Category: Ontario
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Emergency response training taking place at Goderich hospital
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The Huron County OPP is teaming up with the West Region Tactics and Rescue Unit, West Region Emergency Response Team, and OPP Crisis Negotiators to complete emergency response training.
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Amber Alert issued for 8-year-old boy
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An Ontario Amber Alert has been issued for an 8-year-old boy who was last seen in Thunder Bay. Police said the child and 28-year-old Christopher Poulin could be heading toward Prince Albert, Sask.
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Provincial plan raises ‘fundamental concern’ for future of farming
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A rural planning expert slammed proposed provincial changes which he warned would allow tens of thousands more residential lots to be created on agricultural land while largely removing any local say over it. “This is such a fundamental concern for the future of agriculture in this province,” Wayne Caldwell told Grey County council Thursday. The…
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Gateway Casinos begins gradual reopening with Innisfil location
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Gateway Casinos is officially reopening its doors across Ontario after nearly two weeks of being shutdown.
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Huron Hospice calls on province for more funding
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An official with Huron Hospice says they need more funding from the province to keep pace with cost increases that came during the pandemic and haven’t eased.
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Rallies against Bill 60 held across Ontario
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Hospital workers across the province are voicing their opposition to Bill 60, citing concerns about budget cuts and a tiered healthcare system.
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Province sitting on surplus, while municipalities struggle to pay expenses
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Municipalities in the province are struggling to raise enough money to cover their expenses while Ontario is sitting on significant surpluses, according to the executive director of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario.
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Blue Mountain campus of care project receives boost from province
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The Town of The Blue Mountains is utilizing a new provincial tool to fast-track getting shovels in the ground for its proposed “campus of care” project. Earlier this month, the provincial government announced the first community infrastructure and housing accelerator order in response to a request from the town to streamline approvals and build a…
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COVID-19 boosters encouraged for high-risk Ontarians
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Despite a general return to normal, the Ontario government has reminded people that the risk of COVID-19 is likely here to stay.