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Toronto’s blue-bin failure stems from complex producer-responsibility overhaul
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Toronto’s blue-bin failure stems from complex producer-responsibility overhaul

Missed recycling pickups reflect Ontario’s shift to extended producer responsibility and a tangled new system, not simply privatization.

Road salt is corroding pipes and water supplies as cities contend with aging infrastructure
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Road salt is corroding pipes and water supplies as cities contend with aging infrastructure

Calgary’s recent water main rupture highlights how sodium chloride from road‑salt use is corroding infrastructure and raising chloride in waterways across Canada.

Ontario’s Serious Fraud Office struggles to keep pace as scams grow more complex
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Ontario’s Serious Fraud Office struggles to keep pace as scams grow more complex

Fraud victims reported $544 million in losses in the first nine months of 2025. Ontario’s SFO says growing volume and cyber-enabled schemes are outpacing current resources.

Communications blackout in Iran intensifies anxiety among Canada’s Iranian community
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Communications blackout in Iran intensifies anxiety among Canada’s Iranian community

A nationwide internet and phone shutdown in Iran has left many Canadians with family there unable to connect. Reported deaths and mass detentions are deepening concern and prompting rallies here.

Ontario judge orders 30 days and seeks arrest of man tied to $9.8-million FACTOR transfer
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Ontario judge orders 30 days and seeks arrest of man tied to $9.8-million FACTOR transfer

Justice William Black found James Campagna in contempt and ordered 30 days behind bars after FACTOR’s $9.8-million transfer landed in a company account that converted most funds to cryptocurrency.

Unanimous optimism among economists echoes 2007, raises warning for investors
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Unanimous optimism among economists echoes 2007, raises warning for investors

No economists see a 2026 recession, strategists are uniformly bullish and institutions hold record-low cash. David Rosenberg warns that such unanimity has preceded major market setbacks.

BlackBerry asks U.S. court to dismiss ex-CMO’s claims of harassment and retaliation
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BlackBerry asks U.S. court to dismiss ex-CMO’s claims of harassment and retaliation

BlackBerry filed U.S. court documents saying former CMO Neelam Sandhu offered no evidence her dismissal was discriminatory or retaliatory amid allegations against CEO John Giamatteo.

Manufacturing sales dip 1.2% in November as auto sector contracts
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Manufacturing sales dip 1.2% in November as auto sector contracts

Statistics Canada reports manufacturing sales fell 1.2% to $70.8B in November, led by steep declines in motor vehicle and machinery sales. Petroleum and coal helped offset losses.

Ontario fast-tracks permitting for Canada Nickel’s Crawford mine
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Ontario fast-tracks permitting for Canada Nickel’s Crawford mine

Ontario has designated Canada Nickel’s Crawford project for regulatory streamlining. The company aims to start construction this year but still faces a multibillion-dollar funding gap.

How a self-employed accountant grew her TFSA from $190,000 to $575,000 in a year
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How a self-employed accountant grew her TFSA from $190,000 to $575,000 in a year

Rama Nutakki concentrated her TFSA into precious metals in 2025, turning $190,000 into $575,000 and raising her and her father’s combined TFSA to $930,000.

Construction on Toronto–Quebec City high‑speed rail expected to start by 2032, Alto CEO says
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Construction on Toronto–Quebec City high‑speed rail expected to start by 2032, Alto CEO says

Alto CEO Martin Imbleau says Montreal‑Ottawa works will begin in 2029 or 2030, with eastern and western segments following around 2032 after engineering work advances.

Judge cites U.S. evidence after FBI seizes phone with messages tying jeweller to alleged Ryan Wedding ring
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Judge cites U.S. evidence after FBI seizes phone with messages tying jeweller to alleged Ryan Wedding ring

Ontario judge says U.S. evidence, including hundreds of encrypted messages, links jeweller Rolan Sokolovski to an alleged international drug‑trafficking network.