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Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce says the province needs to “create guardrails” around vape detectors in provincial high schools after one school board installed devices that include noise detection. On Monday, Global News revealed that six public high schools in Brampton and Mississauga have installed devices in student washrooms that …
Read More »Federal minister Randy Boissonnault defends business ties to lobbyist
A lobbyist with business ties to federal cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault met with high-level political staff in six federal departments, including one where Boissonnault was also associate minister, a Global News investigation has found. The meetings, which took place in 2021 and 2022, helped raise $110 million in federal grants …
Read More »Nine ServiceOntario outlets to move into Staples, minister says
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 29, 2024 6:27 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Canadian Press has learned that a plan to move nine ServiceOntario outlets into Staples stores is part of a broader push by the province to consider new …
Read More »Ontario ‘running numbers’ on international student cap impact: minister
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s Minister of Colleges and Universities says her government is still “running numbers” to see the impact a federal cap on the number of international students allowed in the province will have. Speaking to Global News briefly at the Rural Ontario Municipal …
Read More »Canada’s immigration minister expected to announce study permits plan
Immigration Minister Marc Miller is expected to outline a plan Monday to reduce the number of international students issued permits to study in Canada. The move comes as the federal cabinet is in the midst of a three-day retreat in Montreal preparing for the upcoming sitting of Parliament. It also …
Read More »Carolyn Bennett, longtime Liberal MP and cabinet minister, stepping down
Longtime Liberal Carolyn Bennett says she is retiring as the MP for Toronto-St. Paul’s after 26 years. The former family doctor delivered her final speech in the House of Commons just a week before her 73rd birthday, saying she made a tough decision in 1997 to leave medicine for a …
Read More »Minister says no decisions made on ‘potential’ dissolution of Peel Region
Ontario’s municipal affairs and housing minister said Wednesday he has not yet made any decisions on the break up of Peel Region, though he is now calling it a “potential” dissolution. Paul Calandra’s comments come amid media reports citing unnamed sources that say the government is reconsidering its plan to …
Read More »Quebec finance minister playing defence on NHL pre-season games subsidy – Montreal
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 21, 2023 12:13 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec’s finance minister is defending his decision to spend up to $7 million of taxpayer money to bring the Los Angeles Kings NHL team to Quebec City next October for two …
Read More »Ex-CFL star, Ontario cabinet minister Lumsden in mix for Elks president: sources
A name familiar to Edmonton Elks fans has surfaced as a potential president of the CFL club. According to two sources, Neil Lumsden, who won three Grey Cups as a fullback with Edmonton, has emerged as a candidate for the Elks’ full-time president position. Lumsden, of London, Ont., is currently …
Read More »New infrastructure minister says Manitoba ‘staffing up’ public service to tackle snow clearing – Winnipeg
She’s been in the job for only a week, but Manitoba’s new infrastructure minister is tackling the province’s first major snowfall of the season, and hoping to improve snow-clearing efforts going forward. Lisa Naylor told 680 CJOB’s The Start that crews are working hard to get Manitoba’s roads and highways clear, …
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