The Ontario government announced Tuesday a $750 million investment to expand Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programs at colleges and universities …
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Waterloo, Ont., company fined $65,000 after worker injured in machinery incident
A Waterloo manufacturer has been fined $65,000 after a worker suffered injuries when their clothing became entangled in operating machinery. Valley Blades …
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Ontario aims to eliminate internal labour mobility, trade barriers with new legislation
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberOntario’s government introduced legislation Wednesday to remove all provincial trade barriers within Canada, a move officials claim could unlock billions in economic …
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Ontario throne speech promises action on internal trade, labour mobility
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberOntario’s government vowed Tuesday to eliminate interprovincial trade barriers and streamline labour mobility as part of its economic strategy outlined in the …
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Carney says General Motors’ Ingersoll EV plant shutdown ‘deeply painful news’
By Abdul Matin Sarfraz | Canada’s National Observer General Motors will begin laying off hundreds of workers at its CAMI assembly plant in Ingersoll, …
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Part-time and sessional college faculty in Ontario unionize after decades-long battle
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberMore than 16,000 part-time and sessional faculty at Ontario’s 24 public colleges have officially unionized with OPSEU/SEFPO, concluding a multi-decade legal and …
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Ontario defers taxes, offers WSIB rebates to shield businesses from U.S. tariffs
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Ontario government is offering approximately $11 billion in tax deferrals and insurance rebates to support businesses and workers affected by growing …
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Southwestern Public Health nurses in Ontario secure new contract with wage gains
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberMore than 70 registered nurses at Southwestern Public Health have reached a new three-year collective agreement that includes long-awaited wage increases and …
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‘In a fight with one man’: Trump’s tariffs have autoworkers in Oshawa, Ont., on edge
By Sharif Hassan For more than a century, Oshawa, Ont., has been the city of autoworkers. The decades-old Canadian Automotive Museum in the …
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By Kimberly De Jong | Brant Beacon Township of Blandford-Blenheim Council unanimously decided to take the next steps in formalizing the municipality’s participation …