Tag: Ford
Ontario appeals to manufacturers to help address shortage of key medical...
TORONTO — Ontario’s premier appealed to manufacturers on Saturday to help address a shortage of key medical supplies, as the province announced a third patient...
Ontario reports first death linked to COVID-19 in 77-year-old man
TORONTO — Ontario health officials confirmed the province’s first death in a patient with COVID-19 on Tuesday, hours after Premier Doug Ford declared a...
Ontario government plans bill to help workers affected by COVID-19 pandemic
TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford’s office says the government is drafting legislation that would remove employers’ ability to require sick notes for people in...
Ontario reports more cases of COVID-19, announces $100M contingency fund
TORONTO — Ontario reported five more cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, bringing the total to 42, as the government announced a $100-million contingency fund to...
All Ontario teachers’ unions to stage walkout on Feb. 21
TORONTO — All four major teachers’ unions in Ontario said Wednesday they will stage a one-day walkout on Feb. 21 in a bid to ramp up pressure on...
Ontario Premier criticizes two U.S. Democrats during event in Washington D.C.
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford waded into U.S. politics during a visit to the country’s capital on Friday, criticizing high-profile Democratic politicians and appearing to endorse President...
Ford says elementary teachers, province will stay at table until deal...
TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford says elementary teachers and the government will be at the bargaining table until they strike a deal.
Renewed contract talks...
Ford criticizes teachers’ union leaders, says he won’t give in to...
TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford blamed union leaders Thursday for the public school teachers’ escalating job actions, saying they were holding parents “hostage” and hurting the province’s...
Ontario creates scholarships to honour of victims of Iran plane crash
TORONTO — Ontario is creating 57 new post-secondary scholarships to honour the victims of the Iran plane crash that left no survivors last week.
Premier...
From autism to public health, a year of backtracks in Ontario...
TORONTO — Doug Ford’s government has backtracked on about a dozen policies and promises this year — an unprecedented amount symptomatic of an on-the-fly...
