Robert Benzie
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Former Ontario bureaucrats charged in alleged $11M COVID-19 fraud are headed back to court
The Ontario bureaucrats fired after the alleged theft of $11 million in provincial COVID-19 relief funds are headed back to court this week as criminal proceedings continue. → Read More
Honda to invest $1.38B in Alliston factory with help from Ottawa and Queen’s Park
Honda of Canada is revving up a new $1.38 billion upgrade of its Alliston factory — boosted by federal and provincial tax dollars. → Read More
Canadian auto parts firms say they have jobs for Ukrainian refugees
Canadian automotive companies are ready and willing to hire hundreds of Ukrainian refugees fleeing the Russian invasion. → Read More
Ontario to spend up to $500M to help steel industry switch to clean power
Ontario taxpayers will be on the hook for up to $500 million to wean the steel industry off coal and onto electricity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. → Read More
Why did Doug Ford flip-flop on closing schools? Here’s the inside story
What happened? That question, more than any other, is being asked in the wake of Premier Doug Ford’s Omicron U-turn. → Read More
GE Hitachi chosen to build new nuclear reactor at Darlington
Ontario Power Generation has chosen the company to construct a small modular reactor at the Darlington generating station in Clarington. → Read More
Ontario law protects rights of workers to wear Remembrance Day poppies
Almost one year after it was promised, the Ontario government is finally protecting the right of workers to wear a poppy while on the job during the w... → Read More
Education minister under fire after introduction deleted from Ontario’s new Grade 9 math curriculum
Premier Doug Ford’s government deleted a preamble to the new Grade 9 curriculum that said math “has been used to normalize racism and marginalization ... → Read More
Ontario’s top doctor warns it will be a ‘challenge’ to fully reopen the economy next month
Ontario is set for the next stage of reopening Friday, but the chief medical officer of health warns it will be a “challenge” to lift most remaining p... → Read More
Ontario to enter step three of reopening next Friday
Boosted by Ontario’s soaring vaccination rates, the province will move into the next step of reopening the economy next Friday → Read More
Jason Kenney blasts COVID-19 protesters as ‘un-Canadian’
Cool it, yahoos. That’s the message from Alberta Premier Jason Kenney to protesters across the country decrying COVID-19 restrictions and attacking pu... → Read More
Small majority of Ontarians give Canada ‘poor’ marks for vaccine rollout, poll finds
Most Ontarians are concerned about Canada’s COVID-19 vaccination rates compared with other countries, a new poll suggests. → Read More
OLG bets on former banker to lead it back to prosperity
Ontario’s troubled gambling monopoly is betting on a former banker to lead it to better days. Veteran Bay Street executive Duncan Hannay has been name... → Read More
Ontario’s new COVID-19 cases jump to highest level since June
Daily new cases of COVID-19 are at the highest level in 10 weeks. Health Minister Christine Elliott said Friday there were 213 new infections reported... → Read More
Ontario reports 131 new COVID-19 cases and 3 more deaths
One day after a data glitch led to fewer than average new COVID-19 cases being reported, Ontario is reporting 131 additional cases Friday and three mo... → Read More
Ontario reporting 76 new COVID-19 cases, but data glitch means tally could be higher
Updated numbers were not available from 11 of Ontario’s 34 public health units, Health Minister Christine Elliott said on Twitter. → Read More
Doug Ford rejects proposal to cut holidays for retail workers
Premier Doug Ford is scuttling a proposal that would have reduced the number of holidays for retail workers. → Read More
COVID-19 restrictions could continue after state of emergency ends, Doug Ford says
Some COVID-19 restrictions could remain in place even after Ontario’s state of emergency is expected to expire on July 15, warns Premier Ford. → Read More
Premier Doug Ford made quick visit to Muskoka cottage over Easter despite vow he wouldn’t due to COVID-19
Days after urging Ontarians not to go to their cottages, Premier Doug Ford made a quick Easter visit to his Muskoka seasonal residence. → Read More
LCBO reporting its sales have gone up during the COVID-19 crisis
Ontarians are drowning their coronavirus sorrows in beer, wine, and spirits. → Read More