One day after Doug Ford urged the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario to get rid of Fred Hahn, union officials fired back, calling […]
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Loblaw piloting ultra-discount No Name grocery stores in Ontario
Loblaw is piloting a new ultra-discount grocery store in Ontario that promises to deliver even lower prices by stripping away even more frills. The first […]
Ontario commuters to face disruptions if rail work stoppage goes ahead
Thousands of Ontario commuters are looking at possible travel disruption as the clock ticks down on a work stoppage at one of Canada’s largest railways. […]
Rail strike could have swift impacts at grocery stores, Dalhousie professor says
Nova Scotians could see empty shelves at local grocery stores “within days” if a railway strike happens this week, according to a professor at Dalhousie […]
Ontario to ban safe consumption sites near schools and childcare centres
Ontario’s government is expected to announce some restrictions on supervised drug consumption sites, including a ban on the sites within 200 metres of schools and […]
Municipalities ask Ontario to appoint minister for housing needs, addiction
Ontario municipalities are asking the province to appoint a minister to tackle homelessness as leaders sound the alarm on the growing housing, mental health and […]
Todd Smith, Ontario education minister and Bay of Quinte MPP, to resign
Ontario Education Minister Todd Smith has announced he will be resigning to take a job in the private sector. Smith, who previously served in other […]
Canadian Army vehicles traveling through Southern and Central Ontario
The Canadian Armed Forces is advising members of the public about an increase in “military traffic” within Southern and Central Ontario this weekend. Beginning on […]
Ontario listeriosis cases linked to plant-based milk are rising. Why some products remain on the shelves
Ontario’s Ministry of Health confirmed this week that a third person from the province has died in a Listeria outbreak linked to recalled plant-based milk. […]
Two arrests in Ottawa help identify theft suspects across Canada
Ottawa Police Service (OPS) have arrested two individuals who took part in a large-scale theft operation from a number of Ottawa businesses. On Aug. 4, […]