Provincial

NDP Health Critic France Gélinas is calling for urgent action to crack down on the marketing of vaping – and warns that Doug Ford’s Conservative government is moving in the wrong direction. “Now more than ever, we need to heed the warnings of health experts raising serious concerns about this product: crack down on advertising, ban flavoured vapes designed to ...

There were no new fires confirmed by the afternoon of September 19. There are currently no active forest fires in the region. The fire hazard ranges from low to high across the Northeast. Some areas in the central and eastern portion of the region are showing a high hazard. For up to date forest fire hazard conditions in your area, ...

The Ontario NDP critic for Seniors, Joel Harden, and the critic for Long-Term Care, Teresa Armstrong, released this joint statement following the Ford government’s announcement on safety for seniors living with dementia: “Doug Ford’s cuts are hurting Ontario seniors. Ford is ripping more than $34 million from the province’s long-term care sector. He’s hiking resident co-pays while his cuts force ...

There were no new fires confirmed by the afternoon of September 18. There are currently no active forest fires in the region. The forest fire hazard is generally low to moderate across the region. For up to date forest fire hazard conditions in your area, see the interactive fire map at Ontario.ca/forestfire.   Help prevent forest fires Adopt safe campfire ...

There were no new fires confirmed by the afternoon of September 17. There are currently no active forest fires in the region. The forest fire hazard is generally low to moderate across the region. For up to date forest fire hazard conditions in your area, see the interactive fire map atOntario.ca/forestfire.   Help prevent forest fires Adopt safe campfire practices! Choose ...

There were no new fires confirmed by the afternoon of September 16. There are currently no active forest fires in the region. The forest fire hazard is generally low to moderate across the region. For up to date forest fire hazard conditions in your area, see the interactive fire map atOntario.ca/forestfire.   Help prevent forest fires Adopt safe campfire practices! Choose ...

Kiiwetinoong MPP Sol Mamakwa, the NDP’s Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation critic, is calling on the Ford government to take action to help the people of Neskantaga First Nation following the federal government’s refusal to evacuate families facing contaminated water flowing through their taps, after the community’s water pump and back up water pumps broke down.   “It is appalling that ...

There were no new fires confirmed by the afternoon of September 15. There are currently no active forest fires in the region. The forest fire hazard is predominantly low with an area of moderate hazard near Fort Severn in the Far North. For up to date forest fire hazard conditions in your area, see the interactive fire map at Ontario.ca/forestfire. ...

There were no new fires confirmed by the afternoon of September 14. There are currently no active forest fires in the region. The forest fire hazard is low across the region. For up to date forest fire hazard conditions in your area, see the interactive fire map at Ontario.ca/forestfires.   Help prevent forest fires Adopt safe campfire practices! Choose the site ...

There were no new fires confirmed by the afternoon of September 13. There are currently no active forest fires in the region. The forest fire hazard is predominantly low across the region, with the exception of the Far North and the southeastern portion of the region, which are both showing a moderate hazard, as well as areas to the east ...

  The Ontario Maple Syrup Producers’ Association (OMSPA) is pleased to announce the upcoming launch of a digital marketing campaign to promote the consumption of Ontario-produced maple syrup and the provincial event, Maple Weekend. Funding for the project was provided by the government of Ontario through its Rural Economic Development (RED) program. News of funding approval for the $18,000 project ...

There were no new fires confirmed by the afternoon of September 12. There are currently no active forest fires in the region. The forest fire hazard is predominantly low across the region, with the exception of an area along the western shore of James Bay, as well as the southeasternmost portion of the region, which are both showing a moderate ...

Today, Premier Doug Ford released the following statement in commemoration of the 18th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks: “On this day, we honour the memory of the 3,000 innocent victims — including 24 Canadians — who lost their lives to terror on September 11, 2001. In addition to those Canadians lost in the attacks themselves, more than 150 ...

There was one active fire in the region by mid-afternoon on September 8. Algonquin Park 28 is under control at 0.1 of a hectare. The fire is located near Frank Lake in the southern portion of the park. The forest fire hazard is low to moderate across the region. For up to date forest fire hazard conditions in your area, ...

There were no new fires discovered by late afternoon on September 6. There are currently no active fires in the Northeast. The forest fire hazard is low to moderate across the region. For up to date forest fire hazard conditions in your area, see the interactive fire map at Ontario.ca/forestfires.   Help prevent forest fires Adopt safe campfire practices! Choose the ...