Two indoor pools closed in Toronto as staff refuse to work in extreme heat, union says
July 30, 2025
A union representing Toronto workers says unbearable heat forced the closure of two indoor pools Tuesday, and they remain closed this morning.
CUPE Local 79 says indoor humidex ratings were recorded between 40 and 45 C this week at Main Square Community Recreation Centre and Birchmount Community Centre pools.
Unpublished Newswire
The affordable housing complex Mike Tiller is hoping for is unlike anything else in his community.The sleek, modular buildings with sloping roofs and wide windows pose a sharp contrast to the brightly-coloured clapboard houses dotting the shores in New-Wes-Valley, a small fishing community along the northern end of Newfoundland’s Bonavista Bay.
July 31, 2025 - 07:43 | Sarah Smellie | The Globe and Mail
Toronto has moved to ban motorized watercraft from one of its busiest beaches by next year due to concerns over unsafe operators and illegal rentals, but one rental company says the city should instead focus on regulations that weed out “bad actors” in the industry.City council passed a motion last week requesting that PortsToronto ban boats and personal watercrafts such as Jet Skis within at least 150 metres of the shoreline at Woodbine Beach in the city’s east end by June 2026.
July 31, 2025 - 07:28 | Vanessa Tiberio | The Globe and Mail
OTTAWA — While the federal Liberal government has signalled plans to make good on its campaign promise to give raises to military members, it is keeping tight-lipped about whether it intends to do the same for RCMP recruits.
During this spring’s federal election campaign, Prime Minister Mark Carney
pledged to bolster the national police force by hiring another 1,000 members...
July 31, 2025 - 07:27 | Stephanie Taylor | National Post
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