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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 9, 2025 11:32 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Canadian company that processed plant-based milk linked to a deadly listeria outbreak has permanently closed all four of its plants. A spokesperson for Toronto-based Joriki said the closures meant the majority of Joriki’s employees were laid off when it shuttered its two plants in Ontario, one in B.C. and one in Pennsylvania owned by a subsidiary.The spokesperson said as the company is pursuing creditor protection, it doesn’t have the finances to maintain operations and does not plan to…
School boards in multiple provinces have been affected by a data breach involving software used by schools across North America to store student information. Ontario’s Toronto, Peel and Durham district school boards issued similarly worded notices about a “cyber incident” targeting PowerSchool, a third-party application that’s also used to store some school-based staff information.The notices say PowerSchool told school boards in Ontario and elsewhere on Tuesday that it had experienced a data breach between Dec. 22 and 28.Officials in Ontario, Alberta, and Newfoundland and Labrador say they are working with PowerSchool to determine the extent of the breach.PowerSchool, a U.S.-based provider of cloud…
An increasing number of overdose deaths in Ontario involves the use of more than one drug, with the combination of opioids and stimulants proving to be especially dangerous, a new report says. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, attributing deaths to two or more substances rather than just one drug has become more common, new research from the Ontario Drug Policy Research Network and Public Health Ontario shows.From 2018 to 2022, the monthly rate of overdose deaths involving one substance increased by 75 per cent, deaths involving two substances increased by 167 per cent, while the rate of deaths involving three or more substances increased by 186 per…
Toronto is doubling the number of speed cameras on its streets amid concerns over vandalism, which has seen some devices spray-painted and chopped down. Laura McQuillan, a senior communications advisor with the City of Toronto, said the city is installing 75 more automated speed enforcement (ASE) devices this year, bringing the total to 150 cameras on city streets. The work to install those will begin in the first quarter of this year, staff said in a November 2024 report to the infrastructure and environment committee.The new measures come as some ASE devices – which first hit Toronto’s streets in 2018…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 8, 2025 7:23 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police say four people are facing charges related to alleged human smuggling after eight people were found hidden in a vehicle during a traffic stop in Cornwall, Ont. Provincial police say OPP and RCMP officers stopped a vehicle headed toward the U.S. border on Tuesday and found eight people “concealed” in the back. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.…
Jerry Sorani says he came to Canada from Iraq as a refugee 30 years ago for a better life. A rise in carjackings, robberies and home invasions across the Greater Toronto Area, however, has left him worried about the future of the country he now calls home.He decided to share surveillance video of an attempted smash-and-grab robbery at his Markham jewelry story “Jewellery Forever” on Instagram two days ago with the caption, “The only jeweller who fought back in the GTA”.Sorani says he did not want the thieves to get away with his valuables and in the moment, decided to…
The premier’s office said Ford was travelling in his vehicle along Highway 401 when it became involved in a collision. Neither he nor anyone else in his vehicle was injured. Source link
Over the weekend, two people walked into a store and then left a few minutes later with thousands of dollars worth of lipsticks, according to police in Guelph. They say that a man and a woman walked into a store near Stone Road West and Scottsdale Drive on Saturday at around 7 p.m.The woman then worked as a lookout, according to police, who allege she kept an eye on employees while pretending to look at perfume as her partner began to pocket lipsticks.Within five minutes, police say they left the store with Maybelline lipsticks which are valued at $2,242.Police described…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 8, 2025 1:52 pm Updated January 8, 2025 1:53 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s police watchdog says a former Toronto police officer has been charged with a sexual offence dating back to the early 1980s. The Special Investigations Unit says it was notified last year of allegations against the former cop that were of “a sexual nature.” Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. It says the alleged incident…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 8, 2025 7:18 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Provincial Police say two people have been charged in the death of an infant on Saugeen First Nation nearly two years ago. Police say emergency crews responded to a report of an unresponsive infant at a home on the First Nation on March 26, 2023. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. They say a nine-month-old baby was taken to hospital and pronounced…