A dramatic rise in shootings in the city this year - rivalling the "summer of the gun" of 2005 - has brought together all three levels of government to address the problem at the community level. ...
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Happening: Macdonald Block to get a makeover
Macdonald Block is getting a long-overdue makeover. The 45-year-old complex — home to a dozen cabinet ministers, 15 ministries, and 3,600 public servants — is being retrofitted for the first time in order to reduce o ...
Ontario’s $72-million plan to fight human trafficking will focus on survivor support
Critics say the government doesn't go far enough to tackle the problem in a province that is considered a "major hub" for the crime. ...
Ontario criticized for weak police training on de-escalating conflict
Government leadership is long overdue when it comes to ensuring police are trained in alternatives to lethal force and it's time for officials to "review the human costs of their legacy of inaction," said Ombudsman Paul ...
Happening: Province will no longer claw back child support payments
Starting early next year, Ontario will no longer claw back child support payments from its social assistance programs, the government said on Wednesday. By fully exempting child support payments from social assistance ...
Seen: Ontario mulls free legal advice for survivors of sexual assault
The province is considering up to four hours of free legal advice for male and female survivors of sexual assault, with no time constraint on the statute of limitations, and given that the assault occurred in Ontario. ...
Plan for mandatory co-op dismissed as ‘unworkable’ by labour lawyer
Last week's report from the government's workforce expert panel calls for students to complete work experience programs, but fails to map out the "billions of dollars" it will take to implement, says youth and labour law ...
Happening: Premier to meet with Mexican president, says it’s not about building walls
Ahead of a meeting and dinner with the president of Mexico, Ontario's premier slyly knocked rhetoric from a certain U.S. presidential candidate, saying "it's not about building walls." "For me its about finding the ri ...
Wynne, Tory meet to talk policing, transit
The premier supports at least one recommendation from the Toronto police task force report calling for traffic cameras in school zones. ...
Former Tory senator to advise Liberals on ‘mincome’ pilot
Hugh Segal - who was chief of staff to former prime minister Brian Mulroney and secretary to ex-Premier Bill Davis - will put together a discussion paper to guide the government on its basic income plan. ...
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