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Toronto and Peel to enter stage two on Wednesday

But coronavirus public health restrictions won't be eased for Windsor-Essex just yet. ...

Your morning briefing

Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Monday, June 22. ...

In brief: A call for a minister’s resignation, deprioritizing an election promise, and more

Unifor President Jerry Dias had tough words for Minister Lisa Thompson, including, "everything she touches turns to crap." ...

Government proposes new parameters for bottled water extraction

Companies would be required to have a willing host agreement with municipalities for large new projects. ...

Government asks school boards to plan for three scenarios for resumption of classes in fall

Stephen Lecce said he expects schooling will start with a mix of in-class and online learning, and cohorting of students. ...

Who’s lobbying for whom

A list of new, renewed and amended registrations with the Office of the Integrity Commissioner. ...

Fundingportal: New Funding Helps Ontario Small Businesses Go Digital

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

Your morning briefing

Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Friday, June 19. ...

Ontario launches two new tech tools to aid reporting, contact tracing

The premier suggested it's a sign of the province turning the corner. ...

In Brief: Toronto reaches ‘tragic milestone,’ education funding and DriveTest centres to reopen

A collection of briefs on the news of the day. ...

P3s still seeing strong bids despite pandemic, IO president says

Ontario released an update on its P3 pipeline, reaffirming the government's commitment to the strategy. ...

Community spread of COVID-19 has stopped among much of privileged Toronto, analysis shows

Meanwhile, agricultural outbreaks and cross-border workers are driving persistently high transmission in Windsor-Essex. ...

Your morning briefing

Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Thursday, June 18. ...

‘I just want the farmers to work with us’: Your daily COVID-19 roundup

The premier once again resisted the idea of mandating COVID-19 testing for migrant farm workers, saying "you can't force anyone to get tested." ...

Ontario passes ‘food safety’ bill critics say targets whistleblowers

Bill 156 sailed through third reading 68-22 on Wednesday. ...

‘Pick a lane’: Your Question Period Briefing

What was asked and answered in question period on Wednesday, June 17. ...

Ford government considers COVID liability protection for long-term care homes, kicking off firestorm at Queen’s Park

The Ontario Long-Term Care Association says the root of the problem is insurance. ...

Your morning briefing

Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Wednesday, June 17. ...

Ontario cities say they’re facing ‘greatly reduced’ child-care capacity due to COVID-19

New provincial guidelines for reopening mean Toronto could see at least 36,000 fewer child-care spots, while Peel is expecting a reduction of about 25,000 spots. ...

Lack of political will, provincial legislation and oversight are barriers to defunding the police, experts say

Structural barriers like the Police Services Act make significant changes daunting, advocates say. ...

‘Ayes to the right, nays to the left’: Your Question Period briefing

What was asked in Question Period on Tuesday, June 16. ...

‘It’s as simple as that’: Your Ontario COVID-19 roundup

Premier Doug Ford encouraged Ontarians to shop local and wear a mask. ...

Ontario legal community divided over proposal to eliminate civil juries

Some lawyers say civil juries create a backlog and delay justice, while others argue their clients have a right to be tried by their peers. ...

Your morning briefing

Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Tuesday, June 16. ...

Ford government seeks to overhaul home care, but overlooked it in COVID-19 response: committee testimony

Home-care providers were testifying at a committee studying legislation that would overhaul their sector. ...

‘I don’t want any finger-pointing’: Your daily COVID-19 roundup

Ford said the government is focused on testing migrant workers for COVID-19, but declined to make the tests mandatory. ...

Seven more regions headed to stage two of reopening, but Toronto and Peel to remain in stage one

Windsor-Essex County also won't be allowed to ease public health restrictions just yet. ...

Your morning briefing

Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Monday, June 15. ...

Ontario planning to improve flawed systems, report COVID-19 test results faster

The province plans to release a contact tracing plan that will include 'improving systems and facilitating faster reporting' of COVID-19 results. ...

COVID-19 Roundup: Ontario sees improving testing numbers

Premier Doug Ford also encouraged Ontarians to shop locally as phase two kicked off in many regions. ...

‘This means finally hugging a grandparent’: Ontario allows ‘social circles’ of up to 10 people

Epidemiologists welcomed the news, with one calling the announcement 'overdue.' ...

Who’s lobbying for whom

A list of new, renewed and amended registrations with the Office of the Integrity Commissioner. ...

Your morning briefing

Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Friday, June 12. ...

Transit officials and province recommend facial masks

The TTC board will vote on making the suggestion mandatory. ...

Rate of COVID-19 three times higher in Ontario’s non-white neighbourhoods: Public Health Ontario

The report comes as public health experts have criticized the province for failing to collect race-based information about individual COVID-19 cases. ...

Premier Ford announces ‘cautious restart of visits’ to care homes: Your daily COVID-19 roundup

Health Minister Christine Elliott also explained why she was spotted at an LCBO while awaiting her COVID-19 test result. ...

‘This isn’t going to look great’: Texts reveal scramble in attorney general’s office to respond to watchdog memo

Downey's team appears to have falsified the date the memo was signed, since they couldn't remember exactly when it was. ...

Changes to legal aid could save money at the expense of access to justice, lawyers say

Community lawyers say legal aid legislation at committee could make it harder for marginalized people to access justice. ...

Your morning briefing

Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Thursday, June 11. ...

COVID-19 Roundup: Education minister tests negative after coronavirus contact

The premier and health minister are also getting tested. ...

Davidson: The thoughtful appointment of Jamil Jivani breaks the conservative mold

Every so often a political party breaks through the mold they are cast in to reveal a more complex ideological movement. ...

Organizations say government ‘asking the impossible’ of child-care centres with reopening announcement

An infectious disease specialist said as daycares reopen, the "emphasis should be on keeping the elderly grandparent away from the kids." ...

The QP Briefing Podcast: Featuring IPC Brian Beamish

QP Briefing wishes the commissioner all the best in his coming retirement. ...

Planned changes would make it harder to sue negligent long-term care homes, lawyers say

Class action cases to do with Walkerton, residential schools and the '60s Scoop would likely not have been certified under Bill 161, three lawyers said. ...