“We found that two private career colleges delivered 59.5 and 81 hours of the required minimum of 103.5 training hours. Two of our students were not taught key truck driving elements such as left turns at major intersections, reverse parking and emergency stopping.”
“I'm doing my very best to not buy American,” she said outside a Halifax location of the province's Crown-run alcohol retailer. For alcohol, this means bourbon purchases have been replaced with scotch whisky, but she's made other changes as well. “I think we're making some gorgeous, gorgeous wines here in Nova Scotia and so I wouldn't hesitate to recommend a Nova Scotia wine,” said Reynolds, who used to work for the provincial wine association in the early 2000s.
The board said the cuts are part of its attempts to modernize the number of central administration staff to ensure its resources remain in schools and classrooms. "These changes are part of the TDSB's broader efforts to protect classroom learning, support student achievement and restore long-term financial sustainability," the statement reads.
Keyera Corp. has closed its deal to buy the Canadian natural gas liquids business of U.S. firm Plains All American Pipeline L.P. despite a challenge launched by the federal competition regulator. The company says it completed the acquisition Tuesday for $5.3 billion including closing adjustments.
Crews have extinguished a fire at two residential buildings in Thorncliffe Park that happened six months after a similar fire in the same location, according to the city. All fire operations, including a fire watch, ended at 11 Thorncliffe Park Dr. and 21 Overlea Blvd. at 12 noon on Monday, and the buildings have been turned over to the respective property management companies, the city said in a statement.
Usually, Toronto's last frost warning typically happens around April 27, Kennedy said. But this year, we're still seeing them a week into May. We've had stretches of time where the daytime highs have been 5 degrees or more below normal, she said. The average high for a Toronto day in May is just over 19 degrees, according to Monica Vaswani, a warning preparedness meteorologist with Environment Canada. So far this year, only one day has exceeded that temperature, she said.
Rents in Canada are basically back to their level from three years ago. He added that average rents are now down around $100 from a year ago and 7.4 per cent lower than 2024. Hildebrand says improving affordability "should help bring renters into the market who were priced out in recent years." Rent declines were most concentrated in the largest provinces, with B.C. seeing a 5.9 per cent decrease and Ontario rents down 5.2 per cent. Rents rose in Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
The report features 20 recommendations, including one notably calling on the Carney government to "pause and reverse" the decision to close research centres at Lacombe (AB), Quebec City (QC), and Guelph (ON), along with four satellite farms at Scott (SK), Indian Head (SK), Portage la Prairie (MB), and Nappan (NS).
I believe truly in my heart that the public deserves, our democracy deserves elections. The public should make that decision [about] who they want in this office, whether it's me or somebody else. In 2010, Durham Region residents voted in a referendum where 80 per cent of voters said they were in favour of an elected chair.
Canadian basketball is probably the most underappreciated in the world. The talent here is through the roof and getting better by the day. The CEBL offers all of Canada the chance to see that amazing talent on display. I'm excited to be part of this team.
Early Thursday morning five HDSB schools became aware of online threats and immediately notified police, said HDSB spokesperson Haley Juniper. 'The school day is proceeding as usual and information has been shared with parents/guardians,' she said. 'The safety and well-being of students and staff is our highest priority.'
The search for Denise Ann Williams involved extensive air and ground efforts, but after six days, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police reported no new information regarding her whereabouts. The challenging terrain of the Cape Breton Highlands national park complicated the search, with steep cliffs and dense forests making it difficult for search teams to navigate.
What we've seen is a shift down the price scale. Our cheaper menu items sales have gone up really almost exponentially and [with] our pricier items on the menu, we've seen sort of a dip.
Yvonne Ejim was the 33rd overall pick by the Indiana Fever last season, but was waived in May of 2025. She spent her most recent pro season in Spain, averaging 9.8 points and 5.9 rebounds while shooting 37.8 per cent from deep for IDK Euskotren in 27 games.
