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Ontario proposes fast-tracking drug consumption site bill, skipping public hearings
The Ontario government is proposing to push through a bill that would close 10 supervised consumption sites without holding any public hearings, a move advocates and opposition critics say is anti-democratic.
Ontario missed interim target for providing hands-on care to long-term care residents
The province says it has since reached its goal for the 2023-24 fiscal year, but that happened outside of the timeframe the Progressive Conservative government set out in a 2021 law.
Eligible Ontario employers to get share of WSIB's $2B in surplus funds
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says eligible businesses will be getting a share of $2 billion that the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board is returning due to a surplus.
Ford says all premiers aligned on push for Canada to have bilateral trade deal with U.S.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says all provincial and territorial premiers are aligned on his push for the federal government to negotiate a bilateral trade deal with the United States.
Ontario pilot project to address cultural mismatches in long-term care admissions
Ontario is proposing a pilot project to tweak long-term care priority rules in order to address a problem of declining and mismatched admissions to the province's cultural homes.
Ontario transport minister not offering estimate of Toronto bike lane removal cost
Ontario's transportation minister says he doesn't believe the City of Toronto's estimate that it will cost $48 million to remove bike lanes on three major roads in the city, but he was not able to provide an estimate of his own Monday.
After 18-year-old with autism goes missing, mom says Ontario needs vulnerable alerts
Hamilton MPP Monique Taylor's private members bill would implement a system of alerts for vulnerable people such as children with autism or seniors with dementia, similar to Amber Alerts.
Provincial engineers allege Ontario government unlawfully locking them out
Ontario government engineers who are participating in rotating strikes amid contract negotiations are alleging the province is now unlawfully locking them out and interfering with their right to strike.
Ontario's chief electoral officer seeks more tools to fight misinformation
The rise of artificial intelligence and its ability to rapidly spread misinformation and disinformation during election campaigns should be addressed by increasing transparency around political ads and allowing for the removal of misleading content about the electoral process, Ontario's chief electoral officer recommends.
Ontario plans to remove Toronto bike lanes on Bloor, Yonge, University
Ontario is planning to remove sections of bike lanes on three major roads in Toronto, as it considers whether to rip up more bike lanes elsewhere.