Following criticism prompted by a Toronto Star report on long wait times, ministry says government is investing in 'initiatives to reduce the time patients spend in emergency departments.' ...
Daily Archives: January 28, 2016
Province set to overhaul regulations on construction site soil removal
The 39-page policy-proposal document would have excavators of potentially contaminated soil take more responsibility for where that dirt goes and how it's used. ...
Seen: OEB on alert over potential scam tied to new electricity program
Regulator investigating reports of phony representatives, warning consumers the application and approval process do not require home visits. ...
Ontario on board with Ottawa’s new pipeline review measures
Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli says new transition measures to help judge major resource projects “will help to repair changes made by the previous federal government." ...
Heard: NDP labour critic presses Wynne to examine Goodwill shutdown
Cindy Forster calls the situation 'alarming," meets with some of the 430 affected workers in an effort to reverse company's closure. ...
Your afternoon recap
Your afternoon roundup of news and noteworthy items for Thursday, Jan. 28. ...
Op-ed: Paid leave system for cops needs to change
Christine Van Geyn, Ontario director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, says more than $1 million was paid in Ontario in 2015 to police officers suspended with pay after being charged with criminal offences. ...
Happening: Stephen Jost appointed new CEO of Art Gallery of Ontario
Jost, who will begin his new role this spring, will be responsible for the AGO's artistic vision, strategic and financial direction and overall management. ...
Happening: OFL to join in Hamilton steelworkers rally
Labour group's president Chris Buckley says "when we mobilize with workers in Hamilton and Nanticoke, we are standing up for workers in every town and city." ...
Director, Stakeholder Relations
The Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario, Toronto ON The Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario (CAHO) represents Ontario’s 24 research hospitals that play a unique and vital role in the province’s health ca ...