Ontario
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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.
Mysterious group behind mass text message seeking views on carbon tax
Who’s behind the campaign and what they plan to do with the responses is a mystery.
Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario criticize passage of federal environment bills
Bill C-48 and Bill C-69 passed in Senate, but still face opposition.
Fedeli, Thompson, MacLeod demoted in Doug Ford’s cabinet shuffle [UPDATED]
The shuffle comes as Ford is falling in the polls.
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Ontario marks a whirlwind year since Doug Ford’s election
He has undone many of the Liberals’ signature policies.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce urges Ontario not to break Beer Store contract
Urging Doug Ford to not to rip up the 10-year deal in an attempt to put beer and wine in corner stores.
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‘Beer insiders’ fuelling online criticism of Tory government tweets: Fedeli
Claims brewers who own The Beer Store are fighting to hang onto a near monopoly.
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Small business to get help on energy efficiency upgrades from carbon tax money
$1.4 billion over the next four years to help them cut their carbon-tax bills, but the CFIB says that’s not enough.
Ontario’s Tory government cancels retroactive cuts to municipalities
Premier Doug Ford said he heard from municipalities that they could find savings in their own budgets, but they needed more time to do so.
Ontario raising speed limits on three highways to 110 km/h for pilot program
Pilot will run on Highway 402 between London and Sarnia, the Queen Elizabeth Way between Hamilton to St. Catharines, and Highway 417 from Ottawa to the Ontario-Quebec border.
Ontario’s transportation minister raises possibility of higher speed limits
The province will consider raising the maximum from its current 100 kilometres an hour.
Flood victims say more homes would be lost if not for volunteers, military
The City of Ottawa said thousands of people had registered to fill sandbags.
Closing illegal pot shops an uphill battle until demand is met, say authorities
Some operators have become especially brazen in their fight to stay open.
