Nick Westoll
Multimedia Journalist at CityNews Toronto
@CityNewsTO journalist | @GlobalNewsTO, @TorontoStar, @HumberJSchool alum | Views = mine | RTs/likes ≠ endorsement | ✉️: DM, [email protected]
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1 week ago |
toronto.citynews.ca | Nick Westoll
An emergency alert issued in the Greater Toronto Area hours after a Pickering woman was fatally stabbed is raising questions about the timeliness of the broadcast message as well as how it was classified as “terrorism” on some platforms. Just after 3 p.m. on Thursday, Durham Regional Police officers said they were called to a home on Lynn Heights Drive, near Whites Road North and Finch Avenue, after receiving reports that a woman was stabbed multiple times.
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1 week ago |
toronto.citynews.ca | Nick Westoll
The Ford government is looking to give all Ontario MPPs a 35-per-cent raise after a 16-year freeze as well as changing how provincial politicians receive their pensions. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy tabled legislation at Queen’s Park on Thursday to end a cap on salary raises that was initially put in place in 2009 under the previous Liberal government led by former premier Dalton McGuinty, bringing provincial representatives closer to what federal MPs earn.
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1 week ago |
toronto.citynews.ca | Nick Westoll
As warmer weather settles into Ontario and we’re enjoying the outdoors, the head of an environmental non-profit organization is encouraging people to report invasive species and biodiversity threats. “Invasive species are one of the second leading causes of why we’re losing biodiversity, so it’s a really tangible issue that people can become involved in and help support concrete action,” Colin Cassin, executive director of the Invasive Species Centre, told CityNews.
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1 week ago |
toronto.citynews.ca | Nick Westoll
The sight of construction for commuters on Hurontario Street in Mississauga isn’t new, but at the north end of the city are seeing a familiar sight as crews are rebuilding tracks for the yet-to-be-opened Hazel McCallion light-rail transit (LRT) line.
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2 weeks ago |
toronto.citynews.ca | Nick Westoll
It’s been more than a week since news of a new 25-year operating contract between Metrolinx and a private consortium was quietly dropped, and the Ontario transportation agency still has yet to reveal more about the circumstances despite calls for information. “We don’t know the scope of this change, we don’t know if it’s operations only or what?
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An interesting design choice by GO Transit for this new sign at my local station. The T greatly outsizes the name of the station itself. https://t.co/wGCDSevbKG
The power of a vote. This case will be cited for years to come.
#BREAKING: Elections Canada says the seat in the Quebec riding of Terrebonne has flipped from the Bloc Québécois to the Liberals by a single vote following a judicial recount. https://t.co/0YOvdyDpql
With just two polls left to report, Carleton Liberal candidate Bruce Fanjoy has expanded his lead to nearly 3,800 votes over longtime incumbent and Conservative Party of Canada Leader Pierre Poilievre. https://t.co/jfslA225wO
