Federal government posts $14B shortfall in 2018-19
OTTAWA — The federal government ran a $14-billion deficit in 2018-19, according to its latest annual financial report, the third year in a row with a...
Ontario lowers its deficit to $7.4 billion, half of what PCs...
TORONTO — Ontario’s budget deficit now stands at $7.4 billion, nearly half of the $15 billion Premier Doug Ford claimed he inherited last year from the...
Budget Friendly Wines
By: Angela Aiello
Wine Tips That Fit Your Wallet
With Summer almost gone, a glass of wine is sure to soothe the soul and bring a...
Ontario might let paramedics take patients to facilities other than ERs
TORONTO — Proposed changes to ambulance rules in Ontario could see paramedics take patients to facilities other than a hospital emergency department, or treat them and release...
Uncertainty over start date, debates ratchet up pre-election angst
OTTAWA — A campaign that could start at any time and a debate schedule that is itself the subject of debate intensified pre-election jitters in...
Trudeau says up to provinces to lead on future child-care programs
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is putting the onus on provinces to work out any future national child care program.
During a pre-election roundtable...
Ontario woman among Hurricane Dorian victims in the Bahamas
The family of a woman from Windsor, Ont., says she has died in the Bahamas as a result of Hurricane Dorian.
A GoFundMe page has been...
Passengers on GO buses, trains to get free Wi-Fi starting next...
MILTON, Ont. — Travellers on GO trains and buses will be able to access free Wi-Fi on board starting next year.
Associate Transportation Minister Kinga Surma...
Lawsuit says illegal to force gas stations to paste carbon-price stickers
TORONTO — An Ontario law forcing gas stations to display stickers showing the cost of federal carbon pricing is illegal and should be thrown out,...
Educational workers hold strike vote as Ontario students head back to...
TORONTO — Ontario students returned to class Tuesday amid uncertainty surrounding labour talks between the government and unions representing public school teachers and educational workers.
Education...
Ontario restricting cellphone use in classrooms starting in November
TORONTO — Ontario will be restricting the use of cellphones in classrooms starting in November.
The government had originally announced the ban earlier in the...
Standardized tests for teachers don’t necessarily improve student scores: report
TORONTO — Giving teachers standardized tests often doesn’t lead to better outcomes for students, the agency tasked with developing a new math test for...
Cities urge federal leaders to wade into wastewater debate
OTTAWA — In Canada’s largest city, raw sewage flows into Lake Ontario so often, Toronto tells people they should never swim off the city’s beaches for least...
Students head back to college and university amid cuts to loan...
TORONTO — Ontario college and university students are heading back to school with lower tuition fees, but accompanying cuts to government assistance mean many...
Stephen Harper fundraising pitch used to raise money, for Liberals
OTTAWA — Former Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper has been conscripted to help fill the election war chest — of the Liberal party.
The Conservatives posted a...
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