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Megan Saunders, 34, thought she was doing everything right to secure child care early on, but now she is finding herself in an impossible situation because of her daughter’s school zone. “I can put her in school, but I’d…lose my job because there is no before-and-after-school care available at the …
Read More »Ontario has to pay public sector workers $6B and counting in Bill 124 compensation
Ontario is so far on the hook for more than $6 billion in payments to broader public sector workers as a result of the provincial government’s wage restraint legislation being found unconstitutional. Bill 124 capped salary increases for broader public sector workers at one per cent a year for three years, …
Read More »Program helping northern Ontario ERs stay open set to expire
A program that helps rural and northern Ontario hospitals avoid temporary ER closures is set to expire at the end of the month, with no signal from the government as to whether it will be extended, made permanent or simply end. Many of the province’s more isolated hospitals rely on doctors from …
Read More »More cases of measles reported in Ontario in 2024 than all of previous year
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Public Health Ontario says there have been more confirmed cases of measles reported so far this year than in the previous year. As of March 13, only three months into the year, the public health unit said there have been eight lab-confirmed …
Read More »Emu fatally injured in animal pen, police in Ontario launch animal cruelty case
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Haldimand OPP detachment says it is investigating a complaint of animal cruelty that resulted in the death of an emu in Fisherville, Ont. Police say two suspects broke into a closed animal pen, an emu was “injured by an unknown means” …
Read More »Ontario truck driver denied bail after he allegedly flees from police again – Toronto
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 11, 2024 4:58 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police say they have laid nearly 20 charges against a man after he allegedly fled from officers in a transport truck west of Toronto while under the influence …
Read More »New platform by Ontario woman looks to help those feeling overcharged by mechanics
Finding a trustworthy mechanic that won’t oversell or overcharge you can be a challenge for anyone, but a Waterloo, Ont., woman has launched a new service designed to help women with the challenge. AutoCate is a new platform which has been launched by University of Waterloo grad and former auto …
Read More »Student nutrition programs in Ontario grapple with nearly ‘limitless need’
Half of a tangerine instead of a whole one, half of a hard-boiled egg or an apple cut six ways — student nutrition programs across Ontario are finding ways to stretch increasingly insufficient dollars. The province needs to double funding for such initiatives, and even that may not meet the …
Read More »How one Ontario woman is breaking down barriers in the skilled trades
On a day meant to celebrate women and the fight for gender equality, one woman is sharing her story as she pushes to change the culture in the skilled trades and make it more inclusive. Brandi Ferenc, 51, from Stouffville, Ont., is the keynote speaker at this year’s International Women’s …
Read More »Is millions in Ontario government money fixing its auto theft crisis?
It took less than four hours for the first vehicle of the year to be stolen in the Region of Peel. Around 3:10 a.m. on Jan. 1, police believe a truck was stolen from Heathbrook Avenue in Brampton, Ont. Officers haven’t closed the case, which is still ongoing. The theft …
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