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Ontario bringing back 90’s-era positions in U.S., U.K. to promote the province
Ontario has appointed four people to positions abroad to drum up business in the province, including a former aide to…
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Fedeli, MacLeod, Thompson all demoted in major Ontario cabinet shuffle by Ford
Some of the Ford government’s most high-profile cabinet ministers have been moved out of their posts as part of a…
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Deepfakes of Canadian politicians emerge on YouTube
Deepfakes — the startlingly convincing videos that use artificial intelligence to manipulate clips of well-known people— have arrived in Canada. Over the last…
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Autism treatment centre says 113 people are losing their jobs due to funding changes
More than 100 people are being laid off at a treatment centre for children with disabilities — a move the…
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After freezing driver and vehicle fees last year, Ontario wants to increase them by 2%
Less than a year after freezing driver and vehicle fees in Ontario, the Progressive Conservative government is considering raising them…
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Randy Hillier denies defamation allegations in lawsuit from Doug Ford’s chief of staff
A former Progressive Conservative caucus member is denying defamation allegations from Premier Doug Ford’s chief of staff, saying the official…
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Over 1,000 Ontarians died from opioid overdoses in first 9 months of 2018
Nearly 400 Ontarians died from opioid overdoses last summer, according to new provincial data. Public Health Ontario has released updated…
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4 people shot during Raptors rally at Nathan Phillips Square
Four people were shot at a rally celebrating the Toronto Raptors’ first NBA championship on Monday afternoon, according to police, amid a…
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Quebec government aims to define religious symbols in amendment to secularism bill
The Quebec government is offering a first concession to critics of its proposed law restricting religious symbols worn by some civil servants. Tuesday…
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Toronto back in court over Ford government’s mid-election council cuts
Premier Doug Ford’s government and the City of Toronto are facing off again in court over Ontario’s decision to slash…
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Decision time for Quebec government as it tries to pass 2 nationalist bills by week’s end
It is a critical week for Quebec’s centre-right government and the two flagship pieces of legislation that are at the…
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Ontario to cap public sector wage increases
Ontario’s government has introduced legislation to cap public sector wage increases at an average of one per cent annually for the…
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Alberta makes it official: Bill passed and proclaimed to kill carbon tax
Alberta’s consumer carbon tax is now officially gone. Legislature members voted Tuesday night to pass the bill that repeals the tax,…
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Doug Ford won’t march in Toronto Pride parade over police exclusion
Premier Doug Ford said Monday he will not march in Toronto’s Pride parade this month because police are barred from…
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Opposition parties decry beer and wine tweets by Ontario PC MPPs
The Progressive Conservatives latest informal Twitter campaign is being met with mockery in some corners of the internet. PC MPPs spent…
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End of Beer Store deal has ‘huge economic upside’ for Ontario craft brewers, alcohol adviser says
The Progressive Conservative’s proposed termination of The Beer Store deal has a “huge economic upside” for Ontario’s craft brewers, says…
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Toronto is region’s biggest per-person spender, but new report shows city spending also dropped the most
A new report shows Toronto spends more per resident than any other municipality in the region — but over the last decade, the…
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Casino not among options Ford government wants for Ontario Place redevelopment
A casino will not be part of the development plans for Ontario Place, the premier’s office has confirmed to CBC…
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Ontario to end Beer Store deal, paving way for beer in corner stores
The Progressive Conservative government has tabled legislation that would terminate a contract with The Beer Store. The previous Liberal government…
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Dry, windy weather making work tough for firefighters in northern Alberta
Dry and windy conditions continue to challenge firefighters battling the gigantic Chuckegg Creek blaze a few kilometres southwest of High…
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Doug Ford reverses retroactive funding cuts amid fierce pressure from Toronto
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has reversed this year’s cuts to municipal funding, including child care, public health and EMS, but future…
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Toronto paramedics want province to reinstate $4M in funding amid rising patient demand
Toronto paramedics are aiming to submit a business case to the Ministry of Health, in hopes the province will reinstate…
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Toronto launches petition demanding Ford government reverse funding cuts
The City of Toronto has launched a petition demanding that the Doug Ford government reverse its funding cuts. According to…
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Doug Ford and New Brunswick counterpart to discuss carbon tax in Toronto today
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is set to meet with his New Brunswick counterpart today to discuss a number of issues,…
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Majority of Ontarians oppose province’s cuts to public health, new poll suggests
Just over a month after the provincial government announced its plan to cut local health units and slash millions in…
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New stats show fewer foreign residents buying GTA homes
New figures show the pace of foreign purchases of residential real estate in the Greater Toronto Area has slowed to…
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City can’t rule out ‘second tax bill’ or service cuts amid provincial funding changes
More taxes. Service cuts. Or a combination of both. Those are the outcomes facing Toronto — and its residents —…
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Alberta carbon tax to end May 30 if bill passed by legislature
Premier Jason Kenney says his government’s Bill 1, if passed, will end Alberta’s carbon tax by May 30. The bill…
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Ford government ups ante in carbon tax fight with new TV ad
Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government is ratcheting up its anti-carbon tax rhetoric today, releasing a new television ad set to air…
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Ontario Telemedicine Network lays off 44 staff
A non-profit agency that helps Ontario patients access health care through videoconferencing has laid off more than 15 per cent of its…
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