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Percentage of early childhood educators in Ontario child care declining, despite goal
Low staffing numbers documented in new government report could put Ontario’s expansion of $10-a-day child-care program at risk.
Ontario appoints reviewer for Brantford-area Catholic school board after pricey Italy art trip
Education Minister Jill Dunlop calls the Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board's use of public money "appalling."
New science centre at Ontario Place to open in 2029, auditor general says
The timeline for opening a permanent new Ontario Science Centre appears to have been delayed, with infrastructure officials telling the auditor general's office the centre is expected to be up and running in 2029.
Ontario has a $12.7B shortfall on school repair, construction: budget watchdog
It would cost Ontario $31.4 billion over 10 years to clear a backlog of school repair needs, build enough new spaces to address growth and maintain all schools in a state of good repair, but the government's current plan falls far short of that, according to a report Tuesday from the province's fiscal watchdog.
Ontario city councillors who violate codes of conduct could be fired under new bill
Ontario municipal councillors could be removed from office and disqualified from running again under new provincial legislation, introduced Thursday, that would increase penalties for violating a municipal code of conduct.
Ontario proposes to allow nurse practitioners to oversee LTC medical care
Ontario long-term care homes could soon have nurse practitioners overseeing residents' medical care instead of physicians, a move applauded by nurses and the homes but not supported by doctors.
Premiers to meet with Trudeau Wednesday about trade and tariffs, Ford says
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the country's premiers are meeting virtually Wednesday with the prime minister to discuss the threat of U.S. tariffs on Canadian imports.
Will he or won't he? Signs that Ford may call an early Ontario election stack up
Inside Ontario's legislature, staff and politicians alike are abuzz with early election speculation, seeing signs big and small stacking up as the legislature prepares for its winter break.
Ontario spent highest-ever amount on government ads, auditor says
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government spent three times the amount of money on government advertising in the last fiscal year as it did the year before — the highest amount ever — and most campaigns were more partisan than informational, the auditor general said Tuesday.
Ford government's opioid strategy outdated, auditor general says
Ontario's auditor general says the province's opioid strategy, with its new abstinence-based model for treatment, is outdated and does not serve the current needs of the people.