Toronto neighbourhood's go-to cafe closing after over a decade
A Toronto cafe that's been a neighbourhood staple for more than 10 years is closing permanently, sharing a tear-jerking note to say goodbye.Each neighbourhood in the city has its go-to coffee shop: a place that not only provides hearty pours of java to the area's residents but also helps define it. Perhaps it would be more apt to say that each neighbourho...
https://www.blogto.com/eat_drink/2026/06/dark-horse-geary-toronto-closing/
Shuttered Toronto Italian restaurant getting replaced by something virtually identical
A Toronto Italian restaurant that weathered its fair share of hard times before closing permanently is getting replaced this summer. Don't worry, though; the usurper isn't all that different from the original.Even though cuisines from some of the furthest reaches of the world can be found within Toronto city limits, Italian fare continues to ...
https://www.blogto.com/eat_drink/2026/06/figo-toronto-bar-romy/

Petition!
Stop Trump’s Gutting of the Roadless #Rule and #Protect America's National #Forests
The Issue
We’re at a critical moment for America’s wild forests — and what happens next could #permanently shape our public lands.

Spanning 39 states and 59 million acres, the Roadless Rule has kept some of the most intact national forests in the country free from road-building and large-scale industrial development for over two decades.

Now, that protection is being #targeted for #rollback — opening the door to roads and #development in some of the most remote wild forests we have left.
https://www.change.org/p/stop-trump-s-gutting-of-the-roadless-rule-and-protect-america-s-national-forests

Charlottetown council votes to allow Victoria Row patios to stay open later permanently
Charlottetown is allowing patios along a pedestrian street in the city to stay open past midnight permanently.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/charlottetown-patios-vic-row-9.7197609?cmp=rss
One of Toronto's most popular spots for subway station patties just closed permanently
A business that's sold Jamaican patties at one of Toronto's busiest transit hubs has officially closed its doors after decades.Jamaican patties sold at convenience stores and bakeries in Toronto subway stations have been saving commuters from their end-of-day hanger attacks since time immemorial (or, at least as lo...
https://www.blogto.com/eat_drink/2026/04/toronto-subway-station-patties-closed-permanently/
Number of VPs at Metrolinx grows again, some consultants come on board permanently
Data released through Ontario's annual salary disclosures, known as the sunshine list, reveals there were 124 people at Metrolinx with vice-president in their title last year.
#Politics #Fordgovernment #Metrolinx #Ontariopolitics
https://globalnews.ca/news/11754016/metrolinx-vice-presidents-2025/
Number of VPs at Metrolinx grows again, some consultants come on board permanently
Data released through Ontario's annual salary disclosures, known as the sunshine list, reveals there were 124 people at Metrolinx with vice-president in their title last year.
#Politics #Fordgovernment #Metrolinx #Ontariopolitics
https://globalnews.ca/news/11754016/metrolinx-vice-presidents-2025/
EU will delay proposal to permanently ban Russian oil imports
The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is creating the biggest oil supply disruption in history, according to the International Energy Agency, sending global crude prices soaring.
#World #EU #Oil
https://globalnews.ca/news/11743503/eu-will-delay-proposal-to-permanently-ban-russian-oil-imports/
'I had such a nice feeling that I'm home': Ukrainians who fled the war reflect on 4 years in northern Ontario
Dozens of Ukrainians who fled the war four years ago have been making new lives in northern Ontario.
Some still wonder about going back, but many hope to stay in Canada permanently.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/ukrainians-sudbury-four-years-9.7121105?cmp=rss
... District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly #permanently #blocked provisions of a presidential executive order that sought to unilaterally impose new voter registration and citizenship requirements. #SCOTUS Limit on Troop Deployment: On February 19, 2026, the Supreme Court left in place a ...