A strike at the province’s largest beef processing plant is having a domino effect in Ontario’s beef farming industry, experts warn. Employees at Cargill in […]
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Intense Ontario heat heaps pressure on electrical grid, approaching 10-year high
Ontario’s energy minister says sweltering temperatures are pushing electricity usage up to record levels across the province. Speaking on Wednesday, as temperatures ranged between 30 […]
Ontario group says LCBO strike would hurt restaurants still recovering from pandemic
Bars and restaurants in Ontario are bracing for the impacts of a potential LCBO strike if it goes ahead in July, with one industry group […]
LCBO workers consider strike as Beer Store gets OK to sell lottery tickets
The Ford government will allow The Beer Store to sell lottery tickets when it liberalizes the sale of alcohol across Ontario as part of a […]
Disagreement over ‘made-up numbers’ and Ontario’s ‘billion-dollar booze boondoggle’
As politicians and newly-minted cabinet ministers leave Queen’s Park for an extended summer break, arguments over the cost of delivering a signature Ford government policy […]
Ontario government hopeful interest rate cut will spur struggling home construction
Ontario housing minister Paul Calandra expressed confidence that the Bank of Canada’s interest rate cut on Wednesday will help spur housing development as the province […]
Ontario cities have the worst credit card debt in Canada, study finds
When it comes to credit card debt, Ontario cities are dominating the list for the highest debit in the country. The latest data from money.ca […]
Federal minister Randy Boissonnault defends business ties to lobbyist
A lobbyist with business ties to federal cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault met with high-level political staff in six federal departments, including one where Boissonnault was […]
Do Canadians have an appetite for electric vehicles? Experts are divided
By 2028, a Honda manufacturing plant in Alliston, Ont., should be ready to pump out 240,000 electric vehicles (EVs) every single year. This news was […]
New Ontario polls finds majority think affordability more important than climate action
A majority of Ontarians rank the cost of living as a more pressing concern higher than protecting the environment, according to a new poll. It […]