In an effort to free up family physicians to focus on patient care, the Ford government wants to move to an attestation-based system for employers […]
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Ontario doctors offer solutions to help address shortage of family physicians
For the third year in a row, there was a decline in the number of medical students who are seeking residency with family doctors, according […]
Dollars and cents: Ontario homelessness spend balloons as community housing craters
Advocates are calling for a change of strategy to deal with Ontario’s housing crisis as new internal data suggests the Ford government is throwing hundreds […]
Renewed tensions over Queen’s Park keffiyeh ban brewing
The Ontario NDP is promising “next steps” in its battle to overturn a ban on keffiyehs being worn inside the provincial legislature. A debate around […]
A Mississauga NHL team? Hazel McCallion’s son wants to make that a reality
A Mississauga mayoral candidate wants to bring an NHL team to the city, saying “Mississauga is no longer the little brother or sister of Toronto.” […]
Ontario transportation minister pitches 24-hour work to speed up Gardiner construction
As claustrophobic congestion on Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway worsens with years-long lane closures to accommodate road repairs, Ontario’s minister of transportation is suggesting around-the-clock construction could […]
Ontario premier calls cost of gas ‘absolutely disgusting,’ raises price-gouging concerns
Ontario drivers woke up to an average fuel price of 170.2 cents per litre on Thursday and Premier Doug Ford was among those frustrated by […]
‘Dangerous’: Ontario lab closures would put lives at risk, workers warn
Lab workers are warning about the potential for public health disasters if the Ontario government follows through with recommendations to shutter more than half of […]
Ontario is changing what developers pay to build. Feds say it means ‘higher taxes’
The Ford and Trudeau governments could be on another collision course over housing policy after Ontario tabled plans to change the fees municipalities are allowed […]
‘The battle is not over’: Opponents of Highway 413 vow to fight controversial project
Opponents of Highway 413 say the “battle is not over” after a deal between the federal and provincial governments was reached to allow construction of […]