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City of Toronto
Construction activity continues along Harbour Street as we work to rebuild the roadway from three to four lanes. Starting on Friday, Oct. 6 at 9:00 P.M. the intersection at Bay Street will be closed for reconstruction until Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 5:00 A.M. Traffic along Harbour Street will be diverted at York Street to go north and southbound.
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Radio Canada International
Once upon a time (not all that long ago), crossing the border into the United States from Canada was as about as taxing as a light breeze on a summer day.
All you had to do was wave at the guy, who — likely as not — wouldn't bother to move out from behind his desk, or — if he was confined to a booth — look up for a couple of seconds from behind the newspaper he was reading and nod.
At most, you might have to produce your driver's license.
No more.
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Timmins Press
Some of the key people in promoting tourism partnerships across Ontario have been meeting in Timmins.
They say they're impressed with what they have seen.
Attractions Ontario (AO), a tourism organization whose function in part is promotion and marketing of tourism across the province, was meeting in Timmins recently. A reception for the group was held at the Timmins Museum: National Exhibition Centre. The group has been meeting at Cedar Meadows Resort and the museum building.
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Toronto Star
A TTC board member is warning that the city is at risk of "cheaping out" on a key waterfront transit connection, as it mulls proposals to scrap streetcar service to Union Station in favour of less costly alternatives.
At a recent public meeting about waterfront transit plans, the city unveiled a set of three options to overhaul the tunnel that links the station and Queens Quay.
Streetcars running on the western waterfront currently operate in the 530-metre tunnel and terminate at Union. But with a new East Bayfront streetcar line planned, the existing underground infrastructure can't handle the extra service.
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CBC News
Chatham-Kent MPP Rick Nicholls is continuing his push for cameras on school buses and says he is disappointed with the push back he's getting from the provincial Liberals. "Any school bus operator will tell you that drivers regularly speed past stopped school buses when the lights are flashing and stop arm is extended as they pick up children," said Nicholls in a release. "This happens every day."
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Cruise aboard Sunset Cruises Peerless II and see what Muskoka is all about. Enjoy the sights of the stunningly rugged and beautiful Canadian Shield on the Muskoka lakes. Muskoka Lakes Museum is located adjacent to our dock in historic Port Carling, this is a "must see" while visiting Muskoka.
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Toronto Star
The riddle of the missing link has finally been solved.
Metrolinx is expropriating land so that the Dundas West subway station will be connected to the Bloor UP Express and GO Transit station, located 270 metres away, through an underground pedestrian tunnel.
It's a $23 million plan that should help bewildered travellers who are often seen wandering around the Dundas and Bloor intersection looking for either the TTC station or the Union-Pearson hub.
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CTV News
This is said to be one of the best years to see fall colours in Ontario and the next two weeks will be prime time for witnessing it firsthand.
According to Muskoka Tourism, fall colours will peak in Algonquin Park between Sept. 20 to Sept. 29. Wait times to get into the park are expected to be more than three hours long.
"We're definitely early for fall colours. We're probably tracking about a week quicker than years past right now," says Jordan Mulligan of Muskoka Tourism.
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The Royal Canadian Mint in Ottawa offers the opportunity to bring a truly and authentic Canadian cultural experience to groups of all sizes throughout the year. Our tours are offered in both English and French and provide your group the opportunity to experience the fascinating process of coin production.
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Ottawa Citizen
Shortly after vintner Norman Hardie hosted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, during a low-key getaway to Prince Edward County in June, he got a call.
Another high-profile couple wanted to visit Hardie's winery atop a loamy hill on the western end of this artificial island, which was created by adding a slim canal to a spit of prime farmland along Lake Ontario.
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London Free Press
It's becoming an endless summer for Southwestern Ontario's tourism industry.
While some tourism operators could have used the recent scorching early-autumn heat wave back in, say, July, most have done very well this season, said Jim Hudson of the Southwest Ontario Tourism Corp., a regional tourism organization.
But the weather, as it turns out, isn't the only factor driving the bottom line.
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Blockbuster musicals and award-winning productions from around the world come to four Mirvish theatres in the heart of downtown Toronto. MORE
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Founded in 1992 by experienced Paramedics to fill a gap they found in the public's training and preparedness for emergencies. MORE
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Metro News
More bike parking is on the way as part of Ontario's climate-change plan.
Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport Eleanor McMahon, herself an avid cyclist, recently announced that $1 million will go toward better bike parking at museums and cultural attractions, including bike racks, rings and indoor lockers and storage rooms.
"This investment will help make our communities more cycling-friendly and encourage more people to leave their cars at home and ride their bikes instead," said Minister McMahon in a release.
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St. Thomas Times Journal
As summer tourism winds down St. Thomas and Elgin County have just as much reason to smile as the rest of Ontario.
Most tourism locations have seen an increase in visitors in 2017. It was a perfect storm of events: weather was generally favourable, the Canadian dollar was low, and the country and province were both anxious to invest in tourism initiatives.
"We've had an increase in events here because of all the Canada 150 funding that was available," said Megan Pickersgill, tourism coordinator with Railway City Tourism. "And in general of things going on in the community... some of its due to the funding but [not all]."
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Art Gallery of Sudbury has a collection of contemporary and historical works of art, including a selection by Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven. The Gallery offers a Plein Air excursion to learn on site painting and drawing techniques at a favourite painting spot of A.Y. Jackson of the Group of Seven.
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July 15-16 with a free 2 day festival, at the historical site in Birchtown Nova Scotia, featuring African Nova Scotian artists, musicians and playwrights. For more information visit our Website or like our page on Facebook.
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Bayshore Broadcasting News Centre
It may have been a rather rainy summer along the lighthouse coast, but that didn't stop people from heading across the water to see Chantry Island.
In fact, the Chair of the Southampton Marine Heritage Society tells Bayshore Broadcasting News the number of tours were up over last year.
"We experimented with some new items, new tours this year, one of which was the Island Tour followed by a sunset cruise, we did around the island tours this year on certain dates as well," says O'Connor.
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Financial Post
SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.'s stake in a Southern Ontario toll road remains a "cash cow" for the company and will be a key component of its future growth and dividends over the next decade, according to analysts.
"407 continues to be a value-generating monster for SNC," wrote National Bank Financial analyst Maxim Sytchev earlier this month. "In addition, with only 80 per cent of lane capacity in operation now, there is natural growth remaining over the foreseeable future."
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CBC News
Calling it a disruptive technology with huge potential, Canada's transport minister says when it comes to self-driving cars, Canada is doing its best to try to keep up with the pace of innovation.
"From a regulatory point of view, we are running hard to keep up with this developing technology. It is absolutely critical that we do it," Marc Garneau told CBC News.
Garneau said the technology behind autonomous buses and vehicles promises to reduce collisions, cut emissions and make road transportation more efficient.
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