A Highway 401 off-ramp west of Toronto, closed Thursday due to heavy Boxing Day traffic, has reopened. Police shut down the westbound off-ramp to Trafalgar Road in Halton Hills for safety concerns as shoppers headed to the Toronto Premium Outlets caused significant congestion.
A Highway 401 off-ramp west of Toronto that became so clogged up with Boxing Day deal-hunters Thursday that police had to shut it down out of safety concerns has re-opened.
Scores of deal hunters hit stores around the GTA on Thursday in search of Boxing Day bargains, coupled with the tax holiday, which is offering Canadians further discounts. While the electronics retailer rolled out deals online Dec. 24, shoppers still lined up outside store locations in the GTA hours before they opened at 8 a.m.“Every year there’s some rush stuff, so I would say for the deals,” said the man, who gave his name as Renny.
Teenage sensation Gavin McKenna scored late in the first period and Carter George made 31 saves for the shutout as Canada picked up a 4-0 victory over Finland in the host country's opener at the world junior hockey championship Thursday.CTVNewsOttawa.ca takes a look at what's open and closed over the Christmas and New Year's holidays this year.
Multiple people were rushed to hospital, including two minors, in the aftermath of a serious vehicle collision on Thursday morning.Calgarians hoping to save some money—or get that last gift they missed out on for Christmas—headed to the store for Boxing Day.It’s one of the busiest shopping days of the year: Boxing Day sees thousands of people head to malls and big box stores to find great deals. But it's not so simple for smaller shops.
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