A few dozen school bus drivers hopped on a bus from Durham Region for pickets at two locations in Peterborough on Tuesday. The group of Unifor members held a picket in front of the Student Transportation Services of Central Ontario (STSCO). STSCO is a consortium which looks over nine local busing companies for service in […]
Saskatoon is relaxing its limits for city-wide on-street parking. City council approved a bylaw amendment Monday increasing parking limits from 36 hours to 72 hours, unless otherwise indicated by a sign or provided for in a bylaw. Related Saskatoon city council pushes back organics collection to 2023 Saskatoon should run its own photo radar instead […]
The US state of Alabama is pioneering a project to train school staff – including teachers, coaches and administrators – how to treat pupils suffering from drug overdoses. “Times have changed. Kids are getting things out of their parents’ cabinets. They don’t have to go out on the street, and they don’t know what they […]
Thirty-eight US billionaires have pledged at least 50% of their wealth to charity through a campaign started by investor Warren Buffett and Microsoft founder Bill Gates. They include New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, CNN founder Ted Turner and entertainment executive Barry Diller. “The Giving Pledge” lists all the families and individuals who have committed to […]
Good morning. (If you don’t already get California Today by email, here’s the sign-up.) I hope your Memorial Day weekend was relaxing and reflective. Here’s how The Times has covered the holiday for the past century. It’s a worthwhile reminder that the nation has heard many calls for peace over the decades — but it’s […]
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg will be summoned to appear before a federal committee the next time they set foot in Canada. That comes after the two heads of the controversial company snubbed a subpoena order to appear before the International Grand Committee on Big Data, Privacy and Democracy, sending domestic representatives in their […]
MacKenzie Bezos, who finalised her divorce to Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos in April, has pledged to give at least half her fortune to charity. She became one of the richest people in the world following her split from Mr Bezos, and has an estimated personal fortune of US$36.6 billion (S$50.4 billion), according to CNN. She […]
Horizontal rain and 130 km/hr winds ripped through Eastern Ontario over the weekend causing property damage in many Kingston, Ont., neighbourhoods. Evergreen trees uprooted, patio furniture tossed, and driveway basketball hoops tipped over were the result of a storm that was not detected by Environment Canada until it touched down. “We expected thunderstorms would develop […]
A casino will not be built on the grounds of Ontario Place as part of a redevelopment plan for the over 150-acre site, sources have confirmed to Global News. Michael Tibollo, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport will be joined by Monte McNaughton, Minister of Infrastructure, to make an announcement at Ontario Place at 9 […]
[What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] As Mayor Bill de Blasio enters the 2020 presidential race, an exclusive group of people would seem to be natural allies: the 115 people who contributed $458,000 to his federal political action committee. Yet even among those who gave […]