The OMA says team-based practice is how medical students are trained in family practice and that limiting new teams to rural and northern areas could drive physicians out of the province. ...
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Government helps businesses create more music with $14 million in funding
Ontario Music Fund gives out $14 million in grants to music-related businesses, which the government says generate more than $429 million every year. ...
Labour federation accused of using WSIB grant on employee benefits
PC labour critic Randy Hillier is demanding the Liberal government stop a so-called 'slush fund' that has seen $12.3 million given to the Ontario Federation of Labour since 2003. ...
New policy for doctors infringes on rights and freedoms, Christian group says
The Christian Medical and Dental Society of Canada has filed a statement of claim in court about a human rights policy the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario recently approved. ...
Universities minister remains optimistic about U of T, York strikes
Reza Moridi tells reporters he does not think funding is the issue in preventing education workers from securing new contracts at the University of Toronto and York University. ...
Customer complaints spurred contract changes at Pearson
The Greater Toronto Airport Authority said, under the new contract, mobility assistance workers will all be employed by one service provider instead of two to help with consistency. ...
Fix social assistance computer system before embarking on new project, critics say
A union leader and NDP MPP acknowledge the benefit of moving toward a reloadable social assistance payment card, but the malfunctioning SAMS system is the bigger issue. ...
Union members to decide whether to ratify tentative deal with U of T
Meanwhile, the Ontario University and College Coalition is calling on the province to develop a funding formula that supports high-quality teaching, learning and research. ...
Adding up the ‘actual cost’ of a university education
'Adequate' is one of the eight principles the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations set out for the government to consider when reforming its funding model. ...
Report: Ontarians leaving the country to access medical care
A study from the Fraser Institute says the number of Canadians leaving the country for medical care has increased 26 per cent from last year, and an estimated 26,000 of those patients are from Ontario. ...
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