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Pickering airport opponents hope the proposal will be abandoned after 50 years
After decades of protests against a long-standing proposal to build an airport in Pickering, Ont., opponents of the project are optimistic it will soon be abandoned for good.
Toronto Steelworkers endorse Olivia Chow
A former Toronto City Councillor and Member of Parliament for Trinity–Spadina, Chow is among the nearly-70 candidates who have so far declared for the city’s top job.
Electra, Three Fires partner on developing battery-waste plant in Southern Ontario
The joint venture would site and develop the plant, which would process and recover materials that would then be used at Electra’s refinery site near Temiskaming Shores.
Ontario to launch audits of six municipalities' housing finances
Clark announced that he's looking for auditors to go over the books of Toronto, Newmarket, Peel Region, Mississauga, Caledon and Brampton.
Residential building permits down 12% in ’22, says MPAC
Data from the organization suggests permit totals contracted for the first time in three years. The lifting of COVID-related restrictions was a likely contributor to changing consumer spending habits.