Tag: Ontario
Ontario is lowering its markups on pot, as cannabis companies struggle to stay afloat | CBC News
Cannabis retailers and producers hope an upcoming move by Ontario’s pot distributor…
Ontario ‘pop can tax’ program halted as province revisits recycling plans
Environment minister warned he wouldn’t allow the beverage industry to make shoppers…
Stellantis EV battery plant could cost Canada $19 billion in subsidies | Financial Post
The reason the plants are so expensive is that U.S. legislation signed…
Road trips lose power as charger outages leave northern Ontario EV drivers stranded | CBC News
Some electric vehicle (EV) drivers in northern Ontario say the charging network between…
Competition Bureau recommends changing THC limits for edibles, easing pot packaging
Canada’s competition watchdog is putting its weight behind some longtime cannabis industry…
‘This is the future of a clean grid’: Ontario ramps up battery — and natural gas — capacity
Assessing both moves announced Tuesday left some clean-energy advocates struggling to separate…
Does Ontario need cannabis bars? Report to Doug Ford government says allow consumption sites, stop ‘clustering’ of pot shops
The province needs to “modernize” its three-year-old cannabis sector, says the Ontario…
Ontario to offer super cheap electricity, but there’s a catch
Ontarians will be able to switch to a new “ultralow” overnight electricity…
Explainer | A new COVID subvariant is spreading quickly. Here’s what you need to know
XBB.1.16, provisionally dubbed Arcturus, is already making inroads in Ontario, but that’s…
Ford to invest $1.3 billion to build EV manufacturing hub in Canada
The plant will build the company’s next-generation EVs that are expected to…
Ontario wants to ban cottage country ‘floating homes’ made from shipping containers | CBC News
The Doug Ford government is aiming to slap restrictions on floating homes…
Domestic dog tests positive for avian influenza in Canada
https://www.canada.ca/en/food-inspection-agency/news/2023/04/domestic-dog-tests-positive-for-avian-influenza-in-canada.html
‘It’s like a war zone’: Three years after Ontario declared a state of emergency for COVID, here’s where we stand
Illness continues to spread and the global death toll is nearing seven…
We asked the Ontario government about its controversial licence suspensions. Staff prepared answers. Then they were told to withhold them
Transportation minister’s office directed staff to be tight-lipped about medical conditional report…
School Cars: how trains brought classrooms to children in remote communities | CBC Radio
They were known as school cars and schools on wheels. Trains that…
Ontario fish regulations – “catch” and “possession” limits.
tl;dr: all the fish you catch today (minght-midnght?) including the ones you…
Ontario cannabis execs sound alarm over alleged pay-to-play retail scheme
Canadian cannabis manufacturers and brands increasingly are paying Ontario retailers for shelf…
Ontario will need thousands more workers to deliver $10-a-day child care, advocates warn
The Ontario government needs a plan so that child-care centres can find…
Canadian scientists discover new COVID-19 variant in deer that may spread to humans
The study presents what may be the first documented case of deer-to-human…
SickKids CEO pleads with Ontarians to ‘do the right thing’ and mask up
On Friday the hospital announced it was cancelling surgeries to create capacity…
Canada’s Ontario to extend gas, fuel tax cut for a year
The Ontario government said on Sunday it will extend a fuel and…
Ontario’s cottage country getting made-in-Sweden road safety design
A life-saving taste of Sweden is coming to Highway 11 near North…
Halton school board says it can’t impose dress code for teachers
The Halton public school board says it can’t implement a teacher dress…
Ontario will urge indoor masking as ‘three-headed monster’ strains hospital resources
Mandatory masking is not coming back at this point, but Ontario’s chief…
Should Doug Ford bring back indoor mask mandates in Ontario? Experts say it’s time
As hospitals struggle with triple threat of COVID, influenza and RSV, a…
How intense pressure from for-profit daycares has transformed Ontario’s rollout of $10-a-day child care — and sparked a political standoff
Ontario has stripped some checks and balances from its funding rules, which…
Meet Useless (Animal) Farm
Poor Sweet Michael Literal elevator music playing in his brain 24/7. Consistant…
Ultra-rare ‘cabbage dragon’ captured in Toronto Harbour for the first time in centuries
Source: Ultra-rare ‘cabbage dragon’ captured in Toronto Harbour for the first time…
Triple the usual number of kids are coming to Ontario ERs with respiratory illnesses. Here’s why | CBC News
Respiratory illnesses are running rampant among children, resulting in hospital visits and…
New immune-evasive Omicron strains are coming. Is Canada ready? | CBC News
“All of the subvariants of Omicron are showing increased transmissibility and properties…
Ontario transgender teacher sparks controversy by wearing giant prosthetic breasts in class | National Post
In a recent letter to parents, the school confirmed the video’s authenticity,…
MPPs spent $95.21 on groceries for two weeks to send Doug Ford a message. Here’s what they found
As they wrap up a self-imposed, two-week “social assistance diet” on grocery…
Toronto’s pot shop reckoning is here — industry watchers predict up to a third of our stores will close
Data obtained by the Star shows cannabis store openings are slowing, revenue…
Time to end Ontario’s legal cannabis monopoly, industry says | National Post
Deliveries are still not back to normal nearly three weeks since a…
Officials tout Peterborough as key part of new Toronto-Quebec City high-frequency rail line – Peterborough | Globalnews.ca
Peterborough last had a passenger rail service in 1990 but will now…
Ford government quietly overhauls troubled plan to hand off recycling program to private companies
A regulation approved last week and posted online Tuesday eliminates several of…
‘We’re really heading into the storm’: Wastewater readings show Ontario has entered 6th COVID wave
Ontario case rates now on a similar trajectory to where they were…
Canada, Ontario commit millions for Honda plant upgrades to manufacture hybrid cars | CBC News
A division of Honda Canada says it will spend $1.38 billion over…
The Ford government is overhauling Ontario’s blue box recycling program — and critics say it will be a disaster
The new rules will off-load the entire cost of the program onto…
High but stable levels of COVID-19 detected in Toronto wastewater as province drops mask mandate
With limited PCR testing, wastewater surveillance has become Ontario’s best tool to…
A highly changed coronavirus variant was found in deer after nearly a year in hiding, researchers suggest – CNN
An Omicron-like variant of the virus that causes Covid-19 — one that…
Ontario police conducting unlawful searches for cannabis, defence lawyers say
The law gives police sweeping power to conduct a warrantless search of…
Ontario court freezes access to donations for truckers’ protest from GiveSendGo
The Ontario government says it has successfully petitioned a court to freeze…
Rivals slam Doug Ford’s plan to scrap licence plate renewal fees
The premier’s proposal to eliminate licence plate renewal stickers is being panned…
Editorial | Please, Mr. Premier, release your mandate letters!
‘What a bizarre exercise it has been for Doug Ford to spend…
Some urge vaccine certificates to require 3 doses as Ontario set for reopening | CBC News
Restaurants, gyms, cinemas and many other businesses in Ontario are set to…
With COVID-19 now detected in Ontario deer, wildlife experts seek to fill research gap | CBC News
A Guelph expert says crucial research is underway after five white-tailed deer…
Fluvoxamine: What Prescribers and Pharmacists Need to Know – Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table
Source: Fluvoxamine: What Prescribers and Pharmacists Need to Know – Ontario COVID-19…
Doug Ford unveils schedule to ease COVID-19 restrictions starting Jan. 31
The end of this month will mark the beginning of a “cautious”…
Opinion | The siren song of ‘mild’ Omicron has seduced us. But the reality is brutal
From the start, Omicron has raced past our attempts to minimize it,…
