After intensive news coverage of the opioid crisis, Health Minister Eric Hoskins has unveiled the province's strategy to fight the epidemic. ...
Category: Seen, Heard, Happening
Seen: Any ‘government support’ for Fiat Chrysler still to be determined: Duguid
Unifor will now set its sights on a contract with Ford, the sole remaining Detroit Three company with which it has yet to strike a deal. ...
Seen: Toronto councillor seeking Liberal nomination for 2018 election
The Progressive Conservatives recruited longtime Toronto councillor Raymond Cho to be their candidate for the Sept. 1 Scarborough-Rouge River byelection, and emerged victorious. ...
Happening: Ontario and Quebec holding another joint cabinet meeting
The two Liberal cabinets will meet Friday, October 21 in Toronto. ...
Seen: Rise in part-time work helps Ontario add 16,200 jobs in September
Statistics Canada reported Friday that Ontario gained 16,200 jobs in September, but shed 5,200 full-time positions. ...
Seen: Monte McNaughton walking away from sex-ed questions
PC Monte McNaughton was available to the media for the first time since the sex-ed letter scandal. ...
Happening (or not): Jagmeet Singh coy about federal NDP leadership bid
Deputy Ontario NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says there's no timeline for his decision to run, or not, for the leadership of the federal party. ...
Heard: Exotic animal public consultation expected in spring
The Ministry of Community Safety initially began reviewing rules governing exotic pet ownership and welfare in 2013. ...
Seen: Public accounts tabled, with AG’s opinion
An "independent expert panel" will report back with advice on Ontario's accounting standards for pension assets later this year. ...
Happening: OMA ‘disappointed’ to see Patients First Act re-introduced
The Patients First Act was reintroduced Thursday, with minor changes. ...