Ontario Politics
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Ontario cutting funding from daycare centres not in $10-a-day programOntario child-care centres that aren't participating in the national $10-a-day program will soon lose provincial funding to offer fee subsidies to lower-income families.CanadaSep 6
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Ontario school boards, government advance conflicting plans on social media limitsIn May, the Ford government proposed meeting with social media companies to discuss the problem of classroom distraction. Since then, it has showed few signs of following through.PoliticsSep 6
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Alcohol potentially a ‘saving grace’ for Ontario convenience stores as sales beginAlcohol sales in corner stores – which officially began Thursday across Ontario – will bring a 'boost of foot traffic that we need to survive,' one shop owner says.EconomySep 5
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Will the Eglinton Crosstown LRT open in 2024? Metrolinx is ‘not going to speculate’The provincial transit agency has refused to confirm when the line will open, promising it will announce a date exactly three months before trains begin carrying passengers.CanadaSep 4
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Toronto needs a ‘plate of spaghetti’ transit system but costs are skyrocketing: reportA new report from the Toronto Region Board of Trade found the current cost of new transit in the city averages more than $700 million per kilometre.CanadaSep 4
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The Beer Store prepares for a ‘new chapter’ as more places sell boozeFrom Thursday, thousands of convenience stores will be allowed to sell products that were exclusive to The Beer Store, the LCBO and the Wine Rack for years.CanadaSep 3
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‘Always have to be prepared’: Window for early Ontario election narrowsDoug Ford said he was focused on delivering his current mandate on Tuesday and categorically dismissed the idea of holding an election before the end of 2024.PoliticsSep 3
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‘Stop being a bunch of bleeding hearts’: Ford slams Ottawa over bail laws again'We need the federal government to change the Criminal Code once and for all, and stop being a bunch of bleeding hearts,' Ford said.PoliticsSep 3
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Ontario convenience stores can sell alcohol this week. Where to buy itBeginning Thursday, there will be thousands of new options alcoholic available for Ontarians as convivence stores will get the OK to start selling booze.ConsumerSep 1
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Unusual Ontario Place redevelopment bidding process leads to fresh questionsThe Ontario NDP obtained a form with details of the Ontario Place bidding process using freedom of information laws. Leader Marit Stiles said it raises new questions.PoliticsAug 30
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