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Funding Portal: Who got funded — Week of September 30

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

Who’s lobbying for whom

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

Ministers, farmers to promote Ontario meat and grains in East Asia as trade disruptions with China continue

Representatives from the Beef Farmers of Ontario, Grain Farmers of Ontario and Ontario Pork will join government ministers in Japan and South Korea. ...

Your morning briefing

Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Friday, October 11. ...

Lecce announces $38.6 million for youth mental health, preaches patience in investigation into Hamilton teen’s killing

Lecce declined to talk about repercussions for the school, saying he'll wait for a the police investigation to conclude before moving forward. ...

Six months later, uncertainty and ‘unanswered questions’ swirl around provincial transit plan

A new City of Toronto report could move the issue forward next week. ...

Fall economic statement coming Nov. 6 with ahead-of-schedule deficit reduction: Rod Phillips

Phillips said the government will beat its deficit target of $10.3 billion, but wouldn't say whether it'll be higher than last year's $7.4 billion total. ...

Your morning briefing

Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Wednesday, October 9. ...

Education sector labour negotiations, strike votes continue this week

More than 1,000 ETFO members participated in a strike mandate vote in Kitchener on Oct. 7. ...

Stakeholders looking for more patient engagement, community services from province’s new mental health strategy

The government's new mental health and addictions strategy will hopefully release sometime this fall, Michael Tibollo said. ...

OPG CEO defends acquisitions, outlines direction in Empire Club event

With just over six months on the job, Ken Hartwick is making his mark. ...

Your morning briefing

Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Wednesday, October 9. ...

Toronto city councillors call on provincial government to reverse child care funding cuts

Councillor Joe Cressy noted that the province previously reversed itself after political opposition to previous cuts. ...

Ontario Food Terminal gets designated a ‘provincially significant employment zone’

The government announced in July that the food terminal would “stay in its current location.” ...

Potential lifting of pit bull ban welcomed by owners, experts after nearly 15 years of pushback

Animal obedience trainer Kelcie Dunn said the news that the province's ban could be overturned was "absolute music to my ears." ...

Sponsored Content: Land lease makes attractive alternative housing for municipalities and residents

Your morning briefing

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

Trudeau mentions Ford more times in debate than Scheer has during entire campaign

The Liberal leader has tried to tie the unpopular Ontario premier to Andrew Scheer's policies. ...

Deal with CUPE expected to restore nearly 1,500 jobs, union says

Some highlights from the tentative deal and next steps. ...

In Brief: Yusra’s scholarship, Toronto’s new pro-vaccine ad campaign, and TCDSB to vote on vaping action

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

OEA Conference 2019: Energy industry looks ahead to policy changes following ‘eventful year’

IESO outlined two broad initiatives it will introduce. ...

Your morning briefing

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

CUPE and government reach agreement, Ontario students will be in class on Monday

CUPE portrayed the deal as a major victory with the union not making any substantial concessions. ...

In Brief: Fedeli’s trip to India, and the ombudsman weighs in on controversial Hamilton council meeting

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

1.42 million Ontario students facing school closures if CUPE workers go on strike

Talks between CUPE, the Council of Trustees’ Associations and the province resumed Friday afternoon. ...

Hutton: Why politicians should stick to their knitting

When politicians focus on subjects that are out of their lane, the result is duplication and waste, argues columnist Deb Hutton. ...

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, October 4. ...

TDSB, PDSB and several other school boards set to close if CUPE workers go on strike

"We are extremely focused on reaching a deal to keep kids in class on Monday," said the education minister's spokesperson. ...

Human Rights Commission says students with reading disabilities aren’t getting proper supports, launches public inquiry

The inquiry will look at "whether public schools are using scientific, evidence-based approaches to meet the needs of students with reading disabilities." ...

Ford government reverses cuts to welfare and children’s aid after pressure from advocates, municipalities

The reversals come shortly before the federal election, as Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has avoided even mentioning Premier Doug Ford's name. ...

Funding Portal: Who got funded — Week of September 23

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

Your morning briefing

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

In Brief: OHIP services leave, disability advocates release open letter and RCMP warns of phone fraud

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

Ontario school support workers prepared to strike on Monday if no deal is reached

"I'm trying to understand why, why have they made this decision today? I can't answer that," Education Minister Stephen Lecce said on Wednesday. ...

Lawyer Kathryn Marshall, wife of Andrew Scheer’s campaign manager, threatens NDP MPP with libel suit over racism claim

“Politicians, or people connected to politicians ... have been a lot quicker to threaten defamation claims" of late, one Toronto defamation lawyer said. ...

Your morning briefing

Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Wednesday, October 2. ...

Autism advocates say Andrew Scheer has lost their vote ‘because of Doug Ford’

A group of autism advocates showed up to one of Scheer's announcements on Monday and spoke with the federal Conservative leader about their concerns. ...

‘Arts are not efficiencies’: Publishing workers demand reversal of Ontario Arts Council cuts

"Arts programming should not be the work of only those who are economically privileged and can work for free," Canthius magazine board member Puneet Dutt said. ...

In Brief: Workplace blitzes, basic income and long-term care beds

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

Your morning briefing

Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Tuesday, October 1. ...

In Brief: Getting ‘personal’ on education, giving feedback on the great outdoors, and taking the bait

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

Education minister flags ‘absenteeism’ as CUPE’s education workers start work-to-rule campaign

This means education workers won’t be doing tasks like sweeping hallways or cleaning school offices. ...

Students report maxing out credit cards, taking on extra jobs to stay in school after OSAP cuts

‘We are making it so difficult for students to pursue ... the post-secondary dreams that they have,’ says Chris Glover, the NDP’s colleges and universities critic. ...