Unpublished Newswire
Back in August, Ontario’s Premier organized a study to look into the viability of digging a tunnel under Highway 401 and through the GTA. More specifically, a tunnel from Brampton to Mississauga in the West End, and one from Scarborough to Markham in the East End. The endgame of Doug Ford’s plan: Alleviate congestion and the flow of commerce. But now, Ford is ramping up the intensity of this idea, encouraging Canada’s Prime Minister to back his vision. Is this gameplan an efficient solution to traffic congestion, let alone an affordable one? Matti Siemiatycki is a...
September 17, 2025 - 18:30 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Quebec has become the second Canadian province after Alberta that will no longer provide free vaccination against COVID-19 for all its population.Instead, only certain categories of people will still receive the shot at no cost: seniors, health care workers, residents of remote regions and medically vulnerable patients.
September 17, 2025 - 18:24 | Ha Tu Thanh, Alanna Smith | The Globe and Mail
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre offered Prime Minister Mark Carney a backhanded compliment while grilling him on the size of the deficit in the upcoming budget — which led to Carney boasting about his economic expertise.
The federal government has confirmed the budget will be tabled on Nov. 4 — after it spent weeks saying that would be tabled in October. There has been a whirlwind of speculation about the size of the deficit which could be approaching $100 billion according to reports.
During question period on Wednesday, Poilievre repeatedly asked Carney “how big” the...
September 17, 2025 - 18:20 | Catherine Lévesque | National Post
Despite hiring new drivers and mechanics, OC Transpo continues to fall short on its reliability targets, as the transit service’s metrics stay ‘stagnant’. Recently, they have implemented a ‘New Ways To Bus’ gameplan, which features a significant route redesign. And while another phase of LRT is awaiting the green light in Orleans, critics remain skeptical that this ship is being turned around fast enough. Gio Petti is a regular Ottawa transit user, and his recently-released documentary has dissected a wide range of present-day transit dilemmas at OC Transpo...
September 17, 2025 - 18:15 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Environment and Climate Change Canada said several heat waves this summer were twice as likely to be due to human-made climate change, with one 10 times more likely.
September 17, 2025 - 18:06 | Sean Previl | Global News - Canada
As summer comes to a close, many Torontonians have noticed an increase in wasp activity — as experts say wasp season is in full swing.
September 17, 2025 - 18:06 | Megan King | Global News - Canada
