Month: February 2018

The announcement of Toronto being shortlisted in one of the most lucrative competitions in the tech world has sent waves across Canada’s largest city. Amazon looked at bids from 238 communities for it’s new headquarters and Toronto made the cut when the tech giant narrowed down that list to 20. The city became the only Canadian market to move on to the next round. Story continues below “This is good news for our city. It’s good news for our…

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February 22 2018 7:46pm Global News at 5:30 on Global Toronto for Thursday, February 22, 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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As a candidate in 2016, Mr. Trump campaigned with the support of the N.R.A. and has been an ardent advocate of gun rights. The president spoke just after Wayne LaPierre, the N.R.A. chief, delivered a fiery address to conservatives gathered for a conference on the outskirts of Washington in which he said the proper response to the carnage in Parkland was not to pass new gun laws, but to better enforce the existing background check system, and “harden our…

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February 22 2018 6:52pm Thu, Feb 22: Investigators allege the 19-year-old victim was shot in the buttocks when she tried to escape from her captors. Catherine McDonald has the story. ‘ }); } 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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February 22 2018 6:45pm Brantford Ont. Mayor Chris Friel updates the flooding situation and warns people to stay away from water areas and the major affected area. ‘ }); } 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…

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February 22 2018 6:45pm Thu, Feb 22: While thousands of Toronto residents are celebrating their city making it to the next round in potentially hosting Amazon HQ2, local start-ups fear the tech giant may suck dry an already shallow talent pool. Kamil Karamali reports. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection = resp; } jQuery(‘#videoContainer’).gnca_socialVideoShare(‘init’,…

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February 22 2018 6:41pm Thu, Feb 22: The results are in and it seems most of the Toronto police union members who expressed their voice in an online vote say they do not have confidence in the Chief Mark Saunders. Caryn Lieberman has the numbers. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection = resp; }…

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Thu, Feb 22: For the second day, family, police and volunteers came out to look for three-year-old Kaden Young who went missing after flood waters swept him out of his mother’s arms and into the rushing river. As Jamie Mauracher reports, there has been no sign of the toddler. Powered by WPeMatico

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February 22 2018 6:29pm Thu, Feb 22: The deadline to make an RRSP contribution for the 2017 tax year is on March 1. There’s a lot of pressure to make a contribution, but it’s not always the right move. Personal finance expert Rubina Ahmed-Haq explains. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection = resp; }…

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