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Quebec to set quotas for French-language content on streaming platforms
The Quebec government has tabled a bill to force streaming giants to boost access to French-language content. The bill would allow the government to set quotas for francophone music, film and other ...
Another weather advisory issued in Ontario
Another weather advisory has been issued in Ontario, not long after a previous advisory was lifted. Environment Canada has placed some areas west of Thunder Bay under a frost advisory. “Temperatures ...
2,200 degrees, six honourary recipients at Ontario Tech convocation ceremony
Ontario Tech University will welcome a new generation of changemakers to its growing alumni community – already in excess of 31,000 – in two weeks when it confers more than 2,200 degrees across six ...
Charity workers suffering extreme burnout due to cost-of-living crisis, survey says
Canadian charity workers are experiencing skyrocketing levels of burnout and insecurity amid the cost-of-living crisis. A report released today by Future of Good, a national data analysis organization ...
Loaded gun, cocaine seized in downtown Mississauga traffic stop; 2 people charged
A man and woman face firearm and drug charges after police found a loaded handgun and cocaine during a traffic stop last week in Mississauga’s downtown core. Peel Regional Police said officers ...
Masters tournament going down to the wire for Ontario Jeopardy Queen
Final Jeopardy stopped Whitby’s Jeopardy Queen from taking the first game in the two-game Jeopardy Masters tournament quarter-final match but Juveria Zaheer is sitting comfortably in fourth place ...
GO trains will run less often in Mississauga and Toronto while track work completed
People in Mississauga, Toronto and elsewhere along the Lakeshore West GO train line will deal with modified service this weekend as crews complete “critical track work” to upgrade the system. Starting ...
Wheelchair bus among four nabbed for impaired in Ontario town
Absolutely shocking behaviour,” is the message from Durham Regional Police after four arrests for impaired driving – ...
Massive Bell outage reported across Ontario and eastern Canada
Bell Canada internet users are experiencing an outage Wednesday morning. Reports to DownDetector, a realtime overview of internet and cell issues and outages, started to come in around 9:17 a.m. on ...
Gravesites vandalized at cemetery in Ontario
An investigation is underway after gravesites were vandalized at a cemetery in Ontario, police say. Ontario Provincial Police ...
‘I worked two days not knowing I was a millionaire,’ Canadian lottery winner says
A man who won a big lottery prize in Canada continued on with his usual activities for a few days, unaware of the windfall. Loto-Québec said in a release that Outaouais resident Mathieu Gervais won $1 ...
Stolen credit cards seized in Chatham shoplift call; Brampton man charged
A Brampton man faces identity theft charges after a shoplifting call in Chatham. Chatham-Kent Police said officers responded to a report of shoplifting at a business on Clair Street in Chatham just ...