A smart meter model responsible for a massive recall in Saskatchewan has never been installed in Ontario, Ontario Energy Board (OEB) spokesperson Karen Cormier announced Monday afternoon. ...
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Kathleen Wynne helps mark halfway point of Confederation LRT
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne joined Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson and half-a-dozen other politicians to mark the 50-per-cent completion of the Confederation Light Rail Transit line in Ottawa. ...
Injunction put on Enbridge protesters, blockade shifts to Toronto
Protesters blockading work on a major oil pipeline in southwestern Ontario were forced to vacate the construction site over the weekend after receiving an injunction Sunday afternoon. ...
A sober second look at the LCBO rebranding
The Liquor Control Board of Ontario's recent $500,000 outlay raised some eyebrows on the cost and need for a rebranding - but it will not be paid for by taxpayers, an LCBO spokesperson says. ...
Power pensions report wasn’t buried, Wynne insists
Premier says there was 'no plot' in the timing of the release of a March 18 report about hydro pensions that potentially would have been juicy fodder for the election campaign. ...
Liberals’ ‘sleight of hand’ hurts single parents in need: NDP
The provincial government is shortchanging single parents who rely on social assistance under the guise of improving Ontario Child Benefit payments, opposition says. ...
Migrant female Mexican workers submit rights complaint
The province's largest agricultural labour union filed a complaint to the Ontario Human Rights Commission on behalf of the women, saying male workers are favoured under a government program. ...
Seen: Trent-Severn Waterway under attack by invasive aquatic species
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Database of First Nations expenses welcomed by Ontario chief
Four of Ontario's First Nations bands took home cumulative salaries above $75,000, according to preliminary reports being made available via an online database by the federal government. ...
Sousa says Ontario credit union lobby has ‘some valid points’
Ontario's Finance Minister says he's looking forward to further discussions with the Ontario's largest credit union association over plans to expand their purview in the province. ...