Vaccine capacity ramping up in Ontario ahead of booster plan details
TORONTO — Preparations for an accelerated COVID-19 booster shot rollout were underway Wednesday in Ontario as the province braced for a growing wave of...
Local couple steps up to buy Christmas dinner for seniors building
By Mike Anderson
Residents at Keswick Gardens, a 120-unit seniors building at 43 The Queensway N, will be treated to a Christmas dinner with all...
Opinion: Pefferlaw aerodrome proposal lacks transparency
By Mike Anderson
This week York-Simcoe MP Scot Davidson rose in question period to ask Transport Minister Omar Alghabra how he intends to close a...
Georgina Community Food Pantry sees spike in demand during holidays
By Mike Anderson
With the start of the holiday season, the Georgina Community Food Pantry is ramping up to help a growing number of local...
Town promotes inclusivity with new rainbow pride crosswalk
By Michelle Poirier
The Town of Georgina held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new Rainbow Pride crosswalk that promotes inclusivity on November 27.
The crosswalk is...
Cdn. companies paying almost $500,000 on average to ransomware attackers: survey
TORONTO — Canadian companies hit by ransomware attacks pay almost half a million dollars on average to perpetrators, according to the results of a...
Council approves 2022 budget with zero per cent operating tax increase
By Mike Anderson
Christmas came early for local taxpayers when Georgina Town Council approved the 2022 budget on December 1, with a zero per cent...
How to deal with shopping anxiety this holiday season
TORONTO — When November hit, Sabina Wex started feeling anxious about buying gifts for the impending holiday season.
“With rising inflation, things just seem so...
CIBC to pay $125 million to settle class-action lawsuit on subprime mortgage risks
TORONTO — CIBC has agreed to pay $125 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that had accused the bank of misrepresenting its exposure to...
Unvaccinated staff at correctional centre placed on unpaid leave amid COVID outbreak
More than 100 unvaccinated staff at an Ontario jail have been placed on unpaid leave amid a COVID-19 outbreak at the facility, their union...
