Tag: provincial
Ontario high school teachers hit picket lines for third job action...
TORONTO — School principals in Ontario asked the provincial government on Wednesday to halt some standardized testing and elementary school report cards as teachers’ unions wage...
Ontario passes new animal welfare legislation with stiffer penalties
TORONTO — Ontario has passed new animal welfare legislation that will be enforced by a specialized team of provincial inspectors.
The new law, named the Provincial Animal...
Chippewas: Pot Shop May Open Without Provincial Authorization
By: Mike Anderson
The Chippewas of Georgina Island
First Nation (CGIFN) did not participate
in Ontario’s recent cannabis lottery
that awarded licenses to eight Ontario
First Nations, says Chief...
Competition watchdog writes province to support loosening Ontario liquor rules
Ontario’s moves to liberalize rules around the sale of alcohol have received an endorsement from Canada’s national competition watchdog.
Competition Commissioner Matthew Boswell heaped praise on the...
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...
