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DVP mostly reopens as storm cleanup continues across Toronto; Rogers Stadium damage being assessed: Live updates
Here’s everything you need to know about the aftermath of the storms. More than 100 mm of rain hit the city and wind speeds reached 85 kilometres an hour Wednesday. DVP mostly reopens after flooding The Don Valley Parkway has nearly completely reopened after stretches were closed from Wednesday evening into Thursday morning. Southbound lanes were running normally by 8 a.m., and now northbound lanes have reopened, the city said in an update to social media.
How is your city using strong mayor powers? Search our exclusive database of 4,242 decisions across Ontario
In 2022, Doug Ford’s government passed the Strong Mayors, Building Homes Act with a clear mandate: give mayors the tools they need to build more homes. These powers have since been offered to 216 municipalities. The Star collected more than 4,200 strong-mayor decisions using an artificial intelligence model to classify each one. The result is a comprehensive look at how mayors have wielded their new authority.
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Did summer’s heat kill? Why B.C. residents may find out, but Ontarians won’t
In Ontario and British Columbia, the summer that officially ended Monday was a scorcher: heat records fell in Toronto and Victoria, Barrie and Lytton. Coroners for both provinces agree that such extreme heat can kill. But they disagree on how to track and report the death toll, leaving two of Canada’s biggest provinces with mismatching portraits of an escalating threat.
Welfare assessment of racehorses provides a baseline for continued monitoring
Article Dans Une Revue Equine Veterinary Journal Année : 2025 Welfare assessment of racehorses provides a baseline for continued monitoring Fichier principal 2025_Annan_Equine_Vet_J.pdf (565.56 Ko) Télécharger le fichier hal-05201133 , version 1 (06-08-2025) HAL Id : hal-05201133 , version 1 DOI : 10.1111/evj.14510 PUBMED : 40256938 WOS : 001470711100001 Rachel Annan, Leah Trigg, Kate Allen, Joanna Hockenhull, Mathilde Valenchon, et al..
Heat warning live: All Toronto beaches open as record-setting temperatures keep pools busy, cause delays on UP Express
A heat warning is in effect for Toronto and much of Ontario today. Follow the Star’s live updates. How hot do Ontario schools need to get before the Ford government does something about it? It’s been hot in Ontario, and dangerously so. For the past few days, my phone has been blasting out regular health warnings about the extreme temperatures. Not that I’ve needed the reminder. Opening my front door this week has been like opening the oven door when the broiler is running.
Heat makes our jobs more dangerous
A worker was towing janitorial supplies at a car parts factory. She lost control of the trailer she was driving and it jackknifed, causing her to hit her head on a piece of equipment. While stacking cans on a skid at a pet food facility, a worker lost consciousness, sliding to the floor. A worker collapsed on the roof of a golf course clubhouse where he was sweeping pine needles. He was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Heat makes our jobs more dangerous
A worker was towing janitorial supplies at a car parts factory. She lost control of the trailer she was driving and it jackknifed, causing her to hit her head on a piece of equipment. While stacking cans on a skid at a pet food facility, a worker lost consciousness, sliding to the floor. A worker collapsed on the roof of a golf course clubhouse where he was sweeping pine needles. He was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Why hot days are making Ontario’s workplaces more dangerous
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Why hot days are making Ontario’s workplaces more dangerous
Loading Injuries on the job happen every day. But some, from losing consciousness to major burns to fractured limbs, are considered so serious that most Ontario employers are required by law to immediately notify the Ministry of Labour. More than 3,100 of these “critical injuries” were reported to the province last year.
Why hot days are making Ontario’s workplaces more dangerous
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‘Extremely dangerous’ heat wave expected to hit Toronto. Here’s when
The first official week of summer will usher in a punishing heat wave, forecasters say, the beginning of what is likely to be a hotter-than-normal season across Canada. After gradually climbing for the rest of the week, temperatures in Toronto will spike into heat-warning territory starting Sunday and last until at least Tuesday, said Steven Flisfeder, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada. The heat event could last longer, but forecasts that far out are more uncertain.
‘Extremely dangerous’ heat wave expected to hit Toronto. Here’s when
The first official week of summer will usher in a punishing heat wave, forecasters say, the beginning of what is likely to be a hotter-than-normal season across Canada. After gradually climbing for the rest of the week, temperatures in Toronto will spike into heat-warning territory starting Sunday and last until at least Tuesday, said Steven Flisfeder, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada. The heat event could last longer, but forecasts that far out are more uncertain.
Hot days at work can be dangerous — even deadly. The Ford government said it would protect workers. But here’s what’s happening
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Schools are facing this creeping threat as temperatures rise
As spring temperatures rise, so too does a creeping threat to kids — one that, without urgent action, risks children’s safety and ability to learn, advocates say. Extreme heat in the classroom is a growing danger as climate change creates a springboard for longer, hotter and earlier heatwaves, according to an ”urgent call” backed by more than 40 organizations; without intervention from all levels of government, we risk lifelong impacts to young learners.
Welfare assessment of racehorses provides a baseline for continued monitoring
1 INTRODUCTION An ever-growing awareness of the use of animals in work, entertainment, sport and food production has contributed to increasing attention on animal welfare.1, 2 Globally, horseracing continues to attract scrutiny, and all horseracing authorities are aware of their need to earn the trust of society.
‘De-extinction’ debate swirls over the dire wolf and wooly mammoth. Here’s how the Toronto Zoo was brought into it
At the Toronto Zoo last year in late May, as staff tended to a pair of newborn snow leopards and prepared for World Otter Day, two of the city-owned institution’s top officers met with an executive from one of the world’s highest-valued technology startups.
‘De-extinction’ debate swirls over the dire wolf and wooly mammoth. Here’s how the Toronto Zoo was brought into it
At the Toronto Zoo last year in late May, as staff tended to a pair of newborn snow leopards and prepared for World Otter Day, two of the city-owned institution’s top officers met with an executive from one of the world’s highest-valued technology startups.
Trail inspiration and the trials of Transgrancanaria: An Interview with Zukie Tandathu
When I first met Zukie Tandathu at Kendal Mountain Festival in 2023 it was immediately obvious why he’s an inspirational presence in ultrarunning. As anyone who’s chatted to him on or off the trail will know, Zukie has an energy and enthusiasm that make you want to get up and run 50k right now (or at least sit in a café talking about it).
Toronto Star nominated for 15 National Newspaper Awards
Torstar newspapers the Hamilton Spectator and Waterloo Record also received a combined three nominations. The Globe and Mail leads the 2024 pool with 16 nominations. Other news organizations with multiple finalists include La Presse with 13 nominations, The Canadian Press/La Presse Canadienne with four, Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun with three, Reuters with two, Sing Tao with two and the Halifax Chronicle Herald, which has two finalists including one shared with the Globe and Mail.
How a simple trick with pantyhose can reduce the risk of flood damage to your home as the snow melts
When Jason Thistlethwaite advised a friend to toss pantyhose full of road salt on his roof, it might have seemed like a goofy activity. But the goal was serious: to create a channel that allows water to flow down from where it had been trapped behind an ice dam blocking the gutter, preventing costly damage. Toronto residents still have snow on the brain as the city slowly shovels out from back-to-back blizzards.
First Time on the Spine
Standing on the start line for the first time on the Spine, at the foot of the Pennine Way in winter, you can feel the stories already swirling in the freezing air. This isn’t just me being ultra-romantic – how can neck deep snow and ice-filled bogs covered in segments of around 50 miles not make for a great tale?
Yearling laryngeal function grades II.2 and below are not associated with reduced performance
1 INTRODUCTION Videoendoscopic assessment of a yearling's upper respiratory tract is considered an important part of the pre-sale examination process and the yearling laryngeal function (YLF) grade assigned can have significant economic implications, including an effect on sales price and clearance rate.1-4 In Australia, YLF is graded on a 5-point scale, but the published description of a grade 3 used in the Conditions of Sale by Australian sales companies5, 6 differs from that in a later...
Toronto’s traffic is a nightmare. Here’s what some experts say is the biggest culprit and what the city can do about it
As Toronto furiously debates bike lanes and their role in the city’s notorious gridlock, mostly missing from the discussion is a culprit that at its peak occupied almost one-fifth of the city’s road network. Construction — for provincially managed transit projects, condo and office buildings, and utility work to support Toronto’s booming growth — closes more kilometres of roadway than bike lanes, special events or anything else.
Toronto’s traffic is a nightmare. Here’s what some experts say is the biggest culprit and what the city can do about it
As Toronto furiously debates bike lanes and their role in the city’s notorious gridlock, mostly missing from the discussion is a culprit that at its peak occupied almost one-fifth of the city’s road network. Construction — for provincially managed transit projects, condo and office buildings, and utility work to support Toronto’s booming growth — closes more kilometres of roadway than bike lanes, special events or anything else.
Toronto’s traffic is a nightmare. Here’s what some experts say is the biggest culprit and what the city can do about it
As Toronto furiously debates bike lanes and their role in the city’s notorious gridlock, mostly missing from the discussion is a culprit that at its peak occupied almost one-fifth of the city’s road network. Construction — for provincially managed transit projects, condo and office buildings, and utility work to support Toronto’s booming growth — closes more kilometres of roadway than bike lanes, special events or anything else.
‘These things could get smarter than us’: Toronto Nobel laureate warned of risks of AI from its earliest applications
Geoffrey Hinton, a University of Toronto computer scientist, has grappled more deeply with the dangers, opportunities and mushrooming uses for artificial intelligence than most people alive today. He is a “godfather” of machine learning, after all — and his breakthroughs in the field were awarded the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday, in a citation that echoed Hinton’s own cautions about the risks to humankind.
Beam of Light: The Story of the First White House Menorah
Gr 2-5–“I was supposed to be destroyed.” This is the opening line and the refrain of this provocative story of a White House beam removed during the 1952 rebuild. The beam recounts history it witnessed: 400 rabbis coming to the White House in 1943 to ask President Roosevelt to allow European Jews entry (they were turned away), a piano leg coming through the ceiling in 1948, and the partial demolition and rebuild of the White House. The beam was “Salvaged. Sent to a storage warehouse.
Emissions from last year’s Canadian wildfires more than most countries: study
Last year, the top three emitters of heat-trapping carbon pollution were China, the United States and India. Just missing the podium, in fourth place: that summer’s Canadian wildfires, which released more carbon into the atmosphere than every other country in the world, according to a new study published Wednesday.
Toronto just broke a 70-year-old rainfall record in July — or did it?
If you are a garden tomato, you probably noticed it. If you are an office tower worker or engrossed in Paris Olympics, maybe you didn’t. But a light shower that dampened Toronto on Tuesday afternoon could be enough to break a 70-year-old record — maybe. The brief rainfall brings the total precipitation dropped over Pearson Airport last month to 215.4 millimetres as of July 30, according to weather station data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC).
Toronto just broke a 70-year-old rainfall record in July — or did it?
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Toronto simply ‘not designed to handle’ this much rain
That was the message the city’s top civil servant gave reporters as emergency crews worked frantically to resolve power and transit outages across the city, homeowners confronted widespread property damage — and rain leaked through the ceiling at City Hall. Already a Subscriber? Sign in While the city has invested in flood mitigation measures in response to climate change — and those efforts have delivered some results — “the reality is these storms come in greater frequency.
Toronto simply ‘not designed to handle’ this much rain
That was the message the city’s top civil servant gave reporters as emergency crews worked frantically to resolve power and transit outages across the city, homeowners confronted widespread property damage — and rain leaked through the ceiling at City Hall. Already a Subscriber? Sign in While the city has invested in flood mitigation measures in response to climate change — and those efforts have delivered some results — “the reality is these storms come in greater frequency.
‘Nobody cares that it’s not Chardonnay’: Hardier grapes can help Ontario winemakers fight climate change. Government rules may be their bigger foe
The Eureka moment hit Drea Scotland while the winemaker was tending to two different grapes at a vineyard in Prince Edward County: one famous and one you’ve probably never heard of. The famous grape, Chardonnay, is native to France but now grows from California to New Zealand and beyond — it is the most-planted white wine grape in the world. The Chardonnay growing in this particular Ontario field, however, was struggling. Already a Subscriber?
Yearling laryngeal function in Thoroughbreds that underwent a laryngoplasty differs from controls
1 INTRODUCTION Recurrent laryngeal neuropathy (RLN) is a degenerative and highly prevalent condition that causes neurogenic atrophy and dysfunction of the intrinsic laryngeal muscles.1-3 The true prevalence of RLN is difficult to ascertain because there is no universally accepted definition of the disease, but between 2.6% and 8.3% of horses are reported to be clinically affected by RLN,4 and histological evidence of neuromuscular changes were identified in 18.4%–41.6% of clinically...
Doyle Community Center celebrates virtues of volunteering
The Doyle Community Center, nestled in the heart of Kerrville, is proud to celebrate volunteerism and the virtues it brings to both the individual and the community at large. With a steadfast commitment to fostering a culture of service and community engagement, the Doyle Community Center invites residents of Kerrville to embark on a journey of giving back. Volunteering lies at the core of the Doyle Community Center, embodying the spirit of altruism and community.
Simpson devotes himself to charity, both nationally and overseas
FARMVILLE, Va. — It may be April, but Dave Simpson’s farmer clients are still enjoying the contents of their Simpson Insurance Christmas box, loaded with hats, a jacket or sweatshirt, rain gauges, mints, pens, emery boards, and a wall calendar. There’s also that special “Dave” doll with a recording of short antidotes and his crazy, high-pitched laugh when you squeeze its stomach. Simpson personally packs those Christmas boxes, taking care to consider each farmer’s preference.
Canada's maple syrup reserve almost empty as sap season becomes another casualty of the winter that wasn't
By Kate Allen Throughout what should have been the frigid depths of winter, an unseasonably warm sun beat down on a series of billboards and bus-stop ads across Toronto. The campaign urged passers-by to consume even more of a familiar, maybe even patriotic, household staple: maple syrup. "It's not just for breakfast," the ads propose. Already a Subscriber? Sign in
Canada's maple syrup reserve almost empty as sap season becomes another casualty of the winter that wasn't
Throughout what should have been the frigid depths of winter, an unseasonably warm sun beat down on a series of billboards and bus-stop ads across Toronto. The campaign urged passers-by to consume even more of a familiar, maybe even patriotic, household staple: maple syrup. "It's not just for breakfast," the ads propose. Already a Subscriber? Sign in The implicit assumption of the billboards, and of pancake-eaters nationwide, is that maple syrup will always be available for breakfast.
Canada's maple syrup reserve almost empty as sap season becomes another casualty of the winter that wasn't
Throughout what should have been the frigid depths of winter, an unseasonably warm sun beat down on a series of billboards and bus-stop ads across Toronto. The campaign urged passers-by to consume even more of a familiar, maybe even patriotic, household staple: maple syrup. "It's not just for breakfast," the ads propose. Already a Subscriber? Sign in The implicit assumption of the billboards, and of pancake-eaters nationwide, is that maple syrup will always be available for breakfast.
Doyle to host MLK Day celebration
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy continues to serve as a powerful source of inspiration and a catalyst for action for the American people. Today, people of all backgrounds in our Nation carry forth his dream: to bring justice where there is injustice, freedom where there is oppression, peace where there is violence, and opportunity where there is poverty.
Perceptual constancy for an odour is acquired through changes in primary sensory neurons
Abstract The ability to consistently recognise an object despite sensory input that varies with environmental conditions and/or distance from the object is termed perceptual constancy. This is not an innate ability, rather it develops early in life and is likely dependent upon experience. The neural mechanisms underpinning the development of perceptual constancy are poorly understood.
MPs urge government to get serious about tracking logging emissions
By But how much does that sector contribute to the climate crisis? The answer is hazy, because of what environmental groups, scientists, and Ottawa's environment commissioner have described as a lack of transparency around the federal government's emissions reporting. Kate Allen is a Toronto-based reporter covering climate change for the Star. Follow her on Twitter: @katecallen.
MPs urge government to get serious about tracking logging emissions
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Every year, the federal government reports how much the logging industry contributes to our economy: $34.8 billion of Canada’s GDP in 2021, according to the latest figures. But how much does that sector contribute to the climate crisis? The answer is hazy, because of what environmental groups, scientists, and Ottawa’s environment commissioner have described as a lack of transparency around the federal government’s emissions reporting. Already a Subscriber?
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