2023 Ramadan Moon Sighting Time in Saudi Arabia: It is confirmed that Ramzan Chand or Crescent moon would be sighted in Saudi Arabia and other middle eastern countries on March 22, Wednesday. The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia had called on all Muslims in the Kingdom...
Continue reading...Michael Ford asked to rescind ‘disturbing, offensive, and racist’ comment about Toronto youth
Ontario Minister for Citizenship and Multiculturalism and MPP Michael Ford was called upon Wednesday to rescind a comment made about Toronto youth that some have called “disturbing, offensive, and racist.”
Continue reading...Inside the Italian villa that launched some of the world’s great philanthropic programs
The Villa Serbelloni overlooking Lake Como in Italy, home to the Bellagio Center, as it looked in 1910. | Universal Images Group via Getty For more than 60 years, the Rockefeller Foundation has hosted scientists, academics, and artists for a unique summer program. In the annals...
Continue reading...‘I’m all in:’ Liberal MPP Mitzie Hunter says that she is ‘preparing to run’ in Toronto’s mayoral byelection
Liberal MPP Mitzie Hunter says that she is ‘all in’ for Toronto’s mayoral by-election, becoming just the latest high-profile candidate to signal an intention to join the race.
Continue reading...Google’s new AI chatbot seems boring. Maybe that’s the point.
Google emphasized the experimental nature of Bard when it rolled out the new tools on Tuesday. | Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images The new tool, Bard, arrives six long weeks after Microsoft’s BingGPT release. Google’s long-awaited, AI-powered chatbot, Bard, is here. The company rolled it out...
Continue reading...Shake Shack is coming to Toronto
Shake Shack’s infamous crinkle-cut fries are coming Canada, and the flagship location will be in Toronto.
Continue reading...After bypassing Parliament, Macron wants French retirement age raised by end of year
FILE – French President Emmanuel Macron delivers his speech during the National Roundtable on Diplomacy at the foreign ministry in Paris, Thursday, March 16, 2023. President Macron will explain how he will seek to overcome tensions prompted by his plan to raise the retirement age from...
Continue reading...TTC to announce increased outreach support on transit network
Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie will be joining TTC leadership for an announcement Wednesday morning on increasing outreach support on the transit network.
Continue reading...Today’s Headlines: Strike shuts down LAUSD, sending parents scrambling for child care, meals
The strike culminated a months-long build-up of labor tensions in the nation’s second-largest school district.
Continue reading...The Supreme Court ponders a surprisingly difficult case about poop jokes
Chocolate banana poo emoji macaroons. | Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images A case about a silly, poop-themed dog toy is also a case about free speech and judicial humility. The Supreme Court will take a break on Wednesday from the unusually political mix of cases...
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