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1 week ago | 
ctvnews.ca | Phil Tsekouras |Bryann Paul Aguilar
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford praised Prime Minister Mark Carney following his high-stakes first meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, expressing his optimism that Tuesday was the start of the two countries rebuilding their fractured relationship brought on by the trade war. “I thought he did really well,” Ford told reporters at Queen’s Park.
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1 week ago | 
ctvnews.ca | Phil Tsekouras
The union representing auto workers at the General Motors plant in Oshawa, Ont. says the company is cutting its third shift this fall, citing U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Unifor, which represents about 3,000 employees at the Oshawa facility, said the shift reduction is “reckless” and that the move will “ripple through” the auto parts supplier network. Local 222 president Jeff Gray said the move will impact hundreds of jobs.
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2 weeks ago | 
noovo.info | Phil Tsekouras
Le syndicat représentant les travailleurs de l'usine General Motors à Oshawa, en Ontario, affirme que l'entreprise prévoit de réduire les équipes, invoquant les droits de douane imposés par le président américain Donald Trump.
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2 weeks ago | 
ctvnews.ca | Phil Tsekouras
GM workers use human assisted automation to weld vehicle doors at the General Motors assembly plant in Oshawa, Ont., on Friday, March 19, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette The union representing auto workers at the General Motors plant in Oshawa, Ont. says the company is planning to reduce shifts, citing U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
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2 weeks ago | 
ctvnews.ca | Phil Tsekouras
Allergy sufferers in Toronto got a brief break from their seasonal sneezing and itchy eyes this year thanks a recent spell of cool weather. But one laboratory says as warmer temperatures make a comeback this month, so too will their symptoms. Ottawa-based Aerobiology Research Laboratories (ARL) said southern Ontario’s mild weather in March and April brought with it early pollen to start the spring.
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2 weeks ago | 
ctvnews.ca | Phil Tsekouras
High-end Rolex and Cartier watches are among the $50,000 worth of jewelry police say was stolen from a St. Catharines residence during a house party earlier this year. In a news release, police say officers were called on April 10 to a home near Read and Lakeshore roads for a report of a theft. Investigators say the complainant had just returned home from out of the country when they discovered several pieces of jewelry were missing.
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2 weeks ago | 
ctvnews.ca | Phil Tsekouras |Bryann Paul Aguilar
Facing a $58-million deficit for the 2025-2026 academic year, the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) is considering closing more than half of its swimming pools and eliminating some music instructor positions in an effort to keep its head above water. The recommendation is one of several cost-saving measures detailed in a report considered by the board’s Finance, Budget and Enrolment Committee Wednesday afternoon.
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2 weeks ago | 
ctvnews.ca | Phil Tsekouras
Facing a $58-million deficit for the 2025-2026 academic year, the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) is considering closing more than half of its swimming pools and eliminating some music instructor positions in an effort to keep its head above water. The recommendation is one of several cost-saving measures detailed in a report is being considered by the board’s Finance, Budget and Enrolment Committee this afternoon. Follow for live meeting updates.
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2 weeks ago | 
ctvnews.ca | Phil Tsekouras |Laura Sebben
Toronto’s cherry blossoms are blooming, and a new guide has everything you need to know about when and where to take in the popular spring-time sighting. The High Park Nature Centre has relaunched its “Cherry Blossom Watch” for the 2025 season and said that, as of April 28, the blossoms in the west-end Toronto park were in the fourth stage of the bloom development process. Stage four means the “peduncles” - or flower stems - are getting longer and the individual blossoms can be clearly seen.
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2 weeks ago | 
ctvnews.ca | Phil Tsekouras
Facing a $58-million deficit for the 2025-2026 academic year, the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) is considering closing more than half of its swimming pools and eliminating some music instructor positions in an effort to keep its head above water. The recommendation is one of several cost-saving measures detailed in a report that’s set to go before the board’s Finance, Budget and Enrolment Committee on Wednesday afternoon.
