Additional funding from Queen’s Park will support the operation of Toronto Metropolitan University’s (TMU) two primary care teaching clinics at its new medical school in Brampton. In an announcement today (May 7), the Ontario government said the funds for the Brampton clinics are part of the province’s latest investment of up to $60 million in […]| INsauga | Ontario Local News Network
A report presented to Regional Council on Thursday (July 6) indicates that Brampton’s incoming medical school could be a huge boon to the local economy. The report, presented by Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) President Mohamed Lachem, says TMU’s new medical school is expected to create over 7,000 direct and indirect jobs in Peel Region. The […]| INsauga | Ontario Local News Network
The Greater Toronto Area's first new nursing school in over 100 years has opened in Brampton, with students headed to classes this week.| INsauga | Ontario Local News Network
A new multi-sport facility that includes an artificial turf football field, a four-lane running track and three-on-three basketball courts will soon open at a north Mississauga high school. The $1.3-million complex is expected to open sometime in the coming months at Lincoln Alexander Secondary School in Malton. It’s a joint project between the City of […]| INsauga | Ontario Local News Network
A high school in Mississauga’s west end and the community around it will soon have a new $5 million sports field and running track thanks to another deal struck between the City of Mississauga and the public school board. City councillors gave the green light on Wednesday to a plan that will see the outdated […]| INsauga | Ontario Local News Network
A new, badly needed track and field facility that’s been talked about for some five years is finally going to get built beside a north Mississauga high school. City of Mississauga Ward 5 Councillor Carolyn Parrish appeared relieved more than anything else at last week’s meeting of general committee, where councillors gave a unanimous green […]| INsauga | Ontario Local News Network
A $5.2-million joint-use sports field and running track being built in Mississauga’s west end by the city in partnership with the public school board is expected to open early next year. A plan that’s transforming the outdated field and track at The Woodlands Secondary School into a new facility that will include a multi-purpose artificial […]| INsauga | Ontario Local News Network
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford put the focus on making Canada globally competitive rather than securing a trade deal with the United States as they met in Ottawa on Monday. Carney and Ford were meeting on Parliament Hill as trade talks with the United States show little signs of progressing. Ford […]| INsauga | Ontario Local News Network
Social media posts falsely claimed a Canadian teen, Silas Kruger, was responsible for a shooting at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta, Ga., on Friday that left a police officer and the suspect dead. In fact, authorities said 30-year-old Patrick Joseph White is the suspected shooter. Kruger’s father, a Saskatchewan-based […]| INsauga | Ontario Local News Network
The number of home sales in Brampton took a dip last month while the average price across all property types came down by more than $45,000, according to a new report.| INsauga | Ontario Local News Network
A home sold three years ago for more than$1.3 million just traded hands for a $469,000 loss amid dropping detached home prices in Brampton.| INsauga | Ontario Local News Network
A multibillion-dollar condo community being built in Mississauga’s downtown core hit a significant milestone this past week. The first two of eight towers that will comprise M City Condominiums were topped off at a ceremony attended by Mayor Bonnie Crombie, the developer and others. In addition to the two towers, standing 62 storeys and known […]| INsauga | Ontario Local News Network
The “most powerful pump in Canada” is doing its job to deliver concrete high into the sky to get the latest skyscrapers in Mississauga’s downtown core built. In a minute-long video posted to social media, City of Mississauga officials noted some of the challenges associated with building highrises that climb 60, 70 and 80-plus storeys […]| INsauga | Ontario Local News Network
Two Mississauga skyscrapers that stand high above the city’s downtown core have received a prestigious international award. The 62-storey highrises, part of a multibillion-dollar condo community known as M City that will number eight towers when completed, were recognized this week with awards of excellence from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Launched […]| INsauga | Ontario Local News Network
Mississauga is one step closer to becoming home to the tallest completed skyscraper in Canada outside of Toronto. At 258 metres in height (83 storeys), the third highrise in what will eventually be an eight-tower mixed-use development at Burnhamthorpe Road West and Confederation Parkway in the city’s downtown core recently hit a significant milestone, City […]| INsauga | Ontario Local News Network
If you’re looking for summer work, a career change or a permanent position, employers across Ontario are hiring. There are full-time, temporary, and seasonal roles in fields like health care, education, social services, transportation and skilled trades. Here’s who’s hiring this week: American Sign Language – English Interpreter The Ministry of Education is seeking an […]| INsauga | Ontario Local News Network
Hot weather is expected to linger for several more days, with forecasters warning of soaring temperatures and humidity across Ontario. Mississauga, Brampton, Halton, Hamilton and Durham are among the regions under a multi-day heat warning, with daytime highs expected to reach 30 to 35 C and humidex values between 35 and 40. Overnight lows will […]| INsauga | Ontario Local News Network
It’s going to be another scorching few days in southern Ontario, with residents urged to stay hydrated and keep cool. A multi-day heat event begins Saturday, with daytime highs between 30 to 35 degrees Celsius and humidex values of 35 and 40. Overnight lows are expected to remain warm, ranging from 19 to 22 degrees. […]| INsauga | Ontario Local News Network
A speed camera ticket scam is targeting Ontario residents. The scam is circulating through a text message, purporting to be from Service Ontario, Ontario Provincial Police said on X. “The message claims you have an unpaid speeding ticket and threatens license suspension, vehicle registration suspension, and even credit score impact if you don’t pay by […]| INsauga | Ontario Local News Network
Multiple victims were defrauded out of more than $250,000 in online romance scams, leading to charges for a Brampton man, police say.| INsauga | Ontario Local News Network
Canada’s two biggest airlines performed especially poorly in getting passengers to their destinations on time in February, aviation industry numbers show. While it’s not uncommon for the nation’s flagship carrier, Air Canada, and WestJet to occupy the last two spots in Cirium Aviation Analytics’ monthly reports that track the on-time performance of the 10 major […]| INsauga | Ontario Local News Network
Canada’s biggest airline improved considerably last month when it comes to getting passengers to their destinations on time, aviation industry numbers show. Montreal-based Air Canada, which operates the majority of its flights out of Toronto Pearson Airport in Mississauga, landed 75.60 per cent of its 32,030 flights on time in March, Cirium Aviation Analytics’ latest […]| INsauga | Ontario Local News Network
Another month brings another wave of scams, with fraudsters using in-person deception, online schemes and phishing text messages to target Ontarians. Here’s what’s currently making the rounds and how to protect yourself. Contractor fraud Residents are being approached by individuals posing as contractors and offering home renovation or repair services through companies with no legitimate […]| INsauga | Ontario Local News Network
MiWay transit buses have been involved in nearly 200 crashes so far this year as they deliver passengers to their destinations via some 65 routes across Mississauga. Numbers provided to INsauga.com by MiWay, which has a fleet of some 500 buses and is Ontario’s third-largest municipal transit service provider, show Mississauga transit buses have been […]| INsauga | Ontario Local News Network
Mississauga is poised to become the first municipality in Ontario to put hydrogen fuel cell electric buses into service as part of its public transit fleet. City council is expected to put a final stamp of approval next Wednesday on a plan that will see the City of Mississauga buy 10 40-foot hydrogen fuel cell […]| INsauga | Ontario Local News Network
More than two dozen investigators have arrived at Toronto Pearson Airport in Mississauga as the search for answers into what caused Monday afternoon’s Delta Air Lines crash begins. Speaking to reporters from across Canada and the U.S. at a press conference early Tuesday afternoon, the head of Pearson Airport said she’s “grateful” nobody on board […]| INsauga | Ontario Local News Network
Toronto Pearson Airport in Mississauga remains the busiest airport in Canada — and it’s not even close. Some 46.8 million travellers made their way through Pearson in 2024, a 4.4 per cent increase from the previous year (44.8 million passengers in 2023), a recent report from the Greater Toronto Airports Authority shows. The GTAA operates […]| INsauga | Ontario Local News Network
A Mississauga manufacturer has been hit with a $100,000 fine after one of its workers was injured while trying to fix a machine used to make aluminum window jambs. The Ontario Ministry of Labour said in a news release on Friday that Alugard Ltd., located on Tranmere Drive, pleaded guilty in Provincial Offences Court in Mississauga back […]| INsauga | Ontario Local News Network
Canada’s two biggest airlines showed improvement last month when it comes to getting passengers to their destinations on time, aviation industry numbers show. Calgary-based WestJet turned in an especially strong — and significantly improved — performance while Montreal-based Air Canada, the country’s largest carrier, also upped its game with respect to landing flights on time. […]| INsauga | Ontario Local News Network
Fewer overcrowded public transit buses are on the streets of Mississauga, say city officials who note that’s just one area in which MiWay has improved service for its passengers. In its latest Report to the Community, Mississauga’s public transit provider noted there were 8,929 instances of overcrowded buses/closed doors in 2024, compared to 11,717 such […]| INsauga | Ontario Local News Network
Some 200,000 fewer travellers passed through Toronto Pearson Airport in Mississauga in the first three months of this year compared to the same time period in 2024, the latest numbers from Canada’s biggest and busiest airport show. Officials with the Greater Toronto Airports Authority, which operates Pearson, said in a news release this week 10.7 […]| INsauga | Ontario Local News Network
It’s Easter weekend in Oshawa, Whitby, Pickering, Ajax, Clarington and the rest of Durham Region with Good Friday (April 18), Easter Sunday (April 20) and Easter Monday (April 21) coming a little later this year. The last time Good Friday happened this late in April was six years ago when the day fell on April […]| INsauga | Ontario Local News Network
With the hockey team in the midst of a playoff run the timing could be better, but it’s been two years since Oshawa Generals owner Rocco Tullio made his last biennial threat to move the team to Pickering so perhaps the timing is most appropriate. The lease arrangements at the Tribute Communities Centre between the […]| INsauga | Ontario Local News Network
The long-term effects of tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs have put a scare into staff at the City of Pickering, with a report coming to a special council meeting Monday calling for a “pause” on design work on the future Seaton Community Centre & Library. A final design for the Seaton Community Centre […]| INsauga | Ontario Local News Network
Nearly 30 years after a couple of “crazy movie buffs” brought the “big movie feel” to the little community of Uxbridge – while preserving a big part of the town’s history in the process – the historic Roxy Theatre is up for sale. The theatre opened at the corner of Brock Street and Toronto Street […]| INsauga | Ontario Local News Network
Suspected opiate overdose calls and emergency room visits are down substantially in Durham Region in the first three months of 2025 from last year’s stark numbers – ER visits in March dropped to six from 49 just a year ago – but health department officials are not ready to call the decline a positive step […]| INsauga | Ontario Local News Network
Pickering celebrated 25 years since it was incorporated as a city on January 1 and marked the milestone this week with the unveiling of specially curated art banners, now prominently displayed on the exteriors of Pickering City Hall and the Chestnut Hill Developments Recreation Complex. Designed by local illustrator Taylor De Nobrega, the installations offer […]| INsauga | Ontario Local News Network
The provincial government’s decision to expand Strong Mayor Power legislation to include smaller community councils was an unexpected development for the mayor of Scugog Township, who said the policy directive will not change how she and her council do business. “This announcement came as a bit of a surprise to us and our staff,” said […]| INsauga | Ontario Local News Network
A renowned lights festival billed as the biggest of its kind “in the world” opens to the public tonight (Sept. 14) in Mississauga. The highly-anticipated Illumi–A Dazzling World of Lights attraction, scheduled to come to Mississauga on several occasions since last year, will finally welcome its first customers. Billed as the “largest light, sound and multimedia […]| INsauga | Ontario Local News Network
The red-hot Oshawa Generals have crashed the CHL’s Top 10 rankings for the first time since October, with their seven wins in their past nine vaulting them into the ninth spot in the country. With 28 wins and only two regulation losses since October 20, the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League sit atop […]| INdurham | Durham's Latest Breaking News
The Canadian military’s electronic warfare defence was given a major boost Monday with the groundbreaking for a $90 million, 90,000 sq. ft. facility in Kingston that will consolidate units across CFB Kingston into one secure compound. The new two-storey facility is expected to be operational in 2028 and will increase the 21 Electronic Warfare Regiment’s […]| INsauga | Ontario Local News Network
If you thought winter’s icy grip would put the brakes on major road construction, think again. Drivers commuting in and around Toronto should brace for both short-term and long-term traffic disruptions as the city undertakes significant infrastructure projects this winter, with some extending into 2027. Starting Jan. 12, one northbound lane of the Don Valley […]| INsauga | Ontario Local News Network
Concerns about speeding, red-light running and crashes in a Brampton community have led the city to take steps that will increase fines on part of a busy roadway.| INsauga | Ontario Local News Network