Ontario government cutting funding for public health: Cressy
TORONTO — The chairman of Toronto's board of health says the province has notified health units across Ontario their funding will be cut immediately as the government makes changes to...
Freeland Lands In Sault With NAFTA / Steel On Her Mind
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, landed in Sault Ste. Marie this morning at the Sault Ste. Marie Airport – where she...
Top 1% paid slightly more in taxes after Liberal changes, figures show
OTTAWA — New federal data suggest Canada's highest earners paid a slightly greater share of the country's overall income taxes following Liberal changes designed to make the top one per cent contribute...
Library services funding cut by half in Ontario budget
TORONTO — The head of one of the province's library services says the Ontario government has cut its funding in half.
Southern Ontario Library Service CEO Barbara...
Ontario’s challenge of carbon-pricing law wraps up; judges reserve decision
TORONTO — Ontario's constitutional challenge to Ottawa's imposition of a carbon charge was left in the hands of five Appeal Court justices on Thursday...
Ontario to tie post-secondary funding to grads’ employment and earnings
TORONTO — Ontario's minister responsible for post-secondary education says institutions' future funding will depend on metrics such as graduates' earnings.
The Progressive Conservative government announced...
Ontario may let pharmacists prescribe treatments for minor issues like pink eye
TORONTO — Ontario is proposing to allow pharmacists to prescribe treatments for minor health issues.
The Progressive Conservative government says in its recent budget that it intends...
Supreme Court of Canada sides with police in internet child luring case
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says undercover police officers do not need to obtain a judicial warrant before using email or instant-message...
Provincial Transit and Infrastructure Investments A Sign of Good Things to Come for Northern...
Sault Ste. Marie – Today during Question Period, it was revealed that Sault Ste. Marie’s Algoma Steel Inc. will likely be playing a very...
Canada Post forecasts continuing sector losses despite booming parcel deliveries
OTTAWA — Canada Post says it will struggle to make a profit in coming years despite booming parcel delivery because of a continuing decline...