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Woman drowns while filming afternoon swim on Facebook livestream at Canada hotel

‘She worked with seniors right until the end,’ says friend of Ontario careworker

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022

In California's largest race bias cases, Latino workers are accused of abusing Black colleagues

Nearly every day, the onetime Ontario, California, warehouse employee said, he was stunned to hear racist slurs from Latino co-workers.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 23, 2022

Canada is witnessing more thunderstorms than ever before

Residents in eastern Ontario are still recovering after a tornado-producing thunderstorm left a path of destruction over 55 kilometres long and up to 1,400 metres wide in July.

The Conversation · Aug 21, 2022

Tesla In Talks With Ontario Government For Canada Gigafactory

This is based on documents that the manufacturer filed stating its interest to build an “advanced manufacturing facility” in the country.

InsideEVs · Aug 10, 2022

Medical sterilizing facilities face growing scrutiny due to toxic gas concerns

LOS ANGELES — Southern California air regulators are investigating several facilities that sterilize medical equipment with a carcinogenic gas after preliminary monitoring confirmed their emissions may pose an elevated cancer risk to people who work nearby.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 10, 2022

Ontario leader warns of potential economic slowdown in Canadian province

Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government, opening a new provincial parliamentary session on Tuesday, warned an economic slowdown could be coming to the province as Canada's central bank rapidly hikes interest rates to curb inflation.

Reuters · Aug 9, 2022

MPX International Announces Commencement of Court-Approved Sale and Investment Solicitation Process

TORONTO, Ontario – TheNewswire - August 4, 2022 - MPX International Corporation (the "Corporation" or "MPXI") (CSE:MPXI); (CSE:MPXI); ((CCAA Applicants") were granted creditor protection pursuant to an order (as amended and restated, the "Initial Order") from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) (the "Court") under the Companies' Creditors…

Benzinga · Aug 9, 2022

Bristol Airport campaigners send video to Canadian teachers over expansion plans

There are 320,000 teachers or retired teachers in Ontario with a direct link to Bristol Airport

Bristol Post · Aug 3, 2022

Brickbat: Fly Away

For some 20 years, Susan McKee has cultivated a pollinator garden for monarch butterflies at her London, Ontario, home. But she recently returned from vacation to find that the city had cut down all of the chicory, milkweed, periwinkle, wild rose, and other plants after a neighbor complained. Officials also…

Reason · Aug 2, 2022

Viking cruises in Great Lakes combine nature watching with fast boats, subs

ABOARD THE OCTANIS — The voyage of the Viking Octantis through the Great Lakes unveiled beautiful sunrises and sunsets, the rocky Maine-like coast of Georgian Bay in Ontario and its thousands of islands.

Tribune News Service · Aug 1, 2022