With the addition of 44,000 jobs in May, the jobless rate now sits at 6.5 per cent - below the national average and the lowest it has been since the outset of the global recession. ...
Daily Archives: June 5, 2015
Happening: Ontario Court of Justice gets new associate chief justice
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Happening: Elementary teachers to rally at Liberal AGM
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LCBO sales hit $5 billion for the first time
Booze retailer says that, by 'effectively managing expenses' in the 2014-15 fiscal year, it is delivering a dividend of $1.8 billion to Ontario's coffers. ...
See you in September: Hydro One, teacher troubles still loom
As the legislature breaks for the summer, leaders of the PC and NDP parties pledge to continue opposing the government on its plans to sell off part of the Crown corporation and its approach to teacher bargaining. ...
People on the Move
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Happening: UP Express to start operation Saturday
The showcase Metrolinx project that will provide a 25-minute train ride between Union Station and Pearson International Airport opens on Saturday, and the optimistic forecast about ridership numbers will finally be p ...
Heard: Ontario and New Zealand sign driver’s licence exchange deal
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Heard: ONA first V-P wins national leadership award
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Dean: Patrick Brown – pragmatist, but not a pretender
Columnist Tony Dean observes that, in a recent TV interview, the new PC Leader sees himself as a true contender for the premier's job, while he refused to be drawn into messy issues, namely teacher strikes. ...