New 140,000 square foot Brampton facility poised to support business, e-commerce, and employee growth over next 15 years.
When online retail giant Amazon announced it was planning to build a second headquarters in North America and put out a checklist for its desired location, urbanists, politicians and journalists rushed to draft proposals and write think pieces about why their city should be chosen. Toronto was no exception – and with good reason. “Toronto more than checks the boxes – it checks the boxes and lands pretty high,” said Associate Professor Shauna Brail, University of Toronto’s presidential adviser on urban engagement and director of the urban studies program in the Faculty of Arts & Science...
Plans to construct a new Costco store in Brantford appear to be hitting heavy traffic.
The last night of operations at Long's Hill Convenience was joyful, sad and packed with people. (St. John's NL)
Panicked customers at Billings Bridge Mall fled or hid in stores after a shot was fired during a fight involving three men in the mall Monday afternoon. A witness told the Citizen she was with her husband and sister in the Rogers store when they heard the fight break out at about 5:30 p.m. “All of a sudden we hear a lot of shouting and hollering in the mall and we see two guys beating up another guy,” said the woman, who asked her name not be used. “Then we hear the gunshot. At that point, everyone started screaming and running.”
Halifax: It was released by the Spring Garden Area Business association and has had more than 55,000 views online — as well as some negative comments from people who think it must be a joke or are concerned it perpetuates gender stereotypes...