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21 hours ago
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Missing child found in critical condition in Mississauga
Peel police say a child that was reported missing in Mississauga has been rushed to hospital critical condition Saturday. Officers told CBC Toronto they responded to a call for a missing young child in the area of Mississauga Road and Dundas Street just after 3:30 p.m. In a post to X, police said the child had "wandered off" but was located by first responders. Peel paramedics said they attended the scene alongside police and Mississauga Fire for reports of a person in the water, and transported one paediatric patient in critical, life-threatening condition to a local hospital. Police are asking the public to avoid the Erindale Park area.
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a day ago
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Missing child found in critical condition in Mississauga
Peel police say a child that was reported missing in Mississauga has been rushed to hospital critical condition Saturday. Officers told CBC Toronto they responded to a call for a missing young child in the area of Mississauga Road and Dundas Street just after 3:30 p.m. In a post to X, police said the child had "wandered off" but was located by first responders. Peel paramedics said they attended the scene alongside police and Mississauga Fire for reports of a person in the water, and transported one paediatric patient in critical, life-threatening condition to a local hospital. Police are asking the public to avoid the Erindale Park area.
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3 days ago
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Ford government reacts to latest U.S. tariff twist, vowing to protect Ontario workers
Ontario government officials say the province remains committed to protecting workers and the economy, after a U.S. court quashed some of President Donald Trump's tariffs on Wednesday. On Wednesday, the U.S. Court of International Trade struck down Trump's 10 per cent tariff on most countries and his 25 per cent tariffs on numerous Canadian and Mexican goods, leaving the tariffs on steel and aluminum in place. "The signals from the courts, you couldn't categorize them as good news or bad news," said Vic Fedeli, the minister of economic development, job creation and trade, at a news conference on Thursday. Fedeli says the court's decision is simply the most recent development in the daily "twists and turns" of tariffs, and that the provincial government will continue its efforts to keep Ontario workers in high-value jobs. Fedeli spoke alongside Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy about the government's latest efforts to boost Ontario's economy and protect its workers. Bethlenfalvy also said the province's number one goal with regard to the tariffs is keeping workers safe. "We want no tariffs. We want all workers [protected]. We are protecting our economy so we can keep people working, keep them in business, and support business and support families," he said. Province says mining project needed amid tariff threat Bethlenfalvy says that's why Ontario government is spending $500 million to create a new critical minerals processing fund. The fund will support projects that speed up the province's critical minerals processing capacity and made-in-Ontario supply chain, according to a Thursday news release. Minerals mined in Ontario will be processed in the province by Ontario workers, the release says. "We're investing to unlock and process these resources right here in Ontario, securing good-paying jobs and building resilient communities for the future," Bethlenfalvy said in the same news release. The $500 million investment comes as Ford's government is pushing ahead with the Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, or Bill 5, which it says will speed up the approval of mining projects in Ontario. However, critics say the province is using the threat of tariffs as an excuse to loosen environmental regulations on the industry, as the legislation includes major changes to the province's endangered species and environmental protection laws. Jamie Kneen, national program co-lead for Mining Watch Canada, a non-profit advocacy group, previously told CBC Toronto it's undemocratic for the government to give itself the power to exclude mines in special economic zones from environmental regulations. He questions whether tariffs are a legitimate reason to reduce regulatory oversight of the mining sector. "They're just using this as a pretext for doing what they wanted to do already and hoping that people won't notice that the two are not really connected," Kneen said. Bethlenfalvy says both the federal and provincial governments are "very unified" on combatting tariffs and promoting economic growth for Canada and Ontario. Fedeli said it's "discouraging" to hear Trump say the U.S. doesn't need Canada, when over half of the nickel that the U.S. uses for its aerospace and defence sectors comes from Ontario. The province will continue mining and processing critical minerals, Fedeli said, sending the U.S. a "powerful signal." "Despite the rhetoric that comes from the U.S., we are going to continue being a world power in these critical minerals," he said.
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6 days ago
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First Indigenous-led housing project in Toronto will support needs of elders, chief says
The first Indigenous-led rental housing project in Toronto will provide a nurturing environment for elders and respect cultural traditions, said the chief of the Missanabie Cree First Nation on Monday. The nation, which has its own development company, is the driving force behind the project at 140 Merton St., near Yonge Street and Davisville Avenue. Once complete, the building will be the first city-owned property to be leased and operated exclusively by an Indigenous organization and not-for-profit entity, the City of Toronto said in a news release Monday. "Our elders are the keepers of our stories, languages and traditions," Chief Jason Gauthier told reporters shortly after a blessing ceremony at the site. "Providing them with a safe, respectful and holistic environment is not just a responsibility, it's a duty." The building will feature 294 residential units for Indigenous elders and non-Indigenous seniors, with approximately a third of these units being designated as affordable housing, the city said in a news release. It was not clear at Monday's event how many units will be reserved for Indigenous elders. CBC Toronto has reached out to the city for clarification. Gauthier led Monday's ceremony alongside members of the Missanabie Cree First Nation and city staff. The event was held to celebrate the completion of the project's financing. The building will eventually be 29 storeys tall, according to city documents posted online. It will include a ceremonial space, smudging room and indoor and outdoor communal areas, Gauthier said. "For over a century, our people have navigated the challenges of displacement and the long road towards reclaiming our rightful place within these lands," he said. "Today we take a significant step towards that journey." Construction is expected to begin in late summer or early fall, said Doug Rollins, the city's director of housing stability services. It may take around two years before residents begin moving in, he said. Rollins said financing to date has been from the federal government, but the city is continuing to look for partnerships. Currently, 140 Merton St. is home to a two-storey building that is being used as a senior care centre. The city said the new building will include 2,150 square metres of community space to be subleased back to the city to accommodate the existing tenants. Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik said the project is part of the city's efforts to address the affordable housing crisis but is also a way for the city to "honour our commitments to truth, justice and reconciliation." "We know all too well that Indigenous communities are disproportionately affected by the housing crisis, which is why we are grateful to be partnering with Indigenous housing providers," she said. A Statistics Canada report from 2021 found that many Indigenous people in Canada live in "inadequate housing," particularly those living in remote or northern communities. More than one in six Indigenous people lived in crowded housing considered not suitable for the number of people living there, the report said. Its authors also found Indigenous people were almost three times more likely to live in a dwelling in need of major repairs than the non-Indigenous population in 2021.
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09-05-2025
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Outside of COVID shock, Ontario's unemployment is now at its highest since late 2013
Ontario's unemployment rate ticked up again last month, according to Statistics Canada, reaching its highest level in more than a decade, with the exception of the initial economic shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest Labour Force Survey data shows unemployment in Ontario hit 7.8 per cent in April, up 0.3 percentage points from March and marking three consecutive months of overall job losses in the province. Outside of the initial months of the pandemic, when unemployment peaked at 14.2 per cent in May 2020, last month's unemployment figure is the highest in Ontario since October 2013. Only Newfoundland and Labrador had a higher unemployment rate, at 9.6 per cent. The latest data also shows that in three out of the first four months of 2025, the province's unemployment rate was above the long-term moving average of 7.37 per cent. Moreover, the unemployment rate in Ontario has now exceeded seven per cent for nine consecutive months. Apart from the worst of the pandemic, the last time that happened in this province was 2014 under former premier Kathleen Wynne. The overwhelming majority of the 35,000 total jobs lost were in the manufacturing sector, Statistics Canada says. Ontario lost more manufacturing jobs last month than any other province in Canada. In the Windsor area — the province's auto manufacturing heartland and a region that has already been shaken by U.S. President Donald Trump's ongoing global trade war — the unemployment rate increased 1.4 percentage points, up to 10.7 per cent. Wholesale and retail trade in Ontario also saw a notable decline in jobs, Statistics Canada says. The latest Labour Force Survey results suggest, as CBC Toronto reported earlier this week, a struggling provincial economy that was showing signs of fragility even before Trump's tariffs began to bite. Other indicators include: Meanwhile, the province's independent Financial Accountability Office predicted last week that further U.S. tariffs and Canada's retaliation could result in some 119,000 fewer jobs in Ontario by next year, pushing unemployment upward by another 1.1 percentage points. The numbers come as Premier Doug Ford is set to table his annual budget next Thursday. The big-ticket tariff response measures announced so far include a six-month deferral of about $9 billion in provincially administered business taxes and rebating $2 billion of Workplace Safety and Insurance Board premiums to employers. The Ford government has also tabled legislation to cut down interprovincial trade barriers and speed up approvals of mines and other resource projects.
