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Ontario expanding ‘strong mayor’ powers to 26 more cities

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 16, 2023 10:53 am Updated June 16, 2023 11:22 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s municipal affairs and housing minister says he is expanding so-called strong mayor powers beyond Toronto and Ottawa to 26 more large and fast-growing municipalities. …

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Why Ontario is expanding rehabilitation-first courts

Ontario’s justice system is set to get a cash infusion from the Federal government to dramatically expand new community-based courts in the province – a move that could help cut down on pandemic-induced court backlogs, while adding a more progressive approach to criminal cases. Global News has confirmed, through an …

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Ontario expanding firefighter cancer coverage for WSIB claims

TORONTO — Ontario is expanding workplace coverage of cancers for firefighters. Minister of Labour Monte McNaughton says pancreatic and thyroid cancers in firefighters will now be presumed to be work related. He says this will allow firefighters to speed up their Workplace Safety and Insurance Board claims. McNaughton says the …

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WHO chief declares expanding monkeypox outbreak a global emergency

The chief of the World Health Organization says the expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an “extraordinary” situation that now qualifies as a global emergency, a declaration on Saturday that could spur further investment in treating the once-rare disease and worsen the scramble for scarce vaccines. WHO director …

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