A decision on the possible future independence of cities within Peel Region will hopefully be made "very, very soon," Ontario Premier Doug Ford said.

Once complete in 2024, the facility at Pearl Street will enable the company to provide low-carbon heat into Toronto’s district energy grid.

The city will distribute $5 million in funding from the federal government to help offset design and construction costs required to achieve maximum greenhouse gas emission reductions.

Bacic Forming Concrete was fined for its role in a 2021 incident that led to a worker suffering fatal injuries on a residential construction site in Ashton.

Another tunnel boring machine is at work under Toronto. This one is building a three-kilometre long, 4.5-diametre storm sewer.