Tag: Ontario
Sales of electric vehicles plummet in Ontario after rebate cancellation
TORONTO — Sales of electric vehicles in Ontario have plummeted since the Progressive Conservative government cancelled a rebate last year, hampering progress toward a national...
Sharp increase in number of opioid deaths, ER visits in Ontario
TORONTO — The number of opioid-related deaths and emergency department visits continued to rise in Ontario in the first three months of this year, the latest government...
Some Ontario high school teachers hold one-day strike which affects nine...
TORONTO — High school students at nine Ontario school boards will be out of class today as their teachers hold a one-day strike to protest...
Ontario spending could fall far short of demand in health, education:...
TORONTO — There is a “significant risk” that the Progressive Conservative government’s spending plan will fall $5 billion short of what’s needed for health...
Ontario cancels planned future cuts to legal aid; this year’s cut...
TORONTO — Ontario’s attorney general is cancelling planned cuts to legal aid funding, but this year’s 30-per-cent budget cut is being made permanent.
Doug Downey announced...
Supreme Court says companies must pay for Grassy Narrows mill-site maintenance
OTTAWA — Two companies are on the hook for looking after a mercury-contaminated site near Ontario’s Grassy Narrows First Nation, the Supreme Court of Canada...
Fewer inspections keep unsafe commercial vehicles on Ontario’s roads: auditor
TORONTO — As many as 10,000 unsafe commercial vehicles have been allowed to operate on Ontario’s roads because of a drop in the number of government inspections, the province’s...
MP Scot Davidson elected chair of the Ontario Conservative Caucus
News Release
OTTAWA – This morning at their first meeting of the new parliamentary session, all 36 federal Conservative Members of Parliament representing Ontario constituencies...
Ontario high schools re-open as teachers return to class after one-day...
Ontario’s public high school teachers are expected to be back in class today following a one-day strike.
But the union representing them says Wednesday’s walkout could be...
Ontario introduces bill to protect farmers from animal rights activists
TORONTO — New legislation introduced Monday in Ontario would create so-called “animal protection zones” with increased fines for trespassing — a move applauded by farmers but roundly criticized by...
