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'Good news': Nixing Canadian experience rule spells opportunity for foreign engineers

'Good news': Nixing Canadian experience rule spells opportunity for foreign engineers

Dmytro Zaitsev had more than a decade of experience working as an electrical and solar engineer in Ukraine before he fled the war in that country for Ottawa.
Man arrested after threats to Toronto mayoral candidates cause debate cancellation

Man arrested after threats to Toronto mayoral candidates cause debate cancellation

Toronto police say they have arrested a suspect after a man allegedly threatened to shoot mayoral candidates, which prompted a debate to be cancelled and some leading contenders to pause their campaigns.
TTC investigating after reports of fireworks/firecrackers being set off on buses

TTC investigating after reports of fireworks/firecrackers being set off on buses

TORONTO — A teenage boy has been charged in two separate incidents involving a firecracker being set off on a Toronto public bus.
Ontario renews summer ER staffing funding for one more year

Ontario renews summer ER staffing funding for one more year

TORONTO — Ontario renewed funding Thursday that helps rural and northern hospitals bolster emergency room staffing through the summer, but the program will end after this year, the government said.
Engaged couple shot dead in landlord-tenant row days away from moving out: families

Engaged couple shot dead in landlord-tenant row days away from moving out: families

Two tenants allegedly shot dead by their landlord over the weekend were just days away from moving out of their Hamilton apartment and into a new home to start "the next chapter of their lives," their families said Thursday.
Meaford, Ont., water advisory lifted, state of emergency remains

Meaford, Ont., water advisory lifted, state of emergency remains

MEAFORD, Ont. — An order to refrain from drinking the water from the municipal system in Meaford, Ont., has been lifted.
Ottawa's light rail system will be closed for maintenance evenings, weekends in June

Ottawa's light rail system will be closed for maintenance evenings, weekends in June

Ottawa's light rail transit service will be partially shut down for maintenance from June 5 to 19. OC Transpo says the closures will happen in the evenings to minimize the impact on commuters.
Pediatric drug shortage led to dosing errors in Ontario children , research shows

Pediatric drug shortage led to dosing errors in Ontario children , research shows

TORONTO — The shortage of pediatric medication in Canada last year led to a spike of dosing errors in children in Ontario, new research shows.
'A start': Toronto multiplex policy aimed at boosting housing welcomed by observers

'A start': Toronto multiplex policy aimed at boosting housing welcomed by observers

TORONTO — A new policy allowing single family homes to be converted into low-rise multiplexes in Toronto is being hailed by observers as a welcome move, although experts warn it won't make housing more affordable in Canada's most populous city right
TTC launches investigation into reports of fireworks being set off on buses

TTC launches investigation into reports of fireworks being set off on buses

TORONTO — A teenage girl has been charged after police say a firework was set off on a public bus in Toronto this week. Toronto police say the incident took place Tuesday on a TTC bus in the Kingston Road and Guildwood Parkway area.