Ontario government

• More than 90 per cent of Ontario long-term care homes meet A/C standards

  Legislation passed last year required that homes meet that air conditioning standard by June 22 of this year, but many did not.

  Canada

  Sep 28
  
• Ontarians celebrating Diwali raise concerns over 2022 election date clashing with festival

  Some Ontarians who celebrate Diwali are criticizing the fact that the province's municipal elections fall during the South Asian holiday, which many liken to Christmas.

  Politics

  Sep 27
  
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• Ontario invests $90 million in skilled trades program for those facing barriers to employment

  The province says the funding opens on Thursday to anyone who is unemployed or underemployed.

  Politics

  Sep 26
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• Ontario records surplus in last fiscal year and a drop in education spending

  Ontario ended the last fiscal year with a $2.1-billion surplus, while it spent $1.4 billion less than planned in education.

  Politics

  Sep 23
• Ontario investing $1.8M in surveillance cameras, upgrading systems to tackle crime

  The government said the money will be used replace outdated equipment systems, install new or more CCTV surveillance cameras and expand current technology.

  Canada

  Sep 16
• Ontario spending billions of dollars more so far this year, fiscal watchdog says

  A report today from the Financial Accountability Office looks at the first-quarter expenses in the Progressive Conservative government's record $193 billion spending plan.

  Politics

  Sep 15
• Emergency room wait times in Ontario ballooned in July, data shows

  Data released by Health Quality Ontario shows patients waited an average of 20.7 hours to be admitted to the hospital from the emergency room in July.

  Health

  Sep 14
• In tribute to queen, Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he will miss her ‘dearly’

  In his speech, Ford says the queen spent countless hours working to improve the lives of people everywhere, and called on Ontarians to reflect on the mark she left.

  Canada

  Sep 14
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• Constitutional challenge of Ontario’s wage-cap bill begins in court

  Groups representing thousands of public sector employees will be going up against the Ontario government in court this week.

  Politics

  Sep 12
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• Ontario bill was one of the last signed in Queen Elizabeth II’s name

  Paul Calandra believes the legislation would have been the final piece of law passed in Queen Elizabeth’s name not only in Canada, but across the entire Commonwealth.

  Politics

  Sep 9