News releases

Notice of Bayview Avenue Road Re-Opening

Enbridge Gas Distribution advises Toronto residents and motorists that Bayview Avenue between River Street and Lower River Street (commonly referred to as the Bayview Extension) has now re-opened. The road was closed for eight weeks while Enbridge Gas Distribution conducted ...

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Continuing Education Students’ Association of Ryerson locks out staff for refusing to accept crushing concessions

At 12:01 a.m. Sept. 30, hours before a critical meeting of its members, the Continuing Education Students’ Association of Ryerson (CESAR) locked out two unionized staff. “To not allow CESAR members to have a say in this matter is profoundly ...

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‘Steal this plan’ Hudak tells Wynne

Jacqui Delaney — In stark contrast to the Liberals’ No-Plan-At-All Plan, Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak today invites Premier Kathleen Wynne to either “steal” his party’s plan to save Ontario or admit to not caring about half a million jobless ...

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Canadian Space Agency satellite Cassiope successfully launched

Canadian satellite Cascade Smallsat and Ionospheric Polar Explorer (CASSIOPE) was successfully launched Sept. 29 at noon. Lift off took place from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. CASSIOPE is the first Canadian hybrid ...

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Three Harris Alumni in ‘Wrecking Ball’

All the keyboards/piano in Miley Cyrus’ Wrecking Ball were recorded by Stephan Moccio in Harris Institute’s first recording studio at 296 King Street E., Toronto. The record is now #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the second week. http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1230077/three-harris-institute-alumni-in-miley-cyrus-wrecking-ball

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Harper gov’t continues to swap our lives for corporate profits

The president of ATU Local 1624 continues to push forth the petition to put an end to driver fatigue. The petition to put an end to driver fatigue was created about six months ago. An open letter was sent to ...

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Crowd-fund opposition to Canada-China investor deal goes viral

Two days since launching an online crowd funding campaign, $50,000 has been raised to fund a First Nations appeal to fight the Canada-China investor deal. In August, the Federal Court of Canada released a decision on the controversial Hupacasath First ...

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Wynne wins prestigious LGBT leadership award

Helen Kennedy — Egale Canada Human Rights Trust (ECHRT) is pleased to announce that Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne has been selected as the 2013 LGBT Leadership Award recipient. The award is presented annually to those Canadians whose leadership has advanced ...

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