Premier Doug Ford says a report by the province’s Integrity Commissioner represents a complete vindication of his government. In a report issued yesterday, Integrity Commissioner J. David Wake said Ford did stay at arm’s length from the selection process that resulted in Ron Taverner being appointed head of the Ontario Provincial Police last fall. Taverner, a Toronto Police Superintendent … Read more

The Environmental Working Group has released their annual “Dirty Dozen List” of produce harboring the most pesticide residues.  According to testing by the USDA and the FDA, on which the EWG bases its findings, over 92% of kale samples grown the usual ways have two or more pesticide residues, with some up to 18. Kale, like spinach, grows … Read more

Conspiracy theorists are heading to the “end of the world” in a bizarre bid to prove the Earth isn’t a sphere.  The “Flat Earthers” plan is to sail to Antarctica to find the frozen barrier they believe marks the edge of our planet.  The supposed “ice wall” is said to be a couple thousand … Read more

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This is wild. Early this morning a TTC bus crashed into a home in Scarborough. Crews responded to the crash on Oasis Blvd, near (Morningside and McNicoll area) just after 1:30am. Reports say the bus veered off the road, across the lawn and crashed into the front of the home. Police say there were … Read more

In Ottawa, a marathon voting session is continuing as opposition parties protest the Trudeau government’s efforts to shut down any further investigation into the SNC-Lavalin affair. The stage for the all-nighter was set when the Liberal majority shot down a Conservative motion calling on the Prime Minister to let former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould testify more fully about her allegations … Read more

March’s full moon arrives today, the same day as the spring equinox.  The last time that happened was in 1981.  This is called a supermoon because it will be at its closest approach to Earth on its elliptical monthly orbit.  The moon will be best viewed at moonrise today or moonset tomorrow, though it won’t be as close as it … Read more

The five-year-old girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert in Markham yesterday has been found safe.  The Amber Alert was sent out around 5:00pm after the girl was allegedly abducted from her school by her father. As a direct result of the alert, police received a tip and the father and daughter were located in the area of … Read more

Finance Minister Bill Morneau has introduced the government’s final budget bill of its current mandate, promising billions in fresh spending for pharmacare, retraining workers, and to help first-time home buyers. But funding for some of the new commitments will only start kicking in after October’s election.  This was the year the budget was supposed to balance itself … however it … Read more

A woman wanted to show her appreciation for her husband who was having a vasectomy.  Signature Desserts in Nashville said the client wanted something sweet and hilarious – so a cake it was.  Adorned with lemons, the cake read, “100% JUICE, NO SEEDS. HAPPY VASECTOMY!”  “It was a big thing for him to get a vasectomy and … Read more

Another Cheesecake Factory location? Yes please! According to Mississauga.com, “multiple industry sources and a well-placed source inside Square One Shopping Centre have said” the chain “wants in on Mississauga’s food scene“, adding that that sources claim “the company is in talks with mall management to open a location either inside or near Square One… Read more

The developer of Jelly Belly is releasing a new kind of jelly beans.  David Klein invented the famous brand in 1976, but left the company four years later.  He’s now launching his own line of CBD-infused jelly beans, called Spectrum Confections.  The CBD-infused jelly beans already sold out online even though they were just recently released.  “The jelly … Read more

A new poll from the New York Times and Morning Consult has found a lot of parents are still doing basic tasks for their children, long into adulthood. The poll studied parents of young adults aged 18 to 28 and found 74% of parents are still making appointments for their adult kids, including doctor’s appointments. 15 percent of parents of … Read more

Ontario’s Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities is making an announcement this afternoon. The government isn’t saying what the announcement is about but it comes about two months after the Tories made big changes to post-secondary funding. The province eliminated free tuition for low-income students in January while imposing a 10 per cent across-the-board tuition fee cut. It also made … Read more

Today’s the day.. Cineplex’s newest Rec Room location is opening today at 3PM in Square One in Mississauga. It’s larger than the downtown Toronto location – 44,000 square feet. Among the features at the new location – 100 video games, VR experiences, axe throwing and bowling. There will also be live entertainment. And of course, lots of food options! Get … Read more

Canadian Bianca Andreescu scored her first career WTA Tour title, and a nice pay cheque to go with it. The unseeded 18-year-old from Mississauga, Ontario upset eighth-seeded German Angelique Kerber … Read more

Facebook said yesterday that it removed or blocked from the social media site 1.5 million videos of a gunman’s rampage on two New Zealand mosques that killed 50 people and wounded dozens more.  Mia Garlick, spokeswoman for Facebook New Zealand, said that about 300,000 videos were removed within the first 24 hours of the terrorist attack Friday.  More than 1.2 … Read more

For anyone heading south of the border … Chick-fil-A is welcoming spring today with a twist of lime.  Two days before the season officially changes, the chicken chain is releasing the new Frosted Key Lime nationwide.  The seasonal item will be available at all restaurants today through May 25 or while supplies last, Chick-fil-A said in a statement.  The company … Read more

A Houston woman gave birth to six babies in a span of nine minutes on Friday morning.  Thelma Chiaka had two sets of twin boys and one set of twin girls delivered between 4:50am and 4:59am, at the Women’s Hospital of Texas.  According to the hospital’s press release, the babies weighed between 1 pound, 12 ounces and to 2 … Read more

Chaos erupted at Pearson Airport last night after a fire near a security checkpoint led authorities to evacuate the area. The fire broke out in a store in the secure area around 6:30pm, according to Peel Police. It was quickly extinguished but not before all U.S. bound flights from Terminal 1 were cancelled for the night, and dozens of inbound … Read more

It’s St. Patrick’s Day weekend. Sunday is the day you don’t want to leave the house without some green on. The pubs are going to be busy from open to close. May the luck of the Irish be with you!  This is also the final weekend of winter and the final weekend of March Break. Here are a few of … Read more

The Prime Minister of New Zealand calls it one of their darkest days. As many as 49 people are believed dead and 20 or more others are injured after a pair of shootings at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. Four people are in custody. A man who claimed responsibility for the shootings left a 74-page anti-immigrant manifesto in which he … Read more

Facebook blamed a massive outage that stretched into yesterday morning on a server configuration change.  The world’s largest social network said it has resolved the issue, which affected millions of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users starting Wednesday.   “We made a server configuration change that triggered a cascading series of issues. As a result, many people had difficulty accessing our … Read more

Today is the day the provincial government will lay out the plans for education reform in Ontario, including issues such as class sizes, sex education and teacher hiring. Union leaders say they have not yet been given any details, but they expect to see cuts to help address the multibillion-dollar provincial deficit. The government has been consulting since January on … Read more

The redesigned 2020 Chevy Corvette’s new engine is reportedly so powerful that it’s compromising the vehicle’s structural integrity in testing, causing General Motors to delay the car’s reveal, according to an industry report.  ‘Vette’ fans have been anxiously awaiting the debut of the eighth generation of the Corvette, which got its last total overhaul with the 2014 Corvette Stingray.  But … Read more

Yesterday was a strange one for a lot of people who had to deal with very limited access to social media. Facebook and Instagram experienced widespread outages for most of the day.  “We’re aware that some people are currently having trouble accessing the Facebook family of apps,” a Facebook spokesperson said.  “We’re working to resolve the issue … Read more

A Texas woman is suing Olive Garden, claiming the restaurant’s stuffed mushrooms caused severe burns to her throat after eating them.  Danny Howard of Fort Worth filed the lawsuit alleging that the restaurant did not warn her about the mushroom’s temperature before she ate them.  Howard claims she visited a local Olive Garden on Aug. 11, 2017, and ordered the … Read more