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Ontario Science Centre to move to Ontario Place in Toronto

Ontario Science Centre to move to Ontario Place in Toronto

TORONTO — The Ontario Science Centre will be moving to a revamped Ontario Place on Toronto's waterfront Premier Doug Ford unveiled plans Tuesday for the next stage of a redeveloped Ontario Place that includes the new location for the science centre,
Toronto warming centres would open at -5 C under proposed changes

Toronto warming centres would open at -5 C under proposed changes

TORONTO — Warming centres for those who need shelter should open in Toronto when temperatures drop to -5 C, city staff recommend in a new report, a proposal that would lower a threshold advocates have long criticized as cruel and arbitrary.
Bank regulator sees growing concerns in real estate even as credit quality holds

Bank regulator sees growing concerns in real estate even as credit quality holds

TORONTO — Canada's bank regulator said it is preparing for strain in the housing market to potentially last throughout the year as it flags the sector as a growing concern.
Food inflation continues to slow, but still outpacing general CPI increases

Food inflation continues to slow, but still outpacing general CPI increases

TORONTO — Food inflation continued to outpace headline inflation in March, but experts say another year-over-year dip is an encouraging sign as consumers hope for relief at the grocery store. The price of groceries rose 9.

Knies settling into life with Maple Leafs on and off the ice

TORONTO — Matthew Knies is settling into life as a professional hockey player in Canada's biggest city. The sights and sounds — and the traffic.
Fake Drake: AI-generated track with Toronto rapper and the Weeknd pulled down

Fake Drake: AI-generated track with Toronto rapper and the Weeknd pulled down

TORONTO — Record industry giant Universal Music Group is encouraging a crackdown on unauthorized use of its performers' voices after a fake, A.I.-generated song featuring Drake and the Weeknd made the rounds online.
Mars head Yung Wu announces plan to step down from role as tech incubator's CEO

Mars head Yung Wu announces plan to step down from role as tech incubator's CEO

TORONTO — Yung Wu has founded, built and invested in at least seven companies, but there's one thing that's not his strong suit: retiring. The first time the serial entrepreneur retired was in 2007, after the sale of his first company, Castek Inc.
Lake Superior's largest private island to be sold to Nature Conservancy of Canada

Lake Superior's largest private island to be sold to Nature Conservancy of Canada

One of Canada's most prominent conservation groups has reached a deal to buy the largest privately owned island in Lake Superior, a move that will protect it from development. Batchawana Island, located 45 kilometres north of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
Weston to step back from day-to-day operations at Loblaw as company announces new CEO

Weston to step back from day-to-day operations at Loblaw as company announces new CEO

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Galen Weston is stepping aside from day-to-day operations of Loblaw Companies Ltd. in a senior leadership shuffle that will see a European retail executive take over as president and CEO.

GSK signs deal to buy Canadian drug developer Bellus Health for US$2 billion

TORONTO — GSK plc has announced a deal to buy Canadian drug developer Bellus Health Inc. for US$2 billion. Under the agreement, GSK will pay US$14.75 per Bellus share in cash. Bellus shares closed at US$7.26 on the Nasdaq market on Monday.
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