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Author Archives: Marco Patrone
Heard: Anti-racism group to speak about ‘spike’ in hate crimes
A group including members of the Canadian Arab community are planning to speak at Queen's Park about what it says is an "alarming spike in hate-related incidents across Canada." The Anti-Racism Group includes the ...
Seen: Social activists to table report critical of growing income inequality
A coalition of 90 community and labour groups is planning to release a report critical of what it claims is growing income inequality in Ontario. The group, Ontario Common Front, says its report will show that for ...
Vacated hospitals, military bases touted for refugee housing
'Those are the opportunities that I think we need to look at,' Health Minister Eric Hoskins says. ...
Sousa defends Ontario bonds after record sell-off
Finance Minister insists Ontario's debt offerings remain 'sought after,' but PC MPP Vic Fedeli warns that 'investors are talking with their money' out of concern about the province's economic health. ...
Doctors group says 20 clinics have been closed since Oct. 1
The group, called Concerned Ontario Doctors, has had their cause taken up by Patrick Brown's Progressive Conservatives, who held a joint press conference and Queen's Park reception with them in late October. ...
Heard: Bill 109 passes second reading
The legislature overwhelmingly passed second reading of a bill that amends the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, the Fire Prevention and Protection Act and the Public Sector Labour Relations Transition Act. The bil ...
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Government downplays security threat over Syrian refugee influx
Community safety minister is satisfied with how provincial and federal security services are working together to weed out potential threats related to the plan to take in Syrian refugees ...
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