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Premier’s trip to China big part of government’s overseas economic push

Kathleen Wynne's trip to China fits hand in glove with the government's economic plan, which includes bolstering international trade, finance minister says. ...

Liberals move time allocation for the first time this session

The opposition is outraged, but the bill on tying minimum wage to inflation and giving temporary foreign workers more rights is now set to pass on Nov. 4. ...

Seen: Health minister opposes mandatory quarantines for aid workers who treated Ebola

Eric Hoskins criticizes the quarantine policy brought in by New York and New Jersey last week, saying it's not justified by the science. ...

Opposition, unions criticize Liberal outsourcing of IT services

Province's increasing reliance on private contractors for its information technology services comes under attack by public-sector unions and the NDP. ...

Ford small-engine investment for Windsor ‘beyond a long shot,’ analyst says

The odds were stacked against Ford making a small-engine plant investment in Windsor, an industry analyst explains. The company's CFO has also said it was "something that was never going." ...

Heard: Thunder Bay grain handlers reject latest contract offer

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OPSEU ready to go to war with Seneca College over partial-load job cuts

Toronto Star reported last week that Seneca is specifically targeting 140 unionized 'partial load' faculty positions in favour of lower-paid, non-unionized part-time positions. ...

Municipal elections review could see shorter campaigns and electoral reform in 2018

The municipal affairs minister said he's asked the Association of Municipalities of Ontario to come up with a list of proposed changes, and that will form the review's starting point. ...