by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Aug 13, 2008 | GTA Development, GTA Issues, GTA News, News, Ontario, Toronto
From CFRB Toronto: With the safety of propane filling sites near residential areas under question following Sunday’s explosions and fire in Downsview, a report has come out that indicates 337 sites exist in the GTA where there are propane filling tanks. Read...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Aug 13, 2008 | GTA Issues, GTA Sports, Multiculturalism, News, Ontario, Racism, Sports, Toronto, World
“We felt it was something appropriate, and that it would be interpreted as an affectionate gesture,” Calderon, who plays for NBA’s Toronto Raptors, wrote on his El Mundo.es blog. “Without a doubt, some … press didn’t see it that...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Aug 10, 2008 | Emergencies, Ontario, Toronto
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by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Aug 10, 2008 | Canada, Emergencies, GTA Environment, GTA Issues, GTA News, News, Ontario, Public Transit, Toronto, World
A series of explosions at a propane facility early Sunday forced police to evacuate a residential area in the city’s northwest. “It was just a tremendous explosion and blew all the windows out of the house, just blew the house up, and I just managed to get...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Jul 15, 2008 | Canada, GTA Issues, GTA News, News, Oil, Ontario, Toronto
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors Corp. said Tuesday it will lay off salaried workers, cut truck production, suspend its dividend and borrow $2 billion to $3 billion to weather a severe downturn in the U.S. market. GM said the moves will raise $15 billion to help cover...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Jul 14, 2008 | Canada, GTA Issues, Oil, Ontario, Toronto
General Motors (GM) is set to unveil additional measures on Tuesday to address the significant downturn in the North American vehicle market. The world’s largest carmaker aims to realign its business with current market conditions, and key executives, including...