Health Minister Eric Hoskins made the announcement at the Simon Apartments, a supportive housing complex in downtown Toronto. Jessica Smith Cross / QP Briefing Health Minister Eric Hoskins announced $100 million of sp ...
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Seen: Ontario economy grew by 0.8 per cent in Q1
Ontario’s economy grew by 0.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2016, according to the province’s latest economic accounts. The new numbers, released Monday, show real gross domestic product expanded at an annualized r ...
Heard: Misinformation in the doctor debate, Hoskins suggests
A little misinformation is being spread as Ontario's doctors duke it out online and in the news media concerning their tentative agreement with the government. The debate is getting heated — the Concerned Ontario Doct ...
Seen: Wynne weighs in on…Pokemon Go
Premier Kathleen Wynne was confronted with a scorching-hot question Monday morning: Are there any Pokemon at Queen’s Park? The question came as the world has become enraptured by Pokemon Go, a new and free game that i ...
Seen: Securities watchdog launches new whistleblower office
The Ontario Securities Commission’s new whistleblower office is open for business. The aptly-titled Office of the Whistleblower is the first such paid program from a Canadian securities regulator. The office can now o ...
Happening: Premier to attend first anti-racism meeting
Premier Kathleen Wynne will be in attendance Thursday evening at the first public meeting being held her government’s Anti-Racism Directorate. The Toronto meeting “will focus on anti-Black racism, as well as Islamopho ...
Seen: Privacy commissioner drops legal action against Toronto police
Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner has dropped legal action against the Toronto Police Service, which has established new procedures for reporting citizen suicide attempts in a database available to U.S. la ...
Happening: Province wants feedback to better intercity bus routes
Ontario will be rolling out consultations for better bus networks to connect communities throughout the province. Announced by the Ministry of Transportation on Friday, the government will seek input from the public t ...
Heard: Ontario lost manufacturing jobs, yet unemployement rate dropped in June: StatsCan
Ontario lost 4,200 jobs last month, even as the unemployment rate dropped slightly to 6.4 per cent, according to Statistics Canada. Higher job losses in manufacturing were offset by gains in the service sector. Financ ...
Seen: Tony Clement reportedly to announce federal Conservative leadership bid
Queen's Park alumni Tony Clement is hoping to lead the federal Conservative party. The Conservative MP for Parry Sound-Muskoka is expected to make the announcement on Tuesday, the Globe and Mail reports, although the ...