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Ontario considering shortening length of teachers' program, documents suggest
The Ontario government is considering shortening the length of a required teachers' program in order to address a worsening shortage of educators, documents obtained by The Canadian Press suggest.
Ontario child-care fees could rise without new federal funding: provincial minister
Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra is warning that if the next federal government does not increase funding for the $10-a-day child-care program, the fees parents pay will rise.
Donna Skelly chosen as 1st female Speaker of Ontario Legislature
The members of Ontario's legislature have chosen Donna Skelly as the province's first female Speaker. Skelly has represented the Hamilton-area riding of Flamborough—Glanbrook for the Progressive Conservatives since 2018 and has served as a deputy Speaker.
Ontario collected $260K from its 1-day electricity surcharge on U.S. exports
Ontario collected about $260,000 from the one day an electricity surcharge was in effect on exports to the United States, Energy Minister Stephen Lecce's office said Friday.
Ontario seeking primary care teams for 300,000 patients in plan to match people with doctors
Ontario is looking for up to 80 new or expanded primary care teams to serve 300,000 patients, as it plans to build a system that automatically attaches people to a family doctor or nurse practitioner team based on their postal code.
Ontario offers $11B in tax relief, rebates to businesses stung by U.S. tariffs
The Ontario government says it will provide about $11 billion in relief and support for businesses stung by U.S. tariffs.
'If we close, people die': Rural Ontario hospitals await ER staffing certainty
Rural and northern Ontario hospitals are anxiously awaiting word from the provincial government on a program that helps them keep emergency rooms open, after it ended last month.
Former Ford aide broke lobbying rules for Greenbelt: integrity commissioner
A lobbyist who used to work for Ontario Premier Doug Ford failed to comply with some rules while asking for clients' land to be removed from the Greenbelt, the province's integrity commissioner concluded Monday.
Ontario's post-secondary sector needs more funding amid U.S. economic threat, say schools, business groups
Three major organizations representing Ontario's colleges, universities and business community are urging the province to boost investment in the post-secondary sector, saying the economic threat from the United States underscores the need.
Ford talks to Carney, premiers ahead of trade meeting in Washington
Ontario Premier Doug Ford and federal Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc suggested Wednesday they want to come out of a meeting with a top U.S. official with a "coherent plan" for the tariff road ahead.