Month: February 2018

A group of businesses in North York say the City of Toronto needs to act to make changes to an intersection they say is unsafe. The Toronto Real Estate Board, Don Mills Children’s Centre, North York Community Christian Church, Met-Scan, Commerce Press and Bernstein Diet Clinic said they’re worried the current design of the intersection at Don Mills and Kern roads, south of York Mills road, will eventually lead to fatal consequences. A driver tries to turn left from…

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Balsam Mahmoud of Mississauga had just picked up her eight-year-old son from school two weeks ago and was transporting her two-year old in the family’s 2015 Audi Q7. Minutes later, she heard a plaintiff cry from the back seat. “My son started screaming, ‘Smoke, mama, there’s smoke in the car,” she told Global News. Story continues below Mahmoud said she turned around and saw smoke filling the cabin. She said she pulled over quickly in fear of a larger…

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February 20 2018 7:56pm Global News at 5:30 on Global Toronto for Tuesday, February 20, 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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February 20 2018 6:54pm Tue, Feb 20: Former Ontario PC Party Leader Patrick Brown is fighting to regain the title he had less than a month ago. As Shallima Maharaj reports, whether he gets to keep going is on the table at the party’s headquarters in downtown Toronto. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection…

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February 20 2018 6:50pm Tue, Feb 20: The Ontario NDP says the Progressive Conservatives aren’t capable of governing themselves or the province, as PC Party infighting has led to name calling and accusations of “crooked” politics. Alan Carter has the latest. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); }…

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Tue, Feb 20: The older you get, the smaller your social circle can get. Between career, commuting and family, there’s never enough hours in the day. So how do you make time to meet new friends? Technology might just be the answer. Susan Hay has the story. Powered by WPeMatico

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February 20 2018 6:47pm Global News has learned that Terrence Noftall, who formerly worked at Toronto Western Hospital, was a registered sex offender. But officials at the University Health Network say they never did a criminal background check. Catherine McDonald reports. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); }…

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February 20 2018 6:43pm Tue, Feb 20: A Mississauga woman is angry with Audi after she said smoke filled the backseat of her luxury SUV earlier this month. The reason for the smoke, according to the manufacturer, is salt on her kids’ winter boots. Sean O’Shea reports. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection =…

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Tue, Feb 20: With just months to go before marijuana becomes legal in Canada, there are calls on the Trudeau government to decriminalize other drugs too. As Caryn Lieberman reports, activists say the move could save lives and end an opioid crisis in the country. Powered by WPeMatico

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February 20 2018 6:39pm Tue, Feb 20: Despite having a traffic signal a block away, companies say another one is needed at corner of Don Mills and Kern roads. Mark Carcasole reports. ‘ }); } 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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