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Ontario government sets 2025 rental cap for most unitsThe Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing released its annual rent increase cap, keeping landlords of some properties to increases of 2.5 per cent or less for 2025.CanadaJun 28
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Gardiner Expressway work being sped up in bid to ease ‘painful congestion’Construction on the Gardiner Expressway could be finished a year early after the Ontario government announced it would chip in more funds to help Toronto speed up the repairs.Politics10 hours
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Ready-to-drink cocktails, large beer packs coming to Ontario grocery stores on ThursdayThe Ontario government says ready-to-drink beverages, such as coolers and seltzers, and large packs of beer will be coming to grocery stores two weeks ahead of schedule.CanadaJul 15
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Half of Ontarians support union’s goals in ongoing LCBO strike: pollFewer than one-third of Ontarians say they want Ontario government to intervene to end the 12-day strike at LCBO, while about half are supportive of the striking union’s demands.CanadaJul 17
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Toronto daycare rolls back staff wage raises, blames Ontario’s funding modelA large Toronto child-care operator is rolling back raises for staff, laying the blame on how the Ontario government is funding the national $10-a-day program.CanadaJul 4
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A TTC strike is looming. Will Ontario step in to provide trains or force workers back?Toronto's transit network could grind to a halt on Friday as a potential TTC bus, streetcar and subway strike looms. Provincial politicians have been coy on how they might step in.CanadaJun 4
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New tow truck requirements kick in, as Ontario takes oversight of troubled industryThe Ontario government says it is cracking down on fraudulent tow truck drivers with a new certification requirement it calls a first among Canada's provinces.CanadaJun 29
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Ontario government hopeful interest rate cut will spur struggling home constructionOntario Premier Doug Ford said he thought lower interest rates would mean houses start 'popping up like mushrooms' across the province.PoliticsJun 6
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Government by Gmail: Ford’s chief of staff appears to omit texts in public disclosureA series of freedom of information requests for communications suggest the chief of staff may have withheld private email and text messages sent to the CEO of Metrolinx.PoliticsMay 29
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Peterborough health unit offers to cover wastewater surveillance costs after Ontario ends programThe Ontario government will end its wastewater surveillance program for COVID-19 on July 31. However, officials in Peterborough have expanded the program to test for other viruses.HealthJun 14
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Proposed law bans ‘predators’ from tying consumer goods loans to Ontario land titlesThe Ontario government is introducing legislation which will eliminate the ability for people to place Notices of Security Interest for consumer goods on the Land Registry.CrimeMay 27
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Ontario reaches land claim settlement with Matachewan First NationThe Ontario government says it has reached a settlement in a treaty land entitlement claim linked to the Matachewan First Nation.CanadaMay 25
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Faqiri family calls out Ontario government for lack of action on inquest recommendationsFaqiri's brother, Yusuf Faqiri, says Ontario has not fulfilled any of the recommendations following his brother's death at the Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay in 2016.CanadaMay 16
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Sexual assault survivors blast Ontario government for delays in passing key billThe proposed private members bill was labelled Lydia’s Law, named after a young Ontario woman who was sexually assaulted and embroiled in lengthy and difficult court proceedings.PoliticsMay 15
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Ontario government to step up efforts to protect students’ dataThe province says it wants to better safeguard children's information and prevent it from being stolen in cyber incidents.EducationMay 9
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As EV battery push continues, Trudeau says new plant will ‘meet this moment’The federal and Ontario governments are set to make 'an important automotive announcement' amid a major push to expand electric vehicle supply chains.CanadaMay 14
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Ontario government supports new youth wellness hub in Port HopeThe new youth wellness hub opening next year in Port Hope is one of 10 new hubs that the government is adding to the network of 22 hubs it has opened since 2020.HealthMay 2
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Science Centre woes force Ford government to shutter Ontario landmark foreverThe science centre has been slated for closure by the government after plans were announced in 2023 to move the science programming to Ontario Place.PoliticsJun 21
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‘Allergic to accountability’: Ford government under fire for ballooning Ontario Line costsThe ballooning cost of Premier Doug Ford's signature Ontario Line transit project has led to new criticism that the government was "not upfront" about the taxpayer-funded price tagPoliticsJun 24
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Contracts signed for controversial Ontario highway as project moves closer to constructionThe Ontario government ramping up planning for the controversial Bradford Bypass after selecting a company to start designing the wester section the 16-kilometre highway.CanadaMay 9