The Canadian Sikh Association isn't ruling out a legal challenge if the premier doesn't reverse herself and grant turban-wearing Sikhs an exemption to motorcycle helmet laws. ...
Author Archives: Geoff Zochodne
Liberals not budging on beer and wine sales
The Liberals have no plans to allow the sales of beer and wine in Ontario's convenience stores. ...
Premier’s refusal to grant Sikh helmet exemption shows she’s all talk, says Singh
An NDP MPP is 'deeply disappointed' with the premier's decision not to grant Sikhs an exemption from wearing helmets on motorcycles. ...
Reported Union-Pearson fare will be ‘gouging the commuter:’ DiNovo
NDP urban transit critic Cheri DiNovo is sounding alarm bells on the costs of tickets for the Metrolinx-owned Union Pearson Express. ...
Federal funds powering fight against OPG nuclear-waste plan
Federal funding to help public participation in hearings about OPG's proposed nuclear waste site is helping groups prepare their cases against the project. ...
Health minister happy painkillers getting harsher labels
Health Minister Eric Hoskins is 'supportive' of Health Canada's clearer warning labels on painkillers resembling OxyContin. ...
Premier says $100-million small-town infrastructure fund is ready
Premier Kathleen Wynne has firmed up a budget promise to set aside $100 million a year for infrastructure projects in small, rural and northern municipalities. ...
Who’s negotiating what? The first question to be answered in teacher contract talks
The government, school boards and teacher unions must soon decide what bargaining topics will go where in the province's new collective bargaining system. ...
Heard: New mobile map plots course to VQA wines at farmers’ markets
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Daycare employee-to-child ratios being examined
An exodus of four- and five-year-old children from daycares to full-day kindergarten has the government rethinking current supervision ratios for child care, education minister says. ...