By Allison Jones The Ontario government is considering shortening the length of teachers’ college in order to address a worsening shortage of educators, …
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Wolf Steel fined $50,000 after worker critically injured in Barrie, Ont., using homemade equipment
Wolf Steel Ltd. has been fined $50,000 after pleading guilty to workplace safety violations that led to a worker’s critical injury at …
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Relief for Toronto commuters? Gardiner Expressway repairs now months ahead of schedule
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberWork on the final phase of the Gardiner Expressway rehabilitation project has begun months ahead of last year’s accelerated timeline, providing earlier …
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A Brampton-based brick manufacturer has been fined $65,000 after a worker was critically injured while cleaning equipment at its Brockville facility. Brampton …
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Union backs Doug Ford’s push for Thunder Bay, Ont., plant to build Toronto subway cars
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberUnifor is supporting Premier Doug Ford’s call for Toronto to have its Line 2 subway cars manufactured at the Alstom plant in …
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Ontario invests $750 million in postsecondary STEM programs
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe 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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FeaturedGovernment Policy & Budgets
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, …


