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Dozens of workers at Ontario’s public broadcaster walked off the job Monday morning after months of bargaining. “We’re living in a time where hard work is not paying off the way it used to for previous generations,” said Meredith Martin, TVO’s branch president with the Canadian Media Guild (CMG). The …
Read More »Ontario adding more ‘strong mayors,’ creating $1.2B in housing incentive fund
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is expanding so-called strong mayor powers to a total of 49 communities across the province and is offering $1.2 billion in incentives for cities and towns to meet housing targets. Ford’s announcement Monday, in a speech at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario’s conference, comes as …
Read More »Catholic teachers latest group in Ontario to plan strike votes
Catholic teachers in Ontario have become the latest group of educators to move one step closer to strike action, as their union announced dates to vote on any potential action. The Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA) announced on Monday it would ballot its members over whether or not to …
Read More »Ontario MPP fears election interference after social media accounts suspended
An Ontario MPP and Liberal leadership candidate believes he could be the subject of election interference after some of his social media accounts were disabled. Adil Shamji, the Ontario Liberal MPP for Don Valley East, had his account on X, formerly Twitter, suspended after spam complaints earlier in the week. …
Read More »Housing and finance key issues as local leaders prepare to meet Ontario ministers
Delegates from across Ontario began descending on London, Ont., Sunday as Ontario Premier Doug Ford and his cabinet prepared to meet municipal officials for days of detailed, local discussions. The Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) conference is being held in London from Aug. 20 to 23, with local financial …
Read More »Ontario chiefs call for housing minister to resign, add to calls for Greenbelt probe
First Nations leaders from across Ontario are calling for Housing Minister Steve Clark’s resignation or his removal from cabinet over his handling of changes to protected Greenbelt land. The Chiefs of Ontario, a group representing 133 First Nations, said it was “extremely” concerned by the issues raised by the province’s …
Read More »How one Ontario business hopes a new pay it forward model leaves no one out
As Canadians continue to struggle with the cost of living, one yoga studio hopes its new membership-pay model will provide some relief to those juggling their finances. A Nook Yoga in downtown Barrie is adopting a sliding-scale model for memberships and lowering its base price to be more accessible to …
Read More »Ontario reviewing supervised consumption sites after Toronto shooting death
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 17, 2023 11:34 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario says it has launched a “critical incident review” of the province’s supervised consumption sites after a woman was killed by a stray bullet in Toronto’s east end last month. Hannah …
Read More »Colleges, universities have role to play in solutions to housing crisis: report
All levels of government need to collaborate to get more housing built in Ontario, but that work also needs to include the post-secondary education sector, says a report published Thursday by a University of Ottawa-based think tank. The Smart Prosperity Institute report, says the provincial government’s goal of building 1.5 …
Read More »Ontario NDP says misconduct allegations ‘substantiated’ against ex-caucus member
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 15, 2023 4:41 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles says a third-party investigator has substantiated allegations of workplace misconduct against a former caucus member. Stiles asked Michael Mantha to take a leave of absence when …
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