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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 14, 2023 6:04 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Ontario’s Finance Minister is set to release the province’s first quarter finances today. Peter Bethlenfalvy is expected to present his fiscal update in the legislature at 10 a.m. Ontario’s …
Read More »Manitoba bridge destroyed in spring fire to be replaced, minister says – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A bridge in southern Manitoba that was destroyed by fire in May is set to be replaced. Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Doyle Piwniuk announced Thursday that the bridge, which crossed Manning Canal on Provincial Road 311 near New Bothwell, is expected to …
Read More »Canada battling its ‘worst wildfire season of the 21st century’: minister – National
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 13, 2023 6:28 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada is experiencing its worst wildfire season of the 21st century. Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair announced the grim milestone Monday, saying more than 47,000 square kilometres have burned so far …
Read More »Canada’s drug pricing conflict sparked by health minister letter, emails show – National
Internal emails from the agency tasked with regulating the price of patented drugs in Canada shows discord and division was sparked by a letter from the health minister, culminating in an indefinite pause on major drug-price reforms and several resignations. Emails released to the House of Commons committee on health …
Read More »Education minister says Ontario is ‘prepared to invest’ in elementary teachers
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s Education Minister says the government is “prepared to invest” in front-line teachers in order to retain educators in provincial classrooms, after the government’s offer to a teacher’s union was revealed, exclusively, by Global News. Key details of confidential contract negotiations between …
Read More »Ontario wildfires continue as minister reassures public province is prepared
Descrease article font size Increase article font size On a day when smoke from forest fires in Ontario and Quebec hung in the air of Toronto, the province is reassuring people that its crews are prepared even as one agency rates Ontario’s status as “assistance required.” A report by the …
Read More »99% of Ontario nursing homes now have air conditioning in residents’ rooms: minister
Nearly 99 per cent of nursing homes in Ontario now have air conditioning in residents’ rooms, almost a year after the province set a deadline for the requirement. Long-Term Care Minister Paul Calandra said only nine of the 625 nursing homes in Ontario remain without air conditioning in resident rooms. …
Read More »Prime Minister Justin Trudeau set to spend day in Winnipeg – Winnipeg
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 24, 2023 9:01 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to be in Winnipeg Wednesday. Trudeau is set to meet with Indigenous high school students in the morning before making an announcement about protecting …
Read More »Quebec justice minister faces ethics probe after naming friend to provincial court – Montreal
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 16, 2023 11:38 am Updated May 16, 2023 11:53 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette is facing an ethics investigation after appointing his friend as a provincial court judge. Ethics commissioner Ariane Mignolet opened an investigation …
Read More »Can Canadian sports achieve sustainable culture change? Minister to detail plans – National
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 11, 2023 7:37 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal sport minister is expected to announce changes to improve accountability and encourage sustainable culture change in Canadian sports. Pascale St-Onge is due to outline specifics of the plan at …
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