2 workers hurt in accident at York U subway tunnel construction site
Two workers were hurt in an industrial accident at a subway tunnel project near York University Friday morning. It was the second accident at the TTC site in less than three months. The men are said...
View ArticleWikipedia, other sites, to go dark to protest U.S. anti-piracy legislation
Some Canadians are pledging to join Wikipedia and other prominent websites in going black on Wednesday. The self-imposed blackout is a protest against proposed anti-piracy legislation in the United...
View ArticleStumbleUpon’s popularity soars after start in Calgary dorm
StumbleUpon may not have the same household-name cachet as Air Canada, Canadian Tire, Costco or Sears, but online, the Canadian-born social media site trumps them all. According to Alexa.com,...
View ArticleMinistry of Transportation investigating Highway 427 crash
The Ministry of Transportation is investigating after a driver ended up in a construction site on Sunday morning. It happened near Highway 427 and Dundas Street in Etobicoke around 5 a.m. There were...
View ArticleConstruction worker hurt in Distillery District accident
A construction worker was rescued from a site in the Distillery District after hitting his head on Thursday. It happened around 10 a.m. on Mill Street while the man was on scaffolding about six metres...
View ArticleToronto Public Health supports safe injection sites for drug users
Toronto Public Health has released a report suggesting the city should create supervised safe injection sites for drug users. The report says research from Vancouver, Australia and Europe shows that...
View ArticleBrampton memorial dedicated to Air Canada crash victims
Relatives of those killed in a terrible air crash 43 years ago were in attendance for the dedication of a memorial garden in Brampton on Sunday. Air Canada Flight 621 slammed into a farm field in what...
View ArticleJudge grants injunction against Lubicon blockade of drilling site
A Calgary judge has granted an injunction against an anti-fracking blockade of an energy company’s drilling site in northern Alberta. A news release from the Lubicon Lake Nation says the judge sided...
View ArticleFacebook facing stiff competition on 10th birthday
Happy birthday, Facebook! The social network co-founded by Mark Zuckerberg in a Harvard dorm room is now ten years old — and has 1.2 billion users. It’s still the biggest show in town, with six of its...
View ArticleHeritage status doesn’t mean Glen Abbey can’t be built over: expert
An Ontario town voted this week to designate one of Canada’s most famous golf courses a heritage site, but one expert says the status doesn’t necessarily protect Glen Abbey’s greens from being turned...
View ArticleSerious industrial incident in Kitchener
A man is in hospital with serious injuries after an industrial incident in Kitchener. Initial reports indicate he was trapped under a slab of concrete at a construction site on Belmont Avenue. A crane...
View ArticleLong road ahead: Toronto gears up for construction season
Toronto is gearing up for another busy season of construction: The city will be spending more than $130 million to repair our roads. Drivers, as expected, are less than pleased. “It’s a pain in the...
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1 dies in nuclear plant blast in southern France
An explosion has rocked a nuclear plant in southern France, killing one person and seriously injuring another, according to the French nuclear safety body. The Nuclear Safety Authority said there have...
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Facebook to unveil more changes Thursday
After implementing some unpopular changes earlier this week, Facebook is expected to announce more changes at a conference in San Francisco Thursday. The world’s largest social network is expected to...
View ArticleWorker rescued after fall at construction site
A construction worker has been rescued after falling at a downtown site. It happened around 8 a.m. Thursday on Front Street East at Church Street. It appears the man was in a 35-foot hole when he fell...
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