At this point, many of us are aware of the significance of 4-20 (April 20), the day cannabis enthusiasts celebrate their drug of choice. Why that day? Nobody can remember for sure, but the most common explanation is that it comes from a reference to… Read More »Why LSD is poised for a comeback as treatment for substance abuse, anxiety and depression
TAMPA, FLA.—There is something deeply perverse about a women’s organization providing a megaphone platform and deflecting shield to a man under investigation for sex with a minor and possibly transporting the teenage girl over state lines. But evidently Women for America First didn’t feel the… Read More »Republican Matt Gaetz, at best a greasy creep cut from the Trump cloth
As the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), Perry Bellegarde has spent the past six years navigating the often fractious relationships between Indigenous communities and politicians, corporations and band leaders themselves. After two terms, the former chief of Little Black Bear Nation… Read More »‘Progress doesn’t mean parity,’ Perry Bellegarde says as he works to improve conditions for First Nations people, particularly by influencing the federal budget
After a year of COVID-19, most Ontarians are feeling more depressed and more upset than they were before the pandemic, a new poll suggests. The Campaign Research survey for the Toronto Star found 50 per cent of respondents feel “more depressed” than they did before… Read More »Poll suggests Ontarians feel ‘more depressed’ and ‘upset’ after a year of COVID-19
It was 11:35 at night when the drone with the package marked “HITMAN” was seen hovering over the limestone walls of Collins Bay Institution in Kingston. Such sightings aren’t uncommon. An Access to Information search by the Star found there were 27 reported incidents in… Read More »Smugglers’ drones buzzed this Kingston prison dozens of times in 2019, Star finds
Jess Carignan is a flight dispatcher from Quebec City. Justin Niklaus runs a family bakery in Owen Sound. David Halpert publishes a cannabis magazine in North Toronto. This week, they were among the millions of amateur investors who took part in a trading frenzy that… Read More »How a massive ‘dumb money’ movement sent GameStop’s stock price soaring and cost Wall Street millions
When Danila Zeneli saw the listing for what would be her first home in Toronto, the condo fees for the downtown one-bedroom were just $287.34 a month. But by 2017 when she moved in, those fees had already gone up. And in 2018 they jumped… Read More »This Toronto homeowner was shocked when her condo fees jumped over 30 per cent within two years. The province’s auditor general wants better disclosure rules for developers
Three years before Premier Doug Ford’s government cancelled the Hamilton LRT over what it described as skyrocketing costs, Metrolinx and the Ministry of Transportation knew the project would be significantly more expensive than the $1 billion public estimate, according to Ontario Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk.… Read More »Metrolinx knew Hamilton LRT would cost far more than $1 billion years before it was cancelled, auditor general says
The latest coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Monday. This file will be updated throughout the day. Web links to longer stories if available. 6:55 a.m.: Chinese vaccine company Sinovac announced Monday that it is planning to complete a new facility to double… Read More »Today’s coronavirus news: TDSB closes Thorncliffe Park elementary school amid rising number of students testing positive for COVID-19; Ontario’s auditor general to release annual report; Some New York
An industry friend posted a video plea this week, with tears pouring down his face, admitting that defeat is near. His raw emotion expressing restaurateurs’ collective frustration. After eight long months of pandemic restrictions, adaptations, closures, renovations, retraining, reopenings, and further closures, Toronto’s restaurant industry… Read More »‘Give us a chance to survive’: One of Toronto’s most successful restaurateurs says bars and restaurants have been unfairly singled out