Ford government to build underwater electricity line to power Toronto for 2 decades
Meredith Bond / citynews - The Ford government is planning to go underwater to build a new electricity line that will power Toronto for at least two decades. The cable will run in Lake Ontario from the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station, just east of Oshawa and ending in the eas…
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Toronto budget will be tabled with proposed 2.2% tax increase
Isaac Callan / globalnews - The city will table its draft budget on Thursday, laying out the initial increase and spending constraints for councillors to debate.
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NDP leadership candidates scramble to raise funds ahead of membership deadlines
David Baxter / theglobeandmail - Membership cutoff for voting eligibility and the final fundraising deadline are both on Jan. 28
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Deloitte sees Canadian economic growth slowing to 1.5% in 2026
Daniel Johnson / theglobeandmail - But chief economist Dawn Desjardins optimistic economy will gain momentum through second half of the year
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Novo Nordisk may compete with generics through renamed lower-price Ozempic
Nicole Ireland / nationalobserver - Novo Nordisk Canada is considering competing with generic versions of its brand-name Ozempic and Wegovy drugs by introducing renamed, lower-priced copies of the medications.
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Toronto real estate slumps in 2025, with sales and prices both down
Sammy Hudes / theglobeandmail - Regional real estate board says economic uncertainty weighed on the GTA housing market last year
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