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Category: modernization
OLG’s online gambling no sure bet to outdraw unregulated sites
Profit for PlayOLG pegged at $100 million a year after its first five years - about a quarter of the annual $400 million to $500 million Ontarians spend on unregulated online gambling sites. ...
Seen: Metrolinx, York Region, install first Viva BRT station in Newmarket
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Dean: Battle of the ombuds – Bill 8 corrects an oversight
Columnist Tony Dean observes the government's new accountability and transparency law expands the powers of the provincial ombudsman but rightfully keeps a Toronto ombudsman in place. ...
Happening: Province starts environmental review on high-speed rail
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Health Ministry’s open data move would give Ontarians more information: DM
The Health and Long-Term Care Ministry is in the beginning stages of implementing a system of transparency that would apply to the entire health-care system. ...
Happening: House passes second reading of courts security bill 91-0
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TransCanada gets toll deals with Enbridge, Union Gas and Gaz Métro
NEB approval also allows the company to expand its gas pipeline system in Ontario and Quebec and fill it will shale gas from the United States. ...
Happening: House approves night sitting to deal with government bills
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Liberals describe $300,000 in botched social assistance payments as ‘minor glitch’
The problems are part of the rollout of a new $240-million computer system, and OPSEU has previously warned that staff weren't trained well enough on it. ...