Major Roadways Will be Closed in Toronto This Weekend
People driving in Toronto this weekend should be aware of some major road closures across the city. The Don Valley Parkway will be closed to vehicle traffic from York Mills Road to the Gardiner Expressway on Sunday, June 5 from 2 a.m. to 2 p.m. This is to accommodate for the Bike for Brain health […]
Ontario Logs Less Than 1,000 New COVID-19 Cases Today
On Friday, health officials in Ontario are reporting 888 new infections of COVID-19 however, the number is an estimate due to testing restrictions. Officials confirmed that 669 people are currently being treated in Ontario hospitals with COVID-19 but they reported 117 people are in intensive care units. Last month, 93.0 per cent of Ontarians over […]
Doug Ford to Speak this Morning After Winning Majority
Doug Ford is holding a news conference a day after he won a second majority government. Ford’s journey to winning this election began on St. Patrick’s Day in 2020 when he declared a state of emergency for the pandemic. Until that moment, Ford was so unpopular that he got booed at the Toronto Raptors victory […]
Elon Musk Orders Tesla Staff Back to Office
Tesla employees received a strongly worded email from Elon Musk stating they had to return to the office or leave. Prior to the email, Tesla employees used AirBnB and Ubisoft Montreal to decide where they wanted to work. The email was leaked as a screenshot on Twitter and Musk even replied to the leak. Musk […]
Lotto Max Draw Reaches $113M in Prizes
Two people in Ontario woke up $1 million richer after Tuesday night’s Lotto Max draw. On Wednesday morning the OLG said “while the jackpot was not won last night, there are still some very big prize winners across Ontario,” The organization said the two Maxmilllion were won in the May 31 draw, each worth $1 […]
Ontario Logs More Than 1,000 New COVID-19 Cases Today
On Thursday, health officials in Ontario are reporting 1,038 new infections of COVID-19 however, the number is an estimate due to testing restrictions. Officials confirmed that 670 people are currently being treated in Ontario hospitals with COVID-19 but they reported 119 people are in intensive care units. Last month, 93.0 per cent of Ontarians over […]
Here’s How to Vote in the Ontario Election
Ontario’s 2022 election is today and eligible voters will be able to cast their ballots for candidates in their electoral district. According to Elections Ontario, For residents who do not speak any English, voting information will be available in 38 different languages. To cast a vote in Ontario, you must be 18 years of age […]
New Subspecies of Butterfly Discovered with Montreal Insectarium
The Nunavik Sentinels program is resuming field work this summer after being on break from the pandemic. Located in Quebec’s Nunavik region the program is designed to assist with learning how to identify and collect butterflies. The program has a team of entomologists and researchers from the Montreal Insectarium. In 2019, Siaja Parceaud-May spotted a […]
Tim Hortons App Tracked too Much Personal Data
An investigation conducted by federal and provincial authorities found the Tim Hortons app unnecessarily collected personal data without adequate consent. In the commissioner’s report published on Wednesday, it states Tim Hortons collected granular location data for the purpose of targeted advertisement. However, the company never used that data for those purposes. The report explained that […]
Cooler Air Expected in Ontario Today
After two days of sweltering heat, Ontario is expected to get some cooler air on Wednesday. The scorching temperatures reached in Toronto broke a 78-year-old record for heat. Rain is expected across most of the southern half of the province on Wednesdays and temperatures are forecasted to drop to the mid-twenties. On Monday and Tuesday, […]