Fire still smouldering at Thorncliffe Park highrise, no return date for residents

TORONTO — A fire that started late last month is still smouldering inside the walls of two Toronto highrise buildings. City of Toronto spokesman Russell Baker says the fire at 11 Thorncliffe Park Dr. and 21 Overlea Blvd. continues to be a “complex situation.” The fire, which is burning the combustible particle board placed in […]

Modular firm Thurston bought out of administration

The £47m turnover firm called in administrators from Leonard Curtis on December 22 after 55 years in business. Leonard Curtis has been working with the group since last month looking for a potential buyer after a challenging period for the business. The sale to manufacturing conglomerate GCH Corporation Ltd will protect […]

Christian right: Trump’s building a new MAGA religious movement

For over six decades, the “religious right” in America was boomer “Christian nationalism,” straight out of The Handmaid’s Tale. It was about “keeping God in the schools” and the National Prayer Breakfast. It was traditionalist, mindful of theology, and, well, theocratic, which is to say it wanted to take the standards of a religious tradition […]