Month: January 2018

MONTREAL – Bombardier is shopping around its sprawling aircraft manufacturing site in Toronto‘s high-priced real-estate market. The transportation company said it put its 152-hectare Downsview Airport location north of the city’s downtown up for sale a couple of weeks ago as part of its financial turnaround plan. Story continues below Spokesman Olivier Marcil said the unique land with a runway is larger than the company needs and no final decision has been made regarding a sale or relocation of…

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A frustrated downtown Toronto restaurant owner is flipping off the King Street transit pilot project with a block of ice. Al Carbone, owner of the Kit Kat Italian Bar and Grill, told Global News his business has been negatively impacted by the King Street transit pilot project and placed a large ice sculpture of a hand showing the middle finger outside of his restaurant, a move he said is in response to the project. Story continues below READ MORE:…

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January 12 2018 7:46pm Global News at 5:30 on Global Toronto for Friday, January 12, 2018. Hosted by Alan Carter and Farah Nasser. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); } }; // don’t do on IE, doesn’t work yet if ( !gNews.Common.isIE && !gNews.Common.isTrident && gNews.Common.isFlash ) {…

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Fri, Jan 12: Toronto is supposed to be one of the most diverse, accepting cities in the world. But on Tuesday an 11-year-old girl was assaulted with a pair of scissors while walking to school. Sabreen Azraq with the Canadian Council for Muslim Women tells Farah Nasser women across the GTA have been targeted for simply wearing the hijab. Powered by WPeMatico

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January 12 2018 6:41pm Fri, Jan 12: An east-end Toronto newsletter, Your Ward News, shut down because of its controversial content is back in business. Sean O’Shea has the reason and reaction. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); } }; // don’t do on IE, doesn’t work yet…

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January 12 2018 6:41pm Toronto police are investigating a hate crime involving an 11-year-old girl, after a man approached her with scissors and started cutting off her hijab. Mike Drolet reports. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); } }; // don’t do on IE, doesn’t work yet if…

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Fri, Jan 12: Toronto police are now characterizing an alleged attack on an 11-year-old girl on her way to school as a hate crime. The man attacked the girl twice as she walked to school with her brother, cutting her hijab with scissors. Shallima Maharaj has the details. Powered by WPeMatico

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Fri, Jan 12: Liam Neeson gets taken for a ride in his latest film, “The Commuter.” He plays an insurance salesman who has to save the day while riding his commuter train home from work. The Globe and Mail got Brad Ross from the TTC to review the film and now he shares it with Melanie Zettler. Powered by WPeMatico

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January 12 2018 6:35pm Fri, Jan 12: In a meeting with Mayor John Tory and city councillors, business owners asked for help to stem what they say has been a major loss of revenue since TTC streetcars were given priority on King Street. Mark Carcasole reports. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection = resp;…

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January 12 2018 6:17pm Fri, Jan 12: The Toronto Iinternational Boat Show has partnered with Mercy Ships Canada for the first time to raise awareness and donations for the world’s largest volunteer–run hospital ship. Susan Hay has the story. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); } }; //…

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