Ontario moving ahead with public corporations to fund wastewater | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] As the homebuilding industry continues to complain about the cost of starting new projects, the Ontario government is forging ahead with its plans to set up public corporations to build new water and sewage infrastructure. To get approval to build new homes, developers must pay fees to municipalities designed to cover the cost of […]
‘No reason to continue discussing’: Ontario mayor wants Andrew’s name dropped | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest is the last straw for one Ontario mayor who is now seeking a street renaming in his municipality. St. Catharines Mayor Mat Siscoe told Global News Thursday that he will ask council on Monday to consider renaming Prince Andrew Court, a residential street near Prince Charles Court and Lake Street. “St. Catharines […]
Ontario government directs schools to let students watch Team Canada matches | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s education minister has directed the province’s school boards to stream Team Canada’s Olympic hockey games during classroom times so students can “rally together and cheer on some of Canada’s best.” Premier Doug Ford announced the idea in a social media post on Wednesday evening, saying […]
Ford government faces ‘save OSAP’ campaign to reverse student loan changes | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Ontario Premier Doug Ford is signalling he will stand firm on his government’s changes to student loans as opposition to a major restructuring of the program grows in the province. As part of a push to sustain the struggling post-secondary sector, the province will inject new cash into colleges and universities and allow them […]
Ontario Line opening date uncertain, construction to be finished in ‘early 2030s’ | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Ford government has broken ground on four stations and an elevated guideway for its signature Ontario Line subway, which could be finished sometime in the early 2030s. The project was born from Premier Doug Ford’s attempts to upload Toronto’s subway system shortly after he came […]
Ford says he faced ‘massive pressure’ from colleges, universities to increase tuition | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he was inundated with calls from students over the weekend, worrying about his government’s decision to raise tuition fees and cut OSAP grants, saying he couldn’t fight against post-secondary leaders any longer. Last week, the government confirmed it would allow colleges and universities to raise tuition fees by two […]
Don Cherry, 92, receives Order of Ontario appointment | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Famed Canadian sportscaster Don Cherry has been appointed to the Order of Ontario. The provincial government unveiled Tuesday that Cherry, 92, and 29 others would be the 2025 recipients of the province’s highest civilian honour. “A prominent Canadian hockey figure, Don Cherry is known for his influential coaching career, bold broadcasting style and decades […]
Ontario finance minister says rate of health-care spending is ‘unsustainable’ | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Ontario’s finance minister is expressing concerns about the rate of health-care spending in the province, calling the current $91.5-billion budget both “unprecedented” and “unsustainable.” When Peter Bethlenfalvy addressed the Mississauga Board of Trade in January, he outlined some of the issues that appear to be weighing on his mind as he crafts the upcoming […]
Large portions of Hurontario LRT track still not laid, intersections unfinished | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] More than a year after the Hurontario LRT was scheduled to be completed in Mississauga, Ont., workers haven’t finished laying rails, building platforms or tearing up intersections for the major new transit line. Construction on the 18-kilometre, 19-stop light rail route between Port Credit and Steeles Avenue began in 2020 and was originally supposed […]
Students disappointed by Ontario’s cuts to OSAP grants, tuition freeze lift | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size Post-secondary students in Ontario say the government’s decision to reduce financial assistance grants while lifting a long-standing tuition fee freeze will leave students who are already struggling financially with more debt. The government said last week that it will decrease the proportion of grants offered through […]