Ontario
Ontario fiscal update trying to undo damage from cuts
Additional $1.3 billion in spending, much of it to fund some backtracks on policy changes.
Ontario argues carbon tax stickers help ‘further’ free expression
Canadian Civil Liberties Association is challenging the law, saying it violates free speech provisions.
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Ontario drops plan to upload Toronto subway as city supports Ford plan
Mayor John Tory said leaving the subway system under city ownership was a key requirement of council when it entered into discussions with the province.
Quebec, Ontario first targets in Tory election campaign
First stop is Trois-Rivieres, then Vaughan-Woodbridge, newly created for the 2015 election and won by the Liberals.
Illegal to force carbon price stickers on gas stations: lawsuit
Canadian Civil Liberties Association says Sticker Act violates free speech provisions of the Constitution.
Cannabis retailer returns $2.9M in CannTrust products to company
Regulator found problems at the company’s greenhouse in Pelham and later raised issues regarding the Vaughan manufacturing facility.
Ottawa to fund Ontario refugee, immigration legal aid after provincial cuts
Ford government says it’s a federal responsibility to pay immigration costs.
LCBO says distribution issues to be resolved by Civic Holiday weekend
LCBO has stressed that there were no supply shortages but acknowledged that deliveries were moving at a slower pace than usual.
Ontario writes off $445M in old Chrysler debt from bailout
Ottawa wrote off $2.6 billion last year that it wouldn’t collect from the automaker.
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Federal Liberals, Ontario Tories blame each other for Bombardier layoffs
Both point to transportation projects that could have secured work for the Thunder Bay plant.
LCBO says delivery shortage affecting stores
Technology updates at its Durham Retail Service Centre in mid-June caused some interruption in service and led to poor stock in a number of stores.
Ford brushes off questions on Dean French appointments controversy
News of other government appointments having connections to French continue to emerge, premier silent on the issue.
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Ontario to issue 50 new cannabis store licences, eight to go to First Nations
Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario will hold a new lottery on Aug. 20 for the next 42 retail store authorizations.
Ontario constructs new swine research facility
Facility will support research into animal health, consumer-oriented research and environmental factors.
Ontario’s top court to rule on constitutionality of federal carbon tax
Doug Ford said if carbon tax opponents lose in the courts, they will win at the ballot box in October, as Andrew Scheer has promised to scrap the tax.
