Federal funding for programs to vaccinate Ontarians against HPV and to reduce wait times in the province have been eliminated, a spokesperson for the health minister said. ...
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Tentative deal reached with Catholic teachers’ union
Two down, three to go - agreement is second in less than a week in province's education sector; Catholic teachers' work-to-rule campaign suspended during ratification period. ...
First Nations and province sign political framework accord
Premier says self-government responsibility for First Nations will have to be defined separately when talking about such issues as education, social services or resource revenue sharing. ...
Province invests in sexual violence treatment centres
Premier Kathleen Wynne announces $1.1 million a year for the next three years toward treatment centres - one of the commitments set out in It's Never Okay: An Action Plan to Stop Sexual Violence. ...
AMO president optimistic about province’s openness to new proposals on joint-and-several liability
Gary McNamara says there's light at the end of the tunnel coming out of three-day conference in Niagara Falls ...
Deal reached for Ontario high school teachers
Premier Kathleen Wynne says each contract is negotiated separately, but getting the first tentative agreement at the central table is a 'very good thing' ...
Murray seeks to assuage municipalities about cap-and-trade
The Environment Minister told the Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference that industries won't be packing up and leaving when the plan is rolled out because they've helped design it. ...
Premier touts provincial-municipal relations as example for feds
Premier tells the AMO conference that the province is making progress in its relationship with municipalities through tough conversations and compromises, but the same can't be said between Ontario and Ottawa. ...
More municipalities considering utility mergers
Toronto lawyer Mark Rodger who specializes in the electricity sector says he anticipates the close to 70 local utilities currently in the province could be down to 35 over the next five years. ...
Opposition parties call on the government to address municipal funding gaps
PC Leader Patrick Brown and NDP Leader Andrea Horwath say the government's move to sell off part of Hydro One is not in the best interest of municipalities. ...