04/18/2019

The Dean of Soca Music on the Toronto airwaves is back! Two weeks ago Sunday morning radio host Jai Ojah-Maharaj once again got behind the microphone and started playing the sweet sounds of Soca and Calypso Music. The Caribbean Connection Radio Show with Jai is not being heard on Toronto’s CHIN radio station, his home for 30-years, but on the MyCarribeanRadio -- the Trinidadian Super Soca online radio station. “The actual show is originating out of a private studio in Toronto’s west-end” Ojah

04/18/2019

oronto City Council today approved staff recommendations in a supplementary report to its Toronto's Transit Expansion Program report following the Ontario government's announcement on April 10, and in the provincial budget on April 11, that outlined a new transit plan for Toronto and the region, including four projects the Province sees as transit priorities. The supplementary report is available at https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-132117.pdf. The Ontario

04/18/2019

The residential construction industry has just inhaled. This afternoon, Toronto city council voted 21-4 in favour of Councillor Ana Bailao's motion to the noise bylaw exemption to amend the proposed permit process for continuous concrete pouring. The originally proposed Municipal Licensing and Standards (MLS) exemption process would have crippled the industry's ability to deliver desperately needed housing supply – new condos and purpose-built rentals – to Torontonians and put thousands of jobs

04/18/2019

Elections Ontario today released its 2018 general election report, Modernizing Ontario's Electoral Process. In the report, the Chief Electoral Officer makes 13 recommendations for legislative change to further enhance elections in Ontario. Key recommendations include creating a single address authority, taking responsibility for municipal voters lists, and advancing a number of legislative revisions to better ensure the integrity of provincial elections. The 2018 general election was the first

04/18/2019

Climate change is one of the defining environmental challenges of our time. Increasing climate education, awareness, and action through independent third parties will support Canada's efforts to protect the environment and transition to a cleaner economy. Today, the Minister of International Development and Minister for Women and Gender Equality, Maryam Monsef, on behalf of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna, announced funding to Random Acts of Green through the

04/18/2019

The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) is echoing concerns raised recently on the rising trends of youth vaping in Canada and urging Health Canada to tighten rules and ban advertising of vaping products from all public spaces and broadcast media. In our response to Health Canada's consultation on the impact of vaping products advertising on youth and nonusers of tobacco products, we are recommending that restrictions on promotion of vaping products and devices should be the same as those for

04/18/2019

With winter now behind us, many Ontarians will be heading outdoors to celebrate the recent arrival of spring this long Easter weekend. Ontario Power Generation (OPG) reminds people to continue to exercise caution when around Ontario's waterways. "Water flows and levels can become dangerous very quickly and without notice, particularly during periods of significant rainfall," said Mike Martelli, OPG President of Renewable Generation. "Please respect the signs and barriers around OPG facilities.

04/18/2019

COSTI is telling the inspiring stories of immigrants who have overcome barriers and found success in Canada through a colourful campaign in Toronto, Peel, and York Regions that starts April 24. Since 1952, COSTI has helped more than 39,000 new Canadians each year through education, employment and social services. This campaign tells the stories of four individuals who have achieved personal success. Mario J. Calla, Executive Director, says "The campaign is unlike anything COSTI has done before.

04/17/2019

The City of Toronto is continuing to make progress against illegal cannabis storefronts. The Province of Ontario's Cannabis Control Act, which came into effect six months ago on October 17, 2018, legalized the distribution, sale and consumption of cannabis. Since then, the City has conducted ongoing investigations into illegal cannabis storefronts, resulting in 41 charges.  The City of Toronto is currently investigating 21 suspected illegal cannabis storefronts. The City has nine bylaw