Your afternoon roundup of news and noteworthy items for Friday, Feb. 5. ...
Author Archives: Brian Platt
Ontario the bright spot in Canada, adding 20,000 jobs in January
Ontario was the only province to post a net job gain in January; Alberta, meanwhile, has seen its unemployment rate rise above the national average for the first time since 1988. ...
Brokered deal will see former MP Dykstra acclaimed as PC Party president
The backroom negotiations to settle the race for president is causing grumbling in the party ranks, after PC leader Patrick Brown promised, during the leadership race, to empower the grassroots. ...
Recovery strategies posted for eight Ontario species at risk — but will the province act?
The last environmental commissioner report argued that government responses to species-at-risk recovery strategies tend to be inadequate and filled with actions that were already underway. ...
New package of proposed childcare regulations posted online
The regulations include stronger enforcement powers, new after-school programs for children aged six to twelve, and stricter rules for licensed childcare centres caring for young children. ...
Labour minister announces PTSD strategy, hints at future legislation
A bill is in the works to provide better PTSD treatment for first responders, but Labour Minister Kevin Flynn stopped short of outlining exactly how the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act will be amended. ...
Environment ministers gather for first climate change meeting in a decade
The federal government hopes to build a national strategy on reducing emissions, but two reports released Friday demonstrate how far the country still needs to go to meet its 2020 and 2030 targets. ...
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. ...
Livingston and Miller charges: What the lawyers said today
The defence attorneys for David Livingston and Laura Miller are still waiting for additional disclosure documents from the Crown, and the next court date has been set for Feb. 24. ...
Changes to police officer suspension rules could be in the works
The changes would likely be included in the province's plan to modernize the Police Services Act. ...
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