Prince Edward County’s popularity as a tourist destination has, up until now, mainly focused on the fashionable and hip Wellington area, which is home to the Drake Devonshire and the equally stylish new Wander the Resort, and the quaint, delicious Bloomfield, which serves as host… Read More »Picton is the next hot spot in Prince Edward County. Here’s where to stay, dine and drink
If you think you’ve seen a lot of new cannabis shops popping up around Toronto recently, it’s not all in your imagination. While many businesses are struggling during the pandemic, new cannabis retailers keep opening in the city and across Ontario. Does that mean the… Read More »More cannabis shops keep opening despite lots of competition and the pandemic
Boxing day shopping is a lot different this year for Ontario residents after the province went into a pandemic lockdown at 12:01 a.m. While restrictions were already in effect in areas such as Toronto, Peel and York Region, the rest of southern Ontario is now… Read More »Ontario’s province-wide lockdown began at 12:01 a.m. Here’s what the restrictions look like
Ontario has announced that a “provincewide shutdown” will begin on Boxing Day and last for four weeks in southern areas of the province and two weeks in northern areas. The government had previously planned to implement the measures beginning on Christmas Eve, sources told Global… Read More »Ontario to enter ‘provincewide shutdown’ on Boxing Day
TORONTO – The Canadian Paediatric Society is advising parents unable to breastfeed their newborns to stay away from unregulated breast milk sold or shared online. The society says that in most cases, mothers unable to breastfeed their babies should turn to commercial formula instead. Meanwhile,… Read More »Parents unable to breastfeed should use formula instead of online milk exchange: CPS
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
When Kelly Lopes learned back in the spring that the Ontario government was ordering her teenaged children to stay home from school for their own safety but expected them and their parents to continue going to work, fear and anger set in almost immediately. In… Read More »Coronavirus: Spread of COVID-19 in Brampton linked to systemic factors, experts say – Toronto
Ontario reported 1,708 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 114,746. It marks the third-largest single-day increase in cases to date in Ontario, behind Friday’s total of 1,855 and Saturday’s 1,822. “Locally, there are… Read More »Ontario reports 1,708 new coronavirus cases, 24 deaths
They’re considered essential but you will not find anyone inside pot shops in Toronto and Peel Region, the provinces two lockdown zones. “All we’re asking for is an opportunity to do right by our customers in the community, have a consistent playing field and, you… Read More »Coronavirus: Cannabis retailers plead with Ontario to allow reopening in lockdown zones
Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government presented their first pandemic-era budget Thursday. Here are the highlights: Record spending The government’s fiscal plan involves a record $187 billion in expenses, with $30 billion specifically in pandemic-related spending. The province will also have a record deficit of $38.5 billion.… Read More »Highlights from the Ontario government budget unveiled Thursday