Last April 26, Parry Sound, Ont.-area realtor Jim Marshall was taking would-be cottage buyers out in his boat to see prospective properties from the water. This April 26, he was standing on the snowy deck of a sprawling .1 million cottage, looking over the still-frozen Lake Manitouwabing. “Had fun showing cottages in the snow this [...]
At Ashbridge’s Bay early this week, the wind was bitter, but the sky was blue. Out on the lake, a shade of aquamarine more usually seen in the Caribbean, there were whitecaps. But in a protected spot away from the stiff breeze, I could feel the sun’s rays penetrate through my old jacket, warming my [...]
The Toronto restaurant that told a hearing impaired man to leave his service dog outside broke more than the Ontario Human Rights Act. It appears that Spring Rolls contravened a 2008 provision of the Accessibility for Ontarians With Disabilities Act which requires businesses to implement customer accessibility policies, including staff training and customer complaints procedures [...]
A push by the Progressive Conservatives to defeat the minority Liberal government over the power plant scandal — and force a spring election before the May 2 budget — appears doomed to failure. But the Tory tactic is drawing attention to what Conservatives consider tacit New Democrat support of the Liberals — with the latter [...]
A push by the Progressive Conservatives to defeat the minority Liberal government over the power plant scandal — and force a spring election before the May 2 budget — appears doomed to failure. But the Tory tactic is drawing attention to what Conservatives consider tacit New Democrat support of the Liberals — with the latter [...]
The Spring Rolls restaurant chain has apologized after a franchisee asked a hearing-impaired man to leave his service dog outside. But the man involved isn’t sure how to respond after hearing an account of a similar incident last year. Last Thursday, Oakville resident Peter Stelmacovich went to a Spring Rolls restaurant on Queen St. W. [...]
With an Ontario election campaign looming as early as May, Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak insists this time he’s ready for prime time. Hudak — who led opinion polls for months before the Oct. 6, 2011 election but fell short, merely reducing the Liberals to a minority government — said he has learned from his [...]
As the city braces for a spring storm, Toronto Pearson airport has cancelled about 14 per cent of Thursday’s scheduled flights. The storm, expected to roll into Toronto early Thursday morning, will bring ice pellets and freezing rain. Schools remain open, but the school bus service is cancelled for the day in York, Halton and [...]
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