Naloxone is now available in Ontario, without a prescription, the Ministry of Health announced Wednesday. Naloxone can be administered to temporarily counteract the effect of an opioid overdose, and prevent it from be ...
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Seen: Government celebrates Pride by updating gender rules for official IDs
People of trans and non-binary gender identities will be able to choose "X" as the gender identifier on their driver's licence starting in 2017. In addition, as of June, health cards that are issued no longer will ha ...
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. ...
Seen: Province announces GO service to Niagara region in 2021
Weekday GO service is coming to the Niagara region in 2021, Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca announced Tuesday. It's been a busy summer for Del Duca, who has been making transportation infrastructure announceme ...
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 ...
Seen: OPG awards $392 million in nuclear contracts
Ontario Power Generation has tapped a pair of familiar corporate faces for $392 million in work needed at the Darlington nuclear power plant. It was announced Monday that a joint venture between Aecon Group Inc. and S ...
Seen: Ontario school repair budget gets a $1.1B boost
Education Minister Mitzie Hunter and MPP Han Dong make announcement about school repair funding at Harbord Collegiate Institute, which is undergoing repairs. Ontario schools will receive an extra $1.1 billion for capi ...
Seen: A buzzwordy posting for the chief digital officer’s job
Calling all thinkfluencers. If you’re an “active participant” who “changes things by doing them – together with people, at all levels, inside and outside of government,” the Ontario government has a job for you. Seek ...
Happening: Craft cider now sold at some Ontario grocery stores
Finance Minister Charles Sousa and Premier Kathleen Wynne announce cider can now be sold in some grocery stores. Ontarians will now be able to buy craft cider at the grocery stores that already sell beer. On Friday, ...
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