Here’s what’s inside the June Toronto Life Wine Club box
In June’s delivery: A complex cabernet franc, a beautiful riesling and a strawberry-lifted rosé from Niagara’s ultra-small-batch boutique wine label Fogolar Wines. Orders must be placed by June 28. 2018 Picone Vineyard Cabernet Franc Why we’re into this wine: It’s a delicate, nuanced expression of cabernet franc that will reward cellaring. The grapes and must were fermented warm in [...]
New pilot program could bring live music to Toronto patios this summer
You might be able to enjoy live music outside in Toronto this summer. Fall concerts are being announced, but the Toronto Music Advisory Council (TMAC) has a proposal to bring back live music sooner with performances on outdoor patios. In a letter to the Economic and Community Development Committee, TMAC chair Brad Bradford recommends “designing a pilot program to permit live music [...]
Business Report: LCBO & Cineplex dropping bonus points
The Air Miles card will no longer be accepted at the LCBO, while Cineplex will be awarding fewer Scene points to movie goers. Plus, a popular Scarborough bakery is closing. Business Editor Richard Southern reports. [...]
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (18,223.54, down 260.99 points.) ClearStream Energy Services Inc. (TSX:CSM). Energy. Up six cents, or 171.43 per cent, to 9.5 cents on 38 million shares. [...]
ABC Technologies Holdings Inc. Begins Trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange
TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ABC Technologies Holdings Inc. (“ABC Technologies”, “ABC”, or the “Company”), a leading manufacturer and supplier of custom, highly engineered, technical plastics and lightweighting innovations to the North American light vehicle industry, announced today the completion of its initial public offering (the “IPO”) by way of secondary offering of 11,000 [...]
Toronto restaurants doing special New Year’s Eve dinners for takeout and delivery
We’re heading into what may be the quietest New Year’s Eve ever. But your last meal of the year need not suffer the fate of rowdy parties and drunken cab rides. Bid 2020 a much-anticipated good riddance with one of these fine meals to go, many of which are portioned to feed your immediate bubble and come with festive boozy add-ons. Lake Inez Five seafood-forward courses with a Ma [...]
Toronto Star’s Santa Claus Fund passes new fundraising goal on Christmas Eve
The Toronto Star Santa Claus Fund surpassed its new goal of 1.6 million on Christmas Eve. As of Thursday, the total figure raised stood at $1,600,744. This huge sum stands testament to the incredible generosity of Star readers, who identify with the mission with which publisher Jospeh Atkinson estabilished the fund in 1906. As mentioned in our series of articles about the fund, thi [...]
Bottomless pyjama advertisements baffle consumers
Less is more? Fresh air door? Who knows why advertisements for bottomless pyjamas seem to be all the rage on the web these days. For some reason advertisements for “plain functional buttoned adult pyjamas” promoted by multiple outlets have been showing up since last week. Many users have been left wondering why they were being targeted for the odd products. People first became awa [...]
'Cooped-up' Toronto couple now embracing country life in eastern Ontario
While Canadians have been leaving the country to move to cities for decades, the COVID-19 pandemic may be reversing that trend. Approximately 60 per cent of Ontarians in the market for a house say moving to rural areas has become more appealing during the pandemic, according to a recent survey from the Ontario Real Estate Association. Romina Kolodziejska and Matt Falvo are o [...]
Man who killed his downtown Toronto roommate had history of violence against women
TORONTO -- A 44-year-old man who killed his 28-year-old roommate in their downtown Toronto apartment had a proven history of violence against women and presents “grave danger” to potential victims, a judge said while handing down a life sentence with no chance of parole for 18 years. On Oct. 30, a jury found Richard Isaac guilty of second-degree murder in the death of Victoria S [...]
Top Realtors Predict What 2021 Has in Store for the Toronto Real Estate Market
At this time last year, nobody could have guessed what 2020 would have in store for the world of Toronto real estate. From flying high (hello, average year-to-date prices) to flatlining (here’s lookin’ at you, downtown condo market), the current local resale and rental scenes could only be described as a Tale of Two Cities — a situation that wasn’t even a topic of interest in late 201 [...]
Toronto bar license suspended for allegedly violating Reopening Ontario Act
A Toronto bar has had its liquor license suspended after two business owners were cited for breaching provincial COVID-19 regulations. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) issued a notice on Friday to revoke the license of Bar Karma on Queen Street West for violations of the Liquor Licence Act. Last weekend, police were called to the establishment around 12:40 a. [...]
Should downhill skiing be permitted to open during the lockdown?
TOWN OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS—Oliver Slow and his friends are cramming in as many runs as they can before Blue Mountain suspends all ski operations Boxing Day to comply with the province-wide shutdown due to COVID-19. But they’re not happy about the closure, just days after Blue and many other Ontario ski resorts opened, and agree with the Canadian Ski Council and Ontario Ski [...]
S&P/TSX composite essentially flat as sentiment muted by rising COVID infections
TORONTO - Canada’s main stock index was essentially flat Thursday as investors took their foot off the pedal on concerns about rising COVID-19 infections and pocketed some profits following a good few weeks of trading. “I think we’re just digesting a little bit of the gains that we’ve seen from this solid month-to-date surge that the TSX has had,” said Mike Archibald, vice- [...]
Canadians assembled 631,800 Ikea desks and counting during the pandemic
Working from home might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but it’s been a boon for Ikea. The retail giant has seen a huge boost in Canadian sales of home office supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic, the company revealed ahead of Thursday’s official release of its annual report. “We saw significant increases in both sales and demand for our home office category, seeing lifts from [...]
Trump tax writeoffs are ensnared in two New York fraud investigations
Two separate New York state fraud investigations into President Donald Trump and his businesses, one criminal and one civil, have expanded to include tax writeoffs on millions of dollars in consulting fees, some of which appear to have gone to Ivanka Trump, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The inquiries — a criminal investigation by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus [...]
Ascot Discovers More High-Grade Gold in the Day Zone
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ascot Resources Ltd (TSX: AOT; OTCQX: AOTVF) (“Ascot” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce additional high-grade gold intercepts at the Day Zone of the Company’s Premier Gold Project (“PGP”). These results are highly significant as the Day Zone is in a strategic location approximately 300 metres west of re [...]
U of T community members isolating, precautions taken after four test positive for COVID-19
Toronto Public Health has linked four cases of COVID-19 to an informal, close-contact athletic activity on the University of Toronto’s St. George campus. All the individuals involved in the activity, which was not sponsored or organized by U of T, were on the university’s Back Campus field near Tower Road an [...]
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