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An investigation by Ontario‘s ethics watchdog has found that a former top aide to Premier Doug Ford violated lobbying rules more than two years ago.According to a notice on the Integrity Commissioner of Ontario website posted Thursday, Amin Massoudi failed to register when he lobbied a public office holder about a client’s request during a phone call. Mr. Massoudi knowingly placed the person in a position of potential conflict of interest, Integrity Commissioner Cathryn Motherwell’s office said, because Mr. Massoudi had offered the public office holder a ticket to a Toronto Raptors...
May 15, 2025 - 20:45 | Laura Stone | The Globe and Mail
The winner of what the B.C. Lottery Corp. calls the biggest jackpot ever awarded to a single person in Canada says that winning the $80-million prize is “life-changing.”Justin Simporios from Surrey, B.C., fought back tears of joy at a news conference on Thursday, saying he has already resigned from his job at a logistics company and is thinking about buying a “dream home” in Metro Vancouver as his first purchase.“I just threw in my resignation through an email, just an hour, two hours before I had this press conference,” Simporios said. “I’m working with [a] good operations team, my boss...
May 15, 2025 - 20:44 | Chuck Chiang | The Globe and Mail
It sounds cliché, but, shining individual performances aside, the Ottawa Charge has uncovered its best self by coming together as a team. Read More
May 15, 2025 - 20:35 | Don Brennan | Ottawa Citizen
The ostriches are part of an international antibody research program to fight the avian flu pandemic, which has been wiping out entire chicken farms.
May 15, 2025 - 20:27 | Klaudia Van Emmerik | Global News - Canada
Bars and restaurants in Ontario can expect to save money on their alcohol bills as the provincial liquor retailer cuts costs for small businesses for the remainder of 2025. The provincial government announced Thursday that the Liquor Control Board of Ontario will increase the wholesale discount rate for 23,000 small businesses across the province to 15 per cent, up from the current 10-per-cent rate.
May 15, 2025 - 20:08 | Clare O’Hara | The Globe and Mail
Truffles and Little Red have formed an unlikely friendship at the New Beginnings Animal Sanctuary.
May 15, 2025 - 20:00 | | CBC News - Canada
