Month: January 2018

A woman has life-threatening injuries after she was hit by a postal truck in Toronto’s east end on Tuesday evening. Police and paramedics said they were called to Eglinton Avenue East near Rosemount Drive, east of Birchmount Road, after 6:15 p.m. The woman, who is believed to be in her 40s, was rushed to a trauma centre. Update: units are OS. They have advised, the injuries are life threatening. Eglinton Ave is closed in both directions from Birchmount to…

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Some Tim Hortons franchisees have responded to Ontario’s new minimum wage by clawing back employee benefits, sparking backlash from their parent company and Premier Kathleen Wynne, as well as some concerned consumers who are participating in a boycott of the coffee-and-doughnut chain. READ MORE: No Timmys Tuesday? Support grows for boycott of popular coffee chain Story continues below Here’s a look at the numbers behind the controversial measures that have some of the franchisees and the parent company playing…

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January 9 2018 6:47pm After his Golden Globe award win, actor James Franco has been accused of sexual harassment by multiple women. It isn’t the first time Franco has faced these types of accusations. Jamie Mauracher reports. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); } }; // don’t do…

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January 9 2018 6:47pm After his Golden Globe award win, actor James Franco has been accused of sexual harassment by multiple women. It isn’t the first time Franco has faced these types of accusations. Jamie Mauracher reports. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); } }; // don’t do…

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Tue, Jan 9: There new information about a deadly house fire in Oshawa. Four people were killed, including two children. Steven Macdonald died while trying to save others. As Michael Davidson reports, his daughter wants everyone to know about the hero she lost. Powered by WPeMatico

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Tue, Jan 9: A new study from the Fraser Institute says cities in Canada are significantly less dense than other major cities around the world. Global News anchor Alan Carter sits down Doug Saunders, author of Maximum Canada, about how creating more density would benefit Toronto. Powered by WPeMatico

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January 9 2018 6:30pm Tue, Jan 9: A University of Toronto professor is witnessing a rebirth of a book he wrote ten years ago because it shows the same title as the President Trump-inspired Fire and Fury. Tom Hayes reports. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); } };…

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Tue, Jan 9: After being treated for carbon monoxide poisoning, a Mississauga family spoke exclusively to Global News about their frightening experience. As Shallima Maharaj reports, it’s prompting reminders from passionate advocates about the need for more education about the “silent killer.” Powered by WPeMatico

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January 9 2018 6:20pm Tue, Jan 9: Ahead of a meeting with business owners threatening a lawsuit over lost revenue, Toronto Mayor John Tory announces plans that he says he hopes will drive more people to King Street during the pilot project. Mark Carcasole reports. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection = resp; }…

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Mr. Trump said he supported a two-phase approach that would first codify the protections created under DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the Obama-era program that he has moved to end by March, and then address other undocumented immigrants. Democrats have insisted that the program, which grants reprieves from deportation and work permits to immigrants brought to the United States without authorization as children, be part of any longer-term agreement to fund the government beyond Jan. 19, when…

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