TORONTO — Canada’s busiest airport is cutting approximately 500 jobs because of a significant drop in air traffic due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) announced on Tuesday it is cutting 27 per cent of its workforce at Toronto’s Pearson Airport to allow for a moreContinue Reading
OTTAWA — Canada’s deputy public health officer says the federal government would be having “a different conversation” with the Toronto Blue Jays about playing regular-season games at Rogers Centre if the United States and Canada were at similar stages in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Howard Njoo said Tuesday thatContinue Reading
The City of Toronto has saved hundreds of millions of dollars through a series of cuts but still faces a shortfall of $1.35 billion and may have to implement a series of “grim strategies” to balance its budget as early as later this summer, Mayor John Tory says. The cityContinue Reading
The Canadian Premiere of the box office record-breaking Chinese film, Sheep Without a Shepherd, will screen at the inaugural edition of the Lavazza Drive-In Film Festival at Ontario Place, co-hosted by ICFF, presented by IC Savings,and CHIN Radio/TV. The complete list of titles has been released, including several international premieresContinue Reading
The federal government is for the second time extending its program to subsidize wages in companies hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, this time until at least December. But the government is being warned it may have to move the end date into 2021. The program is the heart ofContinue Reading
Ontario Premier Doug Ford will unveil plans to move forward to the next stage of the province’s reopening plan on Monday, CTV News Toronto has learned. Ford will make the announcement during his daily press briefing at Queen’s Park. CTV News Toronto has also learned Ontario will enter Stage 3Continue Reading
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has spoken out about a racist tirade that was caught on camera at a Chinese supermarket in Mississauga. “This is hard to watch. I’d like to echo what [Minister] Mary [Ng] said and thank the employees who took a stand against ignorance and hatred. We allContinue Reading
Margaret Trudeau received $250,000 in honoraria; Alexandre Trudeau was paid about $32,000 Margaret Trudeau arrives at a WE day event in London, England, March 22, 2017. (Alastair Grant/The Associated Press) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s mother Margaret and his brother Alexandre have both been paid tens of thousands of dollars to appear atContinue Reading
The COVID-19 crisis is the challenge of our generation. The Government of Canada has responded with rapid and broad-based emergency support measures to protect the health and economic well-being of Canadians. Today, Finance Minister Bill Morneau presented an economic and fiscal snapshot. The federal government has used its strong fiscal positionContinue Reading
Premier Doug Ford speaks to reporters to provide an update on the province’s COVID-19 response on July 8. TORONTO – Ontario Premier Doug Ford vowed Wednesday to make air conditioning mandatory in the province’s long-term care homes, though critics say any change will come too late for many residents alreadyContinue Reading
