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Survey shows employers, workers might be aligning on hybrid work

Survey shows employers, workers might be aligning on hybrid work

TORONTO — Around half of hiring managers and employees believe a combination of remote and in-office work to be the ideal setup, according to a survey which suggests both sides might be aligning on the issue more than three years after the COVID-19 p
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Toronto Blue Jays enjoy day off after injury bug bites hard during 17-in-17 stretch

Toronto Blue Jays enjoy day off after injury bug bites hard during 17-in-17 stretch

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays finally got some rest and, hopefully, did some healing on Monday. Injuries have piled up over a 17-day stretch where the Blue Jays played every day.
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Ontario to establish working group to deal with Greenbelt probe fallout

Ontario to establish working group to deal with Greenbelt probe fallout

TORONTO — The province says it is creating a working group to implement recommendations made in a damning auditor general's report on the government's decision to remove land from the protected Greenbelt.
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Smash hit musical 'Chicago' to return to Toronto for holiday run

Smash hit musical 'Chicago' to return to Toronto for holiday run

TORONTO — The smash Broadway hit "Chicago" will return to Toronto at the end of the year. Mirvish Productions says the musical will play at the CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre from Dec. 27 to Jan. 6.
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Canadian TV series centred on race and identity among projects added to TIFF lineup

Canadian TV series centred on race and identity among projects added to TIFF lineup

TORONTO — A documentary series challenging problematic beliefs about Canada’s Black history and another centring the life experience of 11 First Nations in Quebec are among the latest additionsto the Toronto International Film Festival lineup.
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Toronto man dead after drowning in Lake Ontario east of city: police

Toronto man dead after drowning in Lake Ontario east of city: police

Police say a 25-year-old man is dead after he drowned in Lake Ontario over the weekend. Provincial police say they got a call for a person who appeared to be in distress Saturday afternoon near a pier in Cobourg, a town located east of Toronto.
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Ottawa's light-rail transit service fully up and running after month-long closure

Ottawa's light-rail transit service fully up and running after month-long closure

Ottawa's light-rail transit service has fully resumed after a month-long hiatus. A fleet of between nine to 13 single-car trains — varying with ridership peaks — will run along the entirety of the LRT's east-west line for the rest of August.
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Ontario adds $766M in new program spending using contingency funds

Ontario adds $766M in new program spending using contingency funds

TORONTO — Ontario spent about $766 million more than planned in the first quarter of this fiscal year, but the province's bottom line is the same since nearly all of that new spending came from contingency funds.
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Cargojet reports Q2 profit and revenue down from year ago mark

Cargojet reports Q2 profit and revenue down from year ago mark

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Cargojet Inc. reported net income of $31.1 million in its latest quarter, down from $160.9 million in the same quarter last year as its revenue moved lower. The air cargo company said Monday its profit amounted to $1.
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Oxford Properties launches $28M redevelopment of Yorkdale's main corridor, food court

Oxford Properties launches $28M redevelopment of Yorkdale's main corridor, food court

TORONTO — Oxford Properties Group says it will spend $28 million to redevelop Yorkdale mall's main corridor and food court.
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