The Financial Accountability Office notes low loonie, strong U.S. growth may make provincial export numbers appear stronger than they actually are. ...
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Business, labour groups at odds over Ontario’s personal emergency leave
Ontario is rewriting its labour laws, including personal emergency leave, public feedback for which was due this week. ...
Ontario must halt segregation of inmates with mental illness, report says
Amid a review of segregation in provincial prisons, the Schizophrenia Society of Ontario is calling for an immediate end to the practice for vulnerable inmates. ...
Scarborough byelection a tight, two-horse race, polls say
The Tories are edging out the Grits by 5 per cent, Mainstreet Research says. Thursday's byelection in Scarborough is shaping up to be a tight, two-horse race between ... ...
Happening: Bill 201 off to second reading
Amendments to Bill 201 have been approved and it's ready for second reading, and more major changes to come. ...
Ontario scores ‘stable’ credit rating, but fiscal outlook hazy beyond 2018
Moody's, S&P, DBRS and Fitch say ballooning debt remains a 'key weakness' for the province. Ontario’s credit agencies are satisfied with the province’s path to fiscal balance, for now ... ...
Liberals plan to ban MPPs from political fundraisers
The PCs walked out upon hearing news of the ban, which arrived amid a committee's review of the political finance legislation. ...
Ontario police chiefs frustrated by new street-check training, costs
Chief Bryan Larkin, who heads up the street checks strategy working group, says he had hoped for more consultation with the government. ...
Gender pay gap report recommends doing away with ‘motherhood penalty’
Some advocacy groups are calling the government's response to pay disparity lukewarm. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Thursday, August 25. ...