Alcohol-linked ER visits by women and youth on the rise in...
Alcohol-related health problems are posing a growing burden on Ontario emergency rooms, including a disproportionate spike in visits by women and young people, a...
Government moves forward with school repair funding
TORONTO — Ontario is asking school boards across the province to submit funding requests for their most pressing repair projects as it restarts a key school infrastructure program that...
Needs-based autism program coming for Ontario kids, minister says
TORONTO — Ontario will establish a needs-based program for autistic children, the government said Monday, firmly reversing course on a revamp that drew months of backlash from...
Chamber recommends online booze sales as province modernizes alcohol laws
TORONTO — Ontario’s chamber of commerce says the province should expand online alcohol sales, cut taxes for some wine producers and bolster efforts to curb social harms...
This Saturday! Georgina CountryFest at The ROC
Expect to
see plenty of cowboy hats, faded blue jeans and line dancing as The ROC hosts
its first-ever live country music festival on Saturday, July...
Bank of Canada lowers qualifying rate used in mortgage stress tests
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada has lowered the rate used by mortgage stress tests to determine whether would-be homeowners can qualify, marking the first...
Ontario attorney general invokes PM in spat over refugee legal aid
OTTAWA — Ontario’s attorney general is taking his fight for more money for refugee legal aid to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Doug Downey, who took over...
Lyme-spreading ticks so common thanks to mild winters, some places stop...
OTTAWA — Lyme disease has settled so deeply into parts of Canada many public health units now just assume if you get bitten by a...
Major reforms of Ontario’s class action law needed, new report says
TORONTO — The law governing class-action lawsuits in Ontario needs far-reaching reforms to ensure they are a fair, efficient and effective way for plaintiffs to...
Cuts to Legal Aid Ontario will cause hearing delays: Immigration Refugee...
OTTAWA — The tribunal that adjudicates asylum claims in Canada says it expects cuts to legal-aid funding imposed by the Doug Ford government in...
Christine Elliott downplays Premier Ford’s health care comments
TORONTO — Ontario’s health minister says it may take longer than the year promised by Premier Doug Ford to end overcrowding within the province’s hospitals.
Health Minister Christine...
Ontario should heed lessons of other provinces for new beer system:...
TORONTO — As the Ontario government prepares to move ahead with its plans to overhaul the province’s 92-year-old beer distribution system, experts say it should...
Learn to love a new wine this summer!
By: Angela Aiello
Your
wine journey is all about discovery. Learning about wine and your preferences
is really what building your wine confidence is all about. Odds...
LCBO says delivery shortage affecting stores
TORONTO — Issues with a new warehouse management system have delayed the delivery of booze to several LCBO stores, the provincial liquor agency said Wednesday...
Falls are leading cause for seniors hospitalized due to injury: report
TORONTO — Falls appear to be the leading cause of injuries that land seniors in hospital, according to newly released data from the Canadian Institute for...