Ontario

• Marineland beluga whale deaths not related to water quality: province

  The Ontario government is speaking publicly about its ongoing investigation of Marineland, saying water troubles are under control after a recent investment.

  Canada

  Nov 8
  
• Man shooting at squirrel just missed Ontario township worker: ministry

  The Ontario government says a man has been fined $3,000 after a bullet he fired at a squirrel travelled past his yard and narrowly missed an employee of a Huron County township.

  Canada

  Nov 4
  
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• Costco stores in Ontario get liquor licences, can start sales on Halloween

  Publicly-available data from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario shows at least 41 Costco locations were issued liquor licences in July of this year.

  Canada

  Oct 30
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• LCBO strike: Union ramps up pressure with no talks planned to get deal

  The union representing Ontario liquor store workers has ramped up pressure in a five-day-old strike, with no talks planned to hammer out a deal.

  Canada

  Jul 9
• Ontario to boost advertising dollars to news publishers

  Ontario plans to help the province's beleaguered news industry with a change in advertising rules.

  Canada

  Jul 3
• Funeral held for mother, 2 children found dead in rural home near Windsor

  A funeral home in Windsor, Ont., says a mother and her two children, who were found dead in a rural residence last month, have been buried. 

  Canada

  Jul 2
• Ontario doctor accused of killing 4 acquitted at Crown’s request as trial set to begin

  Prosecutors say they asked for directed verdicts of acquittal today as Dr. Brian Nadler’s trial was set to begin in Ottawa. No evidence was called in the case.

  Canada

  Jul 2
• Ontario Power Generation refurbishing 8 hydroelectric stations for $1B

  Ontario Power Generation is spending $1 billion to refurbish eight hydroelectric generating stations in eastern Ontario.

  Canada

  Jun 27
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• Automatic licence plate renewals set to begin in Ontario

  The Ford government said that the change will take effect on July 1 'and will save vehicle owners time, amounting to more than 900,000 hours every year.'

  Canada

  Jun 26
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• Visitors to Toronto Islands should have ‘fixed link’ option: councillor

  Don Valley East Coun. Jon Burnside is asking city staff to look into the option of a fixed link – like a pedestrian bridge – to the islands in Lake Ontario.

  Politics

  Jun 24