Provincial

Ontario Government – Building Rural Ontario Together

Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, announced 27 joint projects to be funded through the Municipal Modernization Program at the 2020 Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) conference which wrapped up in Toronto today. “Our government is working with our municipal partners to make life more affordable, deliver smarter government services, create a more competitive business climate and build rural Ontario ...

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ONTC & Teamsters Canada Rail Reach Tentative Agreement

Ontario Northland and Teamsters Canada Rail Conference Maintenance of Way Employees Division (TCRC MWED) are pleased to announce a tentative labour agreement has been reached. Teamsters Canada Rail Conference MWED represents over 125 employees maintaining 700 miles of track in the areas of northern Ontario and northwestern Quebec from Moosonee, Hearst, Timmins, Cochrane, Englehart to Rouyn-Noranda, North Bay and many ...

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Solicitor General Issues Statement about Emergency Alert from Pickering Nuclear Generating Station

The following statement was issued by the Honourable Sylvia Jones, Solicitor General: “Earlier today, an emergency alert was issued by the Province of Ontario stating there was a situation at the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station. The alert was issued in error to the public during a routine training exercise being conducted by the Provincial Emergency Operations Centre (PEOC). There was ...

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Minister of Education statement on EQAO Grade 9 Math Assessment

Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, issued the following statement regarding the upcoming province-wide EQAO Grade 9 math assessment: “The EQAO Grade 9 math test provides valuable information to students, families, and the province about how students are performing in critical math skills and concepts. It also supports improved teaching and learning. It should not be in jeopardy for our students. ...

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Statement from Premier Doug Ford on the Fatal Plane Crash in Iran

Premier Doug Ford issued the following statement on the fatal plane crash in Iran: “Today, we mourn the 63 Canadians and all of the other passengers and crew of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 who lost their lives suddenly and tragically while flying from Tehran to Kiev. My heart breaks for the families and loved ones of those who died. ...

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Horwath responds to Ford’s ongoing refusal to cancel education cuts

Official Opposition NDP Leader Andrea Horwath released the following statement in response to news that teachers and education workers at many public schools will hold another one-day strike at select boards on Wednesday Jan. 8: “It’s shameful that Doug Ford is digging in his heels on his plan to fire thousands of teachers, cram more kids into classrooms, and force mandatory ...

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Friday’s LOTTO MAX is $70 Million!

For the first LOTTO MAX draw of the new year, LOTTO MAX has soared to new, uncharted heights! The LOTTO MAX draw on Friday, January 3 will offer a record-breaking $70 million jackpot (estimated) plus 10 additional and separate MAXMILLIONS prizes worth $1 million each (estimated). “This Friday’s LOTTO MAX jackpot is the biggest-ever offered in Canada!” says Randy Weyersberg, ...

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Premier Doug Ford on the New Year

Premier Doug Ford issued the following statement marking New Year’s Day: “A new year offers us a fresh opportunity to build on our previous successes, set new goals, and embrace a bright and hopeful future for ourselves and our loved ones. We look ahead with hope to the months and days ahead where we can make new memories and focus ...

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OPP record first snowmobiler fatality of the year – ride safe this season

With mild temperatures forecast for many parts of the province into the holidays, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) are warning snowmobilers to stay off closed OFSC trails. The OPP is also urging riders to stay off frozen waterways as they too remain unsafe. The OPP responded to its first snowmobile fatality of the ...

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In Our Father’s Footsteps – Commemorate Canada’s liberation of the Netherlands 75 years ago

From Guelph to Kitchener, Burlington, Woodstock, London, Mississauga, Brampton, Bradford, Barrie, Orillia, Collingwood, Newmarket, Cornwall, North Bay… the news is spreading across Ontario (and Canada) about In Our Fathers’ Footsteps, a one-time, first-of-its-kind remembrance event inspired by a WWII memoir written by a Canadian veteran and given to his daughter on his 80th birthday. News of the event has received ...

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Ontario Working To Keep Province Free of Deadly Deer Disease

The Ontario government is taking action to help protect wildlife populations and ensure continued hunting opportunities in the province. The government has passed legislation and developed a plan to allow the Province to act quickly if wildlife diseases such as Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) – a progressive, fatal brain disorder that mostly affects deer and elk – is discovered in ...

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L’Assemblée législative de l’Ontario adopte de poète officiel de l’Ontario à la mémoire de Gord Downie

Ce jeudi, l’Assemblée législative de l’Ontario a voté à l’unanimité l’adoption d’un projet de loi présenté par le député provincial néo-démocrate Percy Hatfield (Windsor-Tecumseh), afin de créer la charge de poète officiel de l’Ontario et d’établir ledit rôle en mémoire de Gord Downie, feu soliste du groupe The Tragically Hip — ce projet de loi ayant, tel que l’a souligné M. ...

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Ontario Reaches New Agreement to Provide More Indigenous Housing Off-Reserve

Ontario is investing in a new program to expand off-reserve housing to urban centres. This will give Indigenous people living in both large and small communities across the province better access to affordable housing and supports. The new Rural and Urban Indigenous Housing program will invest $8 million annually over five years to help create and maintain over 1,500 units ...

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