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Two women connected with separate but similar dog attacks on two different southern Ontario trails concur that getting justice through municipal authorities has been a “nightmare.” Tamara Dufour and Leanne Schmidt are convinced two attacks, which come almost a year apart, involve the same dogs and owner, who may have …
Read More »Does high government spending fuel inflation? Economists says ‘it’s more complicated’ – National
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s attempt to block the federal government’s budget bill from passing earlier this month is the latest example of government spending coming under scrutiny amid high inflation. And while most fiscal experts agree that government spending can fuel inflation, economic research suggests the link between the two …
Read More »Advocates ask federal government to step in and assess Ontario Place plans – Toronto
An advocacy group opposed to Premier Doug Ford’s plans to build a luxury spa at Ontario Place is asking the federal government to step in and assess the project, in an effort to derail the province’s sweeping changes to the once-popular tourist destination. Ontario Place for All, which has rallied …
Read More »Ontario government sets aside $22 billion in ‘excess funds’: watchdog
Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government is sitting on more than $22 billion in “excess funds,” according to the province’s watchdog, with no transparency on how that money will be used over the next four years. The province’s independent Financial Accountability Office (FAO) released a long-term spending forecast, based on the government’s …
Read More »Bill 124 retroactive pay costs Ontario government nearly $1B
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Ford government has been forced to give health-care workers nearly a billion dollars in back pay after a court struck down the province’s controversial wage suppression legislation. The 2019 law, known as Bill 124, capped wage increases for nurses and other public …
Read More »Nova Scotia mass shooting: Government commits more money to mental health programs – Halifax
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 18, 2023 11:22 am Updated May 18, 2023 11:26 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Nova Scotia government has announced more mental health resources for people who live in the three counties most affected by the mass shooting in …
Read More »Ontario government, Bell won’t say how much money they made from inmate phone calls
TORONTO — Neither Bell Canada nor the Ontario government will say how much money they made from a jail phone system that charged what lawyers describe as “exorbitant” rates for inmate calls over eight years. Bell operated the Offender Telephone Management System from 2013 to 2021 — which allowed inmates …
Read More »Staging a walkout, Manitoba students call for investments in fellowships and grants – Winnipeg
Across Canada, students at various post-secondary institutions flocked together to demand one thing: a more fair, livable wage. That was the case for students at the University of Manitoba who staged a walkout outside the institution’s campuses on Monday. The demands for graduate and post-doctoral students boiled down to wanting …
Read More »Manitoba government commits $30 million to expand Grace Hospital’s ICU capacity – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba is spending $30 million to expand the capacity of the Grace Hospital ICU unit by 20 beds, Premier Heather Stefanson announced Sunday. “Our government remains committed to healing health care and improving health infrastructure so that Manitobans can access better care …
Read More »Ontario government says Greater Toronto Hockey League faces independent investigation
Ontario’s minister of tourism, culture and sport, Neil Lumsden says an independent investigation of the Greater Toronto Hockey League is in the works. The announcement, which came at a question period Tuesday in Toronto, comes after Ontario NDP leader Marit Stiles called on the provincial government to launch an investigation …
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