A new research report from Accenture shows that as workplaces across the country re-open, more and more Canadians say they prefer to return to a hybrid or remote-work model.

The organizations say the opioid overdose crisis is disproportionately affecting people working in construction, transportation and the trades.

At $27.6 million, Toronto will receive the lion’s share of the funding. The city and its partners will put the money toward 14 cultural, community and active transportation infrastructure projects.

Ontario's fiscal watchdog estimates 45 per cent of municipal infrastructure in the province needs repairs, which it says will cost about $52 billion. 

The first is scheduled to open at the 10 Acre Truck Stop in Belleville at the beginning of 2022. The other four sites—in Hamilton, Waterloo, London and Windsor—will unfold over the four following years.