In East York, we’re already getting a sneak peek of what this new health care regime could look like. This coming Thursday, Toronto East General Hospital is closing its outpatient physiotherapy clinic. A hospital manager was blunt about the reason: “This year, we will not be getting a significant increase to our budget. The $300,000 is a savings basically for us to meet our budget.” Continue Reading

The provincial government is to blame for the recent layoffs at Rouge Valley Centenary Hospital, says the Ontario Public Service Employees Union. Continue Reading

It’s official, Ontario college faculty will not strike this semester. A 51.45 per cent majority ruling was tallied Wednesday afternoon. Continue Reading

One arrest has been made in connection with an alleged Scarborough criminal organization that is reported to have collected thousands of dollars by orchestrating car collisions in order to make fraudulent claims. Continue Reading

The search into Col. Russell Williams past has led to speculation of ties with serial killer Paul Bernardo. Continue Reading

Planned layoffs at Scarborough Centenary Hospital could result in longer wait times for patients, warns a hospital employee union. Continue Reading

“In Europe, like France for instance, students would be rallying in the streets against this. I think the government knows that it won’t happen here,” Thornhill said. Continue Reading

Sue Hawkins could not help but burst out laughing when she was reminded about the first few months at Durham College after Second Career, an Ontario government skills-retraining  program, was introduced in June 2008. Hawkins, the college’s Second Career adviser, said only 17 people had enrolled in the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities’ program, which [...] Continue Reading

Adding the latest chapter to the scandal-plagued eHealth Ontario saga, provincial Auditor General Jim McCarter said Wednesday that hundreds of millions of dollars have been wasted while Ontario taxpayers got little, or no, value for their money. McCarter placed blame on lack of accountability and oversight along with poor judgment on the part of former eHealth [...] Continue Reading

A solar industry lobby group says the provincial government is throwing away $5 billion in viable investments by banning solar panels from prime agricultural land. Continue Reading