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Divide spring and early-summer blooming perennials in fall, and get every division back in the ground at least four to six weeks before the soil freezes: roughly late September across the Prairies and northern Ontario and Quebec, early to mid-October in southern Ontario, the Lower Mainland and much of Atlantic Canada. Most perennials need dividing every three to five years. Hosta, peony, Siberian iris, Oriental poppy and coralbells are good fall candidates. Asters and chrysanthemums should wait until spring, and false indigo should not be divided at all.
Canada’s study permit proof-of-funds threshold rose to $23,448 on Sept. 1, a 134 per cent jump since 2023. Here is the full cost, and who it screens out.
Ontario restarted Toronto bike lane removal on Bloor Street West on Sept. 1, but has not said how long the stretch is or who covers the city’s $48M estimate.
Metrolinx adjusts GO bus schedules Saturday and cuts rail service on the Lakeshore West, Lakeshore East, Barrie and Stouffville lines starting Sept. 8, with the reductions expected to stay in place until spring 2027. Ontario’s transportation minister calls them temporary.
The Oklahoma City Thunder star and NBA champion announced the launch of The SGA Foundation on Sept. 2, a nonprofit registered as a charity in both Canada and the United States and anchored in Ontario and Oklahoma.
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Heating season is starting and Ontario’s expanded CO alarm rules are now in force. Here’s how to test your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms properly.
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Canada’s chief public health officer cited an 85% national measles vaccination rate. In Alberta’s south zone and northeast B.C., local coverage runs near 60%.