we can now finally say when, exactly, the ill-fated transit line that has been over 13 years in the making will launch, thanks to some mysterious inside sources.Signs have been leading up to this in recent months (some of them literal) as the TTC makes the appropriate preparations for Line 5 along Eglinton Avenue and, for the sibling Line 6 Finch West LRT, along that thoroughfare as well.Budget docs and words from the mouth of the TTC chair himself have, along with other hints, corroborated the rumours of a summer 2025 debut, likely in July for the Crosstown and August for Finch West, though potentially even earlier.Most recently, we discovered that LRT operators previously trained on the Crosstown are being re-deployed to the Black Creek division on March 17 and scheduled for refresher training shifts along the line for the peri...

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8 h. ago Iconic pet reindeer in Alaska mysteriously ill after someone tampers in his pen

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An iconic reindeer so beloved that he has been in parades, featured on reality TV shows and visited by schoolchildren on field trips in Alaska’s largest city is fighting for his life after mysteriously falling ill after someone tampered with his pen. Ever since, 8-year-old Star has had pneumonia, digestion issues and […]

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8 h. ago Ontario’s York Region Transit signs contract for 170 buses from NFI subsidiary New Flyer

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, March 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — (TSX: NFI, OTC: NFYEF, TSX: NFI.DB) NFI Group Inc. (NFI) a leading independent bus and coach manufacturer, subsidiary New Flyer Industries Canada ULC (New Flyer), today announced it has been awarded a significant contract with York Region Transit (YRT) for 170 Xcelsior® clean-diesel transit buses (268 equivalents […]

Transport

10 h. ago Fleury: Fairness for Ottawa? How about fairness for the ByWard Market?

The City of Ottawa is focused on Lansdowne and LeBreton Flats. But the third member of the trifecta, the ByWard District, is woefully neglected.

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10 h. ago How Canada Wins: Ottawa is bullish on live music entertainment and it could change the city

‘In 10 years Ottawa is going to be one of the best entertainment markets outside Toronto’: promoter Ken Craig.

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