The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Ontario’s education minister is defending the $140,000 salary for a failed Tory candidate to lead a standardized testing organization–a job that was previously a part-time appointment. Cameron Montgomery was announced recently as the new full-time chair of the board of directors of the Education Quality and […]
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The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–An arbitrator has awarded Ontario doctors a new contract in a ruling that puts no hard cap on the physician services budget, a decision that comes after a years-long fracture in doctors’ relationship with the government. Placing such a restriction on payments to doctors for publicly […]
The Canadian PressPaola Loriggio Ontario has announced changes for new home warranties, including moving oversight for new home builders and vendors away from the corporation that provides the warranties. Government and Consumer Services Minister Bill Walker said yesterday that establishing a separate regulator will address a conflict of interest in […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–The Ontario government says high demand and issues with online applications are causing delays of up to three and a half months in issuing birth, death and marriage certificates–a situation it is apologizing for. Consumer Services Minister Bill Walker said yesterday that he has ordered a review […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–A convoy of angry Albertans and other westerners rolls into Ottawa today for a mass protest against federal energy and environmental policies that has also become a magnet for extremist, anti-immigrant elements. A couple of hundred vehicles are expected on Parliament Hill as part of the “United […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO — Health Canada says children and adolescents under age 18 should not use cough and cold products that contain opioids. A safety review by the federal department found there is limited evidence to support the effectiveness of the potent narcotics in cough and cold products in […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Higher sales and corporate income tax revenues have pushed Ontario’s deficit down $1 billion, the Progressive Conservative government said yesterday as it released its third-quarter finances. That means the deficit for 2018-19, according to the Tories, is projected to be $13.5 billion. Revenue for this fiscal […]
The Canadian PressJoan Bryden OTTAWA–Liberals faced accusations of a coverup yesterday after they agreed to hold limited committee hearings into an allegation that former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould was pressured improperly to help SNC-Lavalin avoid criminal prosecution. Their short list of three proposed witnesses does not include Wilson-Raybould, who resigned […]
The Canadian PressMia Rabson OTTAWA–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing a backlash within and outside his own party after Jody Wilson-Raybould’s sudden resignation from his cabinet. The veterans affairs minister quit this week amid reports she felt pressured to head off a criminal prosecution of Quebec engineering firm SNC-Lavalin when […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Ontario is considering having large industrial companies pay for pollution if they exceed emissions standards that will be established in the province–a system critics say is the same as the federal carbon tax the government has railed against for months. The Progressive Conservative government posted a […]
The Canadian PressMichelle McQuigge TORONTO–A new study suggests Ontario residents living in rural communities are at a higher risk of having a stroke than their counterparts in urban centres. The study, published today in the journal “Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes,” examined data from 6 million Ontario residents gathered between […]
The Canadian PressLee Berthiaume OTTAWA–A shortage of sailors is making it hard for the Royal Canadian Navy to operate its ships and work on replacing them at the same time, according to a senior naval officer. The revelation by Commodore Steve Waddell, head of naval strategic readiness, follow similar concerns […]
