Category: News

Seen: Ontario to provide $6 million to young entrepreneurs

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Seen: Habitat for Humanity merges Toronto area affiliates

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Your morning briefing

Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Tuesday, April 8. ...

Seen: Ontario spends $2 million for eastern plant jobs

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‘Referendum’ finds 99.6 per cent support public hospitals

Ontario Health Coalition says the vast majority of respondents to its 'referendum' favour public hospitals over private clinics. ...

Upcoming Events for Tuesday, April 8

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House debate ends on bill 122 as Liberals look for labour peace

The Liberal effort to formalize the province's role in bargaining with teachers' unions and school boards got swift third reading debate Monday with a vote scheduled for Tuesday. ...

Fedeli seeks contempt of legislature charge

Tory finance critic seeks ruling that Liberals' budget leaks are in contempt of legislature. ...

Heard: What they asked in question period

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Seen: Peterborough area gets $420,000 to boost tourism

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Province announces $32 million for nutrition program

Funds will be rolled out over three years to set up 340 new school breakfast programs affecting 56,000 children. ...

Province to spend $150 milllion on new tablets, netbooks

Premier Kathleen Wynne announces money for hardware, software and training for schools will be spent over three years. ...

Purchase: In politics, the long run is for losers

Columnist Bryne Purchase says short-term politics are ruining Ontario's chance to make a long-term plan. ...

Seen: The Beer Store continues fight against corner stores

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Heard: Huronia survivors could get $42,000 each

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Seen: Pembroke mill to restart with reduced power rates

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OPSEU accuses government of bracing for jail-guard strike

The Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services is accused of building temporary living quarters for prison managers in anticipation of bargaining talks with guards. ...

Heard: Boost for skills training near Ring of Fire

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Your morning briefing

Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Monday, April 7. ...

Happening: Province to build or renovate 12 schools in Toronto

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People on the Move

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Kenney blasts Ontario bill on building trades

The provincial College of Trades' plan to license general carpentry will kill jobs and damage the economy, Jason Kenney warns. ...

Heard: Catholic school trustees appoint new provincial lobbyist

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Ontario Northland telecom unit sold in restructuring

Ontera unit has been sold to Halifax-based Bell Aliant for $16 million, with upgrades to the telecom network in the northeast via a PPP to follow. ...

Dean: Can we Talk? Recommendations for more open government

Columnist Tony Dean outlines the advantages of proactively sharing information in policy-making and expenditures as a means of improving confidence in government. ...

Bills this week

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Ontario Northland future could be in slimmed-down form

Decision on Ontario Northland's future to be announced today, while workers still aren't sure what the government intends to do. ...

Your morning briefing

Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Friday, April 4. ...

Unifor temporarily postpones Toyota union vote

Next week's union vote at Toyota will be postponed because of a dispute over how many workers there are at the three plants, Unifor's president says. ...

Happening: Dunlop’s latest College of Trades bill voted down

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New civil court rules make it easier to dismiss frivolous suits

The government has quietly changed the rules of civil procedure to make it easier for a court to dismiss 'frivolous and vexatious' lawsuits without lengthy and expensive arguments. ...

Upcoming Events for Friday, April 4

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Seen: Horwath’s post eclipses million mark on Facebook

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Heard: Province sets up new ADM for aboriginal justice

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New emission rules in effect for diesel fuel in Ontario

Environment Ministry is phasing in new emission rules for diesel fuel in Ontario, with regular diesel required to contain at least two per cent biofuel this year. ...

Provinces to save up to $230 million in drug costs

Provincial officials have struck a deal with generic pharmaceutical makers on four more drugs, and are in talks with brand-name manufacturers to cut costs on 37 drugs. ...

Happening: DiNovo seeks Russian vodka ban, Libs scrap Moscow trip

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Sousa says he can’t meet short-term deficit target

Provincial Finance Minister says last year's deficit ran $400 million lower than projected, but that a revenue shortfall this year will make the deficit harder to contain. ...

Seen: New boss at OMERS took over this week

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Heard: Brain research gets $37.5 million in new funding

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The Funding Portal: Who got funded – week of March 24

Each week, the Funding Portal crunches the numbers on who got funding from where. ...

Green-energy investment jumps 45 per cent

With $6.5 billion invested in clean-energy in 2013, Canada's rate of financing growth is the second highest of all G20 nations. ...

Heard: What they asked in Question Period

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Seen: Province expands dental program for kids

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Your morning briefing

Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Thursday, April 3. ...

Wynne to meet national health care group

Wynne meets premiers' health care working group to discuss health policy reform ...

Heard: Province helps Niagara fruit growers

The Ontario Agriculture Ministry is giving a small grant to help Niagara fruit and vegetable growers boost consumer demand for local produce. The ministry says it's providing $317,575 from the Local Food Fund to h ...

MacLeod calls on province’s CIO to resign or be fired

PC energy critic Lisa MacLeod demands that Chief Information Officer David Nicholl be let go for his role in alleged hard drive deletions in the Premier's Office. ...

Upcoming Events for Thursday, April 3

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Whitby mill gets energy break after expanding plant

Atlantic Packaging's expansion of its plant in Whitby also created 80 new jobs, while it is estimated the company will save about $20 million under the IEI program this year. ...