Author Archives: QP Briefing Staff

By Kenyon Wallace The union representing medical transcriptionists at Ottawa Hospital is condemning a plan to replace the workers with voice dictation software. The Canadian Union of Public Employees says the hospital' ...

. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. Note to our readers: QP Briefing will take a one-week break after today's issue. Twice-weekly publication will resume on Tuesday, Aug. 21 and daily production will re ...

By Kenyon Wallace Hydro One says categorically that it won't use the herbicide Tordon 101 – a key component in Agent White, one of the defoliants used by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War – to clear brush in some ...

By Kenyon Wallace The City of Guelph is turning to the Ministry of the Environment to help it deal with concerns from residents who want to use biodegradable plastic bags in their green bins. The city is scheduled to r ...

. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * Tory MPP John Yakabuski said Thursday that the government’s deal with teachers is not a wage freeze but he stopped short of threatening an election over it. "The p ...

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By Kenyon Wallace Environmental remediation will delay the re-opening of service centres along Hwy. 401 east of Cambridge until at least next summer, the Ministry of Transportation says. The Cambridge north and south s ...

By Kenyon Wallace In a clear sign that water quality is improving, the Ministry of Natural Resources has stocked Hamilton Harbour with more than 100,000 walleye – the first such move since the mid-1990s. While the area ...