Nearly 850 trees would be cut down to make way for sprawling water park, underground parking lot Toronto is reviewing plans to turn Ontario Place into a sprawling private water park and spa with underground parking for more than 2,000 vehicles — a project that would require nearly 850 trees on the grounds be cut down. City staff and council are currently examining a development application submitted by the province on Nov. 25. The controversial proposal has been in the works for more than a year and needs to be approved by the cityRead more

Results of camera work to be transmitted to Earth on Monday A 17-metre-long Canadian-made robotic arm on the International Space Station will inspect a docked Soyuz spacecraft after a leak was noticed just before a spacewalk last week, Russia’s state space corporation said on Sunday. After the spacewalk was called off on Thursday, Roscosmos said there had been damage to the outer skin of an instrument assembly compartment of the Soyuz MS-22 capsule. It said there was a coolant leak. Roscosmos said cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev, Dmitry Petelin and Anna KikinaRead more

Taykwa Tagamou Nation hopes to join other Indigenous governing bodies with child welfare laws in effect Taykwa Tagamou Nation Chief Bruce Archibald still remembers how it felt to be taken away from his home as a toddler and sent to live with another family that didn’t practice his Cree traditions. “Things like that shouldn’t happen,” he said. Archibald was two years old when he was placed with a French-speaking family. Today, Archibald is using that experience as motivation to keep Indigenous kids rooted in their culture. Taykwa Tagamou Nation, locatedRead more

Saskatoon residence is a ‘community where people thrive,’ CEO says It’s time for learning circle. Eleven-year-old Rachel Molnar is wrangling more guests for her Grade 6 classroom. But those participants aren’t other Grade 6 students. That’s because Molnar is a student in a classroom inside Sherbrooke Community Centre in Saskatoon. She and other students like her are spending the year in iGen, an intergenerational classroom where students and residents exchange wisdom and knowledge with each other Monday through Friday. “I love the energy, I love seeing everyone so happy,” RachelRead more

A male suspect died following an interaction with officers, police say York police said six people, including an alleged gunman, are dead following a shooting at a condo tower in Vaughan on Sunday night. Officers were called to the building at 7:20 p.m. ET on Sunday in response to a shooting in progress. It’s unclear what drove the violence, but York Regional Police Chief Jim MacSween said five people were killed at the scene, which he described as horrendous. He said a sixth victim was taken to hospital but is expected to survive. At least one woman, who wasRead more

The owner of Spirit River Cannabis says he is simply upholding his constitutional rights The Ontario Provincial Police unit responsible for cannabis enforcement says it is currently “looking into” an Indigenous-owned cannabis retail store operating without a licence in London, Ont. “[The OPP] is aware of this unlicensed cannabis retail store and will be looking into this in further detail,” Det.-Const. Sarah Bamford of the OPP’s provincial joint forces cannabis enforcement team (PJFCET) wrote in an email to CBC News Wednesday. The PJFCET is responsible for cannabis enforcement in Ontario and, in the process,Read more

The report does not clarify the nature of the attack, whether it was ransomware or if it was paid The parent company of the Sobeys grocery store chain says a cyberattack last month will cost $25 million. The grocery store operator disclosed the estimate in second quarter results released Thursday by Empire Co. “Empire estimates, based on available information, that the financial impact on fiscal 2023 annual net earnings will be approximately $25 million, net of insurance recoveries,” the company said. The report does not clarify the nature of the attack, whetherRead more

Social development critic and seniors advocate seek return of masking, other measures as holidays near Nursing homes in New Brunswick are still dealing with COVID-19 outbreaks, prompting calls for more protective measures as the holidays approach. At Loch Lomond Villa’s Village home in Saint John, 15 residents are in isolation, said CEO Cindy Donovan. The 100-bed home also had a critical staff shortage due to COVID and other illnesses about two weeks ago, for a 10-day period “It really did put a strain on us,” she said, adding that some staff worked overtime and pulled doubleRead more

Eikhard won 2 Junos in her own career and penned Something To Talk About — a major hit for Bonnie Raitt Singer-songwriter Shirley Eikhard, who won two Juno Awards and helped Bonnie Raitt to comeback success by penning one of her biggest hits, has died of cancer. She was 67. Longtime friend Deborah Duggan says the musician died early Thursday at a hospital in Orangeville, Ont., surrounded by those closest to her. In addition to Raitt, Eikhard’s songs were covered by, or written for, the likes of Cher, Amy Grant,Read more

Report finds sensitive details on personal matters like mental health, pregnancies, STDs vulnerable to misuse Millions of highly sensitive personal health records about people accessing health care in British Columbia have been left “disturbingly” vulnerable to leaks after the provincewide health authority failed to address security concerns in recent years, a new report has found. The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for B.C. published a report Thursday saying the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) has known about the “troubling” level of exposure since it audited its own system in 2019, butRead more