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Ontario continues to fight against the federal Impact Assessment Act. The Supreme Court, in October, ruled the federal Act was unconstitutional in its use of the Ontario Science Centre relocation to the Toronto waterfront. Because the feds are not accepting the ruling, the province is going back to court for a judicial...

The Ontario government wants to speed up the time it takes to build a new school. It is putting forward a series of new measures to cut construction time in half. Education Minister Steven Lecce says it is now taking four to seven years. "Our government is taking new measures to ensure school boards are building s...

Tbaytel says it was successful at a spectrum auction from the federal government which saw it take on big telecom players. Vice President, Chief Technology and Information Officer Kory Macleod explains the purchase will help them with improving access to the 5G network. "As mobility use cases and applications evol...

The Norway House First Nation in Manitoba has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with six First Nations in northwestern Ontario. Kingfisher Lake, Wapakeka, Kasabonika, Big Trout Lake, Wunnamin Lake and Wawakapewin make up the TKG Group. The communties say the five year agreement encourages collaboration on significan...

Ontario's Acting Auditor General says a province-wide strategy is needed to address the shortage of nurses in the province's hospitals. Nick Stavropoulos says it was one of the main reasons behind many of this year's hospital closures. He identified over 200 closures over the past year related to a lack of nurses, doct...

The provincial government says it's endorsing the Chiefs of Ontario's fight against the carbon tax. Indigenous Affairs Minister Greg Rickford the federal government has refused to negotiate with the First Nations on the implementation of the carbon tax. "We saw an extraordinary action taken by the Chiefs of Ontari...

One of the accused involved in an art forgery ring has pleaded guilty to two of four charges against him. Gary Lamont appeared in a Thunder Bay courtroom Monday and pleaded guilty to one count of forgery and one count of defrauding the public over $5000. The 61 year old, along with 8 others, were charged in March of th...

The new leader of the provincial Liberal party is ready for Premier Doug Ford. Bonnie Crombie was elected leader following three rounds of voting in the leadership race on the weekend. The PCs were quick to portray Bonnie Crombie as a tax and spend Liberal shortly after her leadership win. "Sounds a little schizop...

The provincial NDP is offering up several proposals it says will make life more affordable. The opposition wants the Ford government to implement measures such as rent control, wage increase for childcare employees, making heat pumps at no cost, lowering the cost of groceries and doubling ODSP and Ontario Work payments...

New minimum fines are proposed for dog breeders who violate the province's Animal Welfare Services Act. They are part of proposed legislation introduced at Queen's Park on Monday by Solicitor General Michael Kerzner. The proposed legislation calls for a minimum fine of $10 thousand if breeders are convicted of violatin...