Ontario government buys $28.9M private jet for Doug Ford's use | CBC News
The provincial government has purchased a pre-owned private jet for $28.9 million to be used by Ontario Premier Doug Ford.
Are city-run grocery stores the answer to unaffordability of basic necessities and healthy food?
I'm sure the Weston family and other oligarchs will find a way to lobby against such a things...
https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/we-need-to-take-bold-steps-toronto-councillor-pitches-city-run-grocery-stores/ #hogtown #tdot #toronto #topoli #onpoli #onleg #cdnpoli #polcan #food #foodinsecurity #workingpoor
‘We need to take bold steps’: Toronto councillor pitches city-run grocery stores
One Toronto councillor is proposing a city-run grocery store pilot project as he says more people are struggling to afford basic necessities.
Ontario's payout to Elon Musk over cancelled Starlink contract to remain secret
Ontario’s payout to Elon Musk’s SpaceX over a cancelled Starlink contract will remain a secret after the two sides agreed to a confidential settlement, The Canadian Press has learned.
Broken disposal box, loose syringes leaves Riverside park-goer concerned | CBC News
One Toronto resident is concerned after finding a sharps disposal box broken open in a park in her neighbourhood with a large pile of syringes falling out onto the grass. She says the city didn’t act fast enough.
Who mows a #swastika into their front lawn? A Nazi, that's who!
"When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time. People know themselves much better than you do. That's why it's important to stop expecting them to be something other than who they are." Maya Angelou
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/swastika-lawn-st-thomas-1.7638768 #racism #antisemitism #nazisinontario #nazisincanada #cdnpoli #polcan #onpoli #onleg
Neighbours rattled after a Nazi symbol was cut into this house's front lawn near St. Thomas | CBC News
Provincial police officers are investigating complaints from neighbours after a large Nazi symbol was mowed into the front lawn of a home on the eastern edge of St. Thomas.
London’s $94,000 question: Do city councillors need a 33% pay raise next term?
A task force recommends London city councillors receive a 33 per cent pay raise (to $94,222/year) next term to compensate for rising workloads, but admits there’s no requirement that they work full-time hours to receive the full-time income.
Don’t know if you’ve been vaccinated against measles? Get a shot, doctors urge
Public health doctors say if people don’t know if they’ve been vaccinated against measles, they should get a shot.
Ontario's measles outbreak is so big, even New York health officials are taking notice | CBC News
Ontario's measles outbreak has become so big that public health officials in New York state have included the province in a travel advisory that urges residents to get vaccinated before visiting.
Wind Turbine Syndrome Was Bullshit the Whole Time
Turns out the sound of windmills doesn't actually drive you insane—who would've guessed wind turbine syndrome was fake?
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