Toronto Star
Thu, 1 Dec 2022 18:21:00 ESTJustin Trudeau rolls out children’s dental benefit as experts flag program’s flaws
Canadians can now apply for federal assistance with the cost of their children’s trips to the dentist under a program that isn’t just a template for a national dental care system but also part of the political template the government is using to ...
Thu, 1 Dec 2022 18:32:00 ESTCanada’s new dental benefit is now accepting applications. Here’s what you need to know
The program is expected to benefit 500,000 children and cost $938 million.
Thu, 1 Dec 2022 12:24:13 ESTDoug Ford says auditor general should ‘stay in her lane’ instead of engaging in police-style ‘sting operations’
Ford says AG Bonnie Lysyk should audit government spending, not run undercover sting operations at casinos that rankle police.
Thu, 1 Dec 2022 15:32:00 ESTDoug Ford accuses Toronto of mismanaging its finances in housing bill dispute
Ontario’s premier suggested the city has room in its budget to absorb the cuts to development fees, contrary to what John Tory has said.
Thu, 1 Dec 2022 16:36:31 ESTAir Canada wins best airline in North America for fourth straight year
“I think it shows how bad some of the other airlines in North America are,” said associate professor Karl Moore.
Thu, 1 Dec 2022 18:07:00 EST‘I felt gaslit’: Indigenous TikTok creator says federal officials were disrespectful in ‘tense’ meeting
TikTok creators recently accused federal officials of intimidation and invalidating their concerns over the Ottawa’s online streaming bill, illustrating the tense battles between tech platforms and government that have plagued the proposed legislat...
Thu, 1 Dec 2022 16:49:27 ESTOntario will need thousands more workers to deliver $10-a-day child care, advocates warn
The Ontario government needs a plan so that child-care centres can find — and keep — tens of thousands of early childhood educators and other staff to cover the demands of $10-a-day care, experts say.
Thu, 1 Dec 2022 14:20:24 ESTNewcomers face ‘alarming’ discrimination in finding housing, says report
A phone audit of Toronto listings reveals newcomers with accents that present as racialized encounter dramatically tougher odds securing rentals
Thu, 1 Dec 2022 13:49:00 ESTUnder threat of lockout, last-minute labour talks resume at Toronto daycare
St. Lawrence Co-operative Daycare board voted in favour of locking out workers if they reject deal, potentially shuttering care for almost 200 kids.
Thu, 1 Dec 2022 17:20:28 ESTCity of Toronto and contractor working to clean up industrial oil spill in North York
About 100 gallons of machine oil spilled into a storm sewer that feeds into Emery Creek, a tributary to the Humber River.
Thu, 1 Dec 2022 14:27:16 EST‘Unwise and unjustified’: Danielle Smith’s government opens door to Sovereignty Act tweaks amid criticism
One of Alberta’s deputy premiers says the province would be open to amendments, the other says he hasn’t read the act yet
Thu, 1 Dec 2022 06:00:00 ESTU.S. border citizens buy up Canadian recreational properties ahead of foreign buyer ban
Around 75 per cent of U.S. citizens living in border states who own recreational property in Canada bought after the ban was announced, a Royal LePage survey found.
Thu, 1 Dec 2022 14:00:00 ESTPeter Howell: French arthouse classic unseats Hitchcock’s ‘Vertigo’ as the best movie of all time, according to influential film poll
Chantal Akerman’s rarely seen neorealist classic “Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles” tops the 2022 edition of the Sight and Sound “Greatest Films of All Time” poll, dethroning Hitchcock’s famous suspense thriller “Ver...