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Province and and high school educator’ union reach deal to continue contract negotiations

High school students in Ontario probably won’t see their fall semester interrupted by a teacher’s strike. The Ontario Secondary School Teacher’s Federation’s bargaining unit presidents and negotiators have agreed to...

Ontario to raise minimum wage in October

The province announced the hourly rate will increase to $16.55 an hour.  That represents a 6.8 per cent pay raise meaning someone working 40 hours a week will see...

Education Support Workers accept new collective agreement with Ontario

The vast majority of the province’s education support workers have voted in favour of a new collective agreement with the province. CUPE says a record 76 per cent of its...

No strike at schools on Monday, students will be in class

It came down to the wire but students will be in school tomorrow.  The Canadian Union of Public Employees, which has 55,000 education workers as members, has reached a...

Union representing education workers files another strike notice for Monday

The union representing 55,000 education workers has given strike notice again.  This time it is for Monday, November 21st.  The Canadian Union of Public Employees says talks have broken...

Masks will not be mandated but recommended in Ontario, gas tax reduction extended another year

There will be no mask mandate in Ontario. At an announcement Sunday morning, Premier Doug Ford says Dr. Kieran Moore will be making an official announcement on Monday but Ford...

Some services restored in Rogers’ outage but no firm time for full restoration after 18 hours

After almost 18 hours of an outage, some Rogers customers are starting to see wireless service restored. In a statement, Rogers and President CEO  Tony Staffieri says “meaningful progress” has...

Rogers “aware of problem”, gives no indication of when service will be restored

Millions of Rogers customers Canada-wide are still without service. The telecom company says all of their cell service, landlines, internet, and tv are out. The outage began around 4:00 a.m....

Ontario government caps rent increases at 2.5 per cent for 2023

Renters in Ontario won’t see their monthly rent payments soar as high as inflation.  The government has capped rent...

Ontario PC party wins landslide majority, NDP and Liberal leaders resign

It’s a historic night in Ontario. Ontarians have voted in a majority government for Doug Ford and his Progressive Conservative...

Advance polls now open for Ontario provincial election

If you have already made up your mind about who is getting your vote in the provincial election you...

Eye drops recalled by Health Canada for extra ingredients that may cause allergic reaction

Have a look in your medicine cabinet for eye drops that are being recalled. Health Canada says one lot of...

National Inquiry launched to probe use of Emergencies Act during Freedom Convoy protests

The federal government will probe the use of the Emergencies Act during this winter’s trucker protests. Paul S. Rouleau has...

Lowest daily increase of new COVID-19 cases reported since August 17

The province is reporting 390 new cases Tuesday and 458 new cases Monday. Because of the Thanksgiving holiday numbers weren’t...

Ontario to provide COVID-19 rapid antigen tests to schools in targeted areas of the province

After facing heavy criticism rapid COVID-19 tests will be available in some schools across the province. The tests will only...

Capacity limits increased for sporting venues as Leafs and Raptors seasons set to begin

Ontario is loosening capacity limits for some indoor and outdoor event spaces. As of Saturday morning, capacity limits will be...
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NOSDA meets with several ministers as part of AMO conference

The Northern Ontario Service Deliverers Association had several meetings with several Ontario ministers at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario Conference in Ottawa.

Petition underway on Manitoulin Island to keep Beer Store open

A petition is underway across Manitoulin Island for the Ontario government to cancel the closure of the Island’s one and only Beer Store.

Eight-year-old shooting victim to be buried on Manitoulin Island

An eight-year-old boy who died following a random shooting early Saturday morning, August 16th, has come home to Manitoulin Island.

Sables-Spanish Rivers Township councillor opposes solar farm

Mike Mercieca was the only councillor to vote down a motion by Sables-Spanish Rivers Council to begin the process of looking into a solar farm.

AMO underway in Ottawa – local leaders in attendance

Manitoulin-Sudbury District Social Services Administration Chief Administrative Officer, Donna Stewart and Espanola Mayor Douglas Gervais, who also sits on the board, are in Ottawa over the next three days to take part in the annual Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference.
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