York Region

TORONTO — A marketing expert says two brands that recently had to recall plant-based milk contaminated with Listeria can come back from the outbreak, but they have to move quickly to regain consumer trust. David Pullara says both Danone and Walmart should apologize swiftly for the recalled Silk and Great Value products. The marketing instructor […]

TORONTO — An upgrade to 911 systems in Ontario is setting the stage for more efficient emergency responses, in what one official calls “public safety’s Halley’s comet moment.” The new system – called Next Generation 9-1-1 – replaces decades-old analog technology in emergency communication centres with a digital network, allowing dispatchers to get to urgent […]

TORONTO — DaShaun Amos and Royce Metchie are together again on the football field. The two are back starting alongside each other in the Toronto Argonauts’ secondary. They also did so last year before Amos’s stellar campaign ended prematurely with a season-ending ankle injury. Amos and Metchie have been teammates since 2018 when they began […]

TORONTO — Listeria can make people sick up to two months after they eat or drink contaminated products, which can pose a challenge in identifying the source of illness quickly, experts say. Two people in Ontario died amid a listeriosis outbreak linked to a national recall of certain plant-based milks, the provincial health ministry confirmed […]

TORONTO — A large Toronto food bank is calling for urgent donations after flooding triggered by torrential rains earlier this week damaged its facility and ruined a large amount of food. The North York Harvest Food Bank says the loading bays in its facility were flooded and water poured into its warehouse. It says a […]

As floodwaters poured into a Mississauga long-term care home –submerging much of the ground floor – rescue crews worked to rapidly get residents into inflatable rafts to evacuate the property while others worked on stopping the water from rising further. The operation that unfolded over the course of 12 hours on Tuesday following torrential rains […]

This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. ___ Author: Brendon Samuels, PhD Candidate in Biology: Ecology and Evolution, Western University This week, large areas of Ontario experienced severe flooding that caused widespread power […]

Ford Motor Co. says it plans to assemble its F-Series Super Duty pickup trucks at its Oakville, Ont., assembly plant beginning in 2026, a move that comes amid delays to the start of planned electric vehicle production at the site. The U.S. automaker said the move would add capacity of up to 100,000 additional units […]

TORONTO — Losses in the battery metals sector led Canada’s main stock index lower in late-morning trading on Thursday, while U.S. stock markets also fell. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 30.10 points at 22,821.07 In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 120.79 points at 41,077.29. The S&P 500 index was down […]

OTTAWA — As more people look to find love on dating apps and social media these days, so too are those looking to commit romance scams as artificial intelligence makes it harder to know what’s real and what isn’t. Larry Zelvin, head of BMO’s financial crimes unit, says AI and social media are changing the […]