Transit riders have been given a sneak peek at the driverless trains that will operate on the Ontario Line subway extension.
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This Toronto 28-year-old received a chunk of Amazon’s $2B fund for her tech company
Amazon invested a portion of a $2-billion climate fund earlier this month in a company created by a 28-year-old Toronto scientist.
Continue reading...South Carolina Republicans float the death penalty for abortion
Republican lawmakers in South Carolina have proposed giving personhood to fertilized eggs, meaning people who obtain abortions could be charged with homicide.
Continue reading...Trump lawyer responds to ‘likely’ charges on MSNBC
Trump lawyer Joe Tacopina joins MSNBC Chief Legal Correspondent Ari Melber on “The Beat” as criminal charges against Trump are “likely” according to The New York Times. Tacopina addresses the case and is pressed on the evidence of a payment to Stormy Daniels.
Continue reading...Radiation-detecting satellite by team at McMaster University set to launch into space tonight
After eight years of research and development, a new satellite created by a team of more than 150 students and researchers from Hamilton’s McMaster University will be deployed into orbit Tuesday night.
Continue reading...Biden announces executive order aimed at keeping ‘firearms out of dangerous hands’
President Joe Biden signed an executive order aiming to increase gun background checks. The order will help keep firearms “out of dangerous hands” and expand public awareness campaigns about red flag laws.
Continue reading...Jiang Yanyong, Chinese doctor who exposed SARS cover up, dies
Military surgeon Jiang Yanyong in Beijing hotel in 2004. (Hu Jia/AP) Jiang Yanyong, Chinese doctor who exposed SARS cover up, dies Associated Press March 14, 2023 Jiang Yanyong, a Chinese military doctor who revealed the full extent of the 2003 SARS outbreak and was later placed...
Continue reading...California court deals major blow to Uber drivers, delivery workers
An appeals court ruling on Proposition 22 in California just dealt a significant blow to labor advocates who’ve sought more rights for so-called gig workers.
Continue reading...Toronto’s housing goals ‘at high risk’ due to loss of development charges: city staff
City staff are warning that the loss of development charges mandated in the Ontario government’s housing plan could have a serious impact on Toronto’s ability to implement its Housing Action Plan.
Continue reading...A look at notable vehicle-ramming cases in Canada
Two people are dead and nine others are injured after a pickup truck ran into multiple pedestrians in the eastern Quebec community of Amqui on Monday, with police alleging the driver acted deliberately and with premeditation.
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