Ontario signs $3B health-care deal with Canada to increase access to doctors, reduce wait times
Feb 14, 2024, at 05:47 am
Toronto/IBNS: Ontario Premier Doug Ford has signed a $3.1-billion health-care deal with the federal government to increase access to primary care and reduce wait times.
Canada: Ontario scraps tuition fees, post-secondary education requirement for new police recruits
Apr 27, 2023, at 05:26 am
Ottawa/IBNS: The Ontario government is boosting police recruitment numbers by eliminating tuition fees of police training, and scrapping a post-secondary education requirement to be hired as an officer.
ServiceOntario's new changes facilitate easier access to get driver’s licenses, health cards
Feb 03, 2023, at 05:11 am
Toronto/IBNS: New changes to ServiceOntario have been announced in Brampton on Wednesday by Ontario Premier Doug Ford to facilitate “faster” and “easier” services to get driver’s licences and health cards.
Canada: Ontario Premier Doug Ford shields decision to name nephew minister of multiculturalism
Jun 30, 2022, at 02:53 am
Toronto/IBNS: Ontario Premier Doug Ford shielded his decision earlier this week to name his nephew Michael Ford as minister of citizenship and multiculturalism, professing the newly elected senator has represented for many years one of the most diverse communities in the province.
Ontario's tolls on Highways 412, 418 are officially gone for good: Doug Ford
Apr 06, 2022, at 02:46 am
Whitby/IBNS: Committed to helping keep costs down for families and businesses in Durham Region, the Ontario government has permanently removed the unfair tolls on Highways 412 and 418.
Canada: Ontario declares state of emergency amid truckers' convoy protests
Feb 12, 2022, at 04:35 am
Toronto/IBNS: Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Friday announced a state of emergency in the Canadian response amid the truckers' convoy protests against public health measures meant to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Ontario not to follow Quebec's proposal of taxing the unvaccinated: Premier Doug Ford
Jan 14, 2022, at 04:40 am
Toronto/IBNS: Ontario Premier Doug Ford while touring a vaccination site at the Toronto Zoo has said that Ontario would not follow Quebec's policy of taxing unvaccinated people.
Apr 22, 2021, at 05:09 am
Ontario/IBNS: Ontario Premier Doug Ford went into isolation in Toronto after he came in close contact with a staff member who tested positive for COVID-19 last evening, said Ford's office late Tuesday night.
Canada: Ontario issues stay-at-home order amid spike in Covid-19 cases
Jan 13, 2021, at 06:36 pm
Ontario/IBNS: Canadian province Ontario has issued a provincial stay-at-home order and fresh restrictions in view of the surge in Covid-19 cases.
Sep 18, 2020, at 05:30 am
Ottawa/IBNS: The failure of Ontario's Public health officials to trace roughly half of the city's latest rising COVID-19 infections has caused great concerns to the experts in hampering efforts to contain the spread of the virus in Canada, media reports said.
Jun 09, 2020, at 03:04 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: The second phase of reopening in Canada's Ontario will allow gathering of up to ten people besides resumption of more business activities later this week.
Ontario passes an emergency order allowing school staff to work in hospitals
May 10, 2020, at 02:32 am
Toronto, May 9 (Canadian-Media): Owing to the shortage of staff in many congregate care settings, the government of Ontario issued an emergency order to allow school board employees to be voluntarily redeployed to hospitals, long-term care homes, retirement homes, and women's shelters during the COVID-19 pandemic, media reports said.
Canada: Ontario allowing select businesses to reopen with strict safety measures
May 02, 2020, at 01:21 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: The Ontario government has granted permission to some workplaces to reopen on May 4 provided they follow strict public health and safety measures during the COVID-19 outbreak, media reports said.
Canada: Ontario allowing select businesses to reopen with strict safety measures
May 02, 2020, at 12:46 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: The Ontario government has granted permission to some workplaces to reopen on May 4 provided they follow strict public health and safety measures during the COVID-19 outbreak, media reports said.
Ontario's first post-budget mission to New York city concludes successfully
May 01, 2019, at 10:57 pm
New York City, May 1 (IBNS): Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Ontario Minister of Finance Vic Fedeli successfully wrapped their two-day first post-Budget mission to New York City, media reports said.
Canada: Ontario students protest against education changes, stage walkout
Apr 05, 2019, at 02:05 pm
Toronto, Apr 5 (Xinhua): Thousands of students across Canada's Ontario province walked out of their classrooms on Thursday in protest of the provincial government's changes to education, according to CTV.
Canada: Politicians to return to Ontario legislature tomorrow
Feb 18, 2019, at 04:39 pm
Toronto, Feb 18 (IBNS): Canadian politicians will return to the Ontario legislature on Tuesday after a winter break, CTV News reported.
Canada: Ottawa bus crash kills three, injures 23
Jan 12, 2019, at 11:41 am
Ottawa, Jan 12 (IBNS): A bus crash in Canada's capital city Ottawa, which is located in Ontario province, killed three people and left 23 others injured on Friday.
Canada: Doug Ford faces criticism over quashing of Hydro One deal
Dec 06, 2018, at 07:41 pm
Toronto, Dec 6 (IBNS): Ontario Premier Doug Ford is facing criticism from the opposition parties over the quashing of $6.7-billion Hydro One deal, media reports said.
Canada: Ontario PC MPP opposes Ford for scrapping French-language services
Nov 22, 2018, at 07:46 pm
Toronto, Nov 22 (IBNS): Amanda Simard, a newly-elected Ontario Progressive Conservative (PC) MPP, has opposed Premier Doug Ford's plan to scrap the French-language services in the province, media reports said.
Canadian voters should get rid of Justin Trudeau: Doug Ford
Oct 31, 2018, at 11:35 pm
Ottawa, Oct 31 (IBNS): Ontario premier and Progressive Conservative (PC) leader Doug Ford has said the country should get rid of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the next year, when the federal elections will be held, media reports said.
Canada: Doug Ford to consult ministers over loosening law on public drinking
Sep 29, 2018, at 10:57 pm
Toronto, Sept 29 (IBNS): Ontario Premier Doug Ford has said he will talk to senior ministers over loosening law on public drinking, media reports said.
Canada: Ont. court stays ruling that overturned provincial government's plan to reduce council seats
Sep 19, 2018, at 11:05 pm
Toronto, Sept 19 (IBNS): The Ontario court has stayed a ruling that overturned the provincial government's plan to reduce the Toronto council seats, media reports said.
Canada: Ontario legislature to debate over Toronto council seats reduction today
Sep 15, 2018, at 09:31 pm
Toronto, Sept 15 (IBNS): The Ontario legislature will hold a rare debate over the provincial government's decision to reduce the council seats on Saturday, media reports said.
Canada: Will reduce size and cost of government, says Ontario premier Ford
Sep 11, 2018, at 10:43 pm
Toronto, Sept 11 (IBNS): Reacting to a judge's blockage of Ontario's plan to reduce Toronto Council seats, premier Doug Ford stood firm in his decision.
Canada: Doug Ford to speak about Judge's decision to suspend Toronto council seats reduction at noon
Sep 10, 2018, at 11:04 pm
Toronto, Sept 10 (IBNS): Ontario premier Doug Ford will speak about the halting of Toronto council seats reduction, a plan which was curated by the provincial government, by a judge at noon on Monday.
Canada: Judge halts Ontario Premier Doug Ford's decision to cut Toronto council seats
Sep 10, 2018, at 07:01 pm
Toronto, Sept 10 (IBNS): Ontario Premier Doug Ford's decision to reduce the Toronto council seats has been suspended by a judge, media reports said.
Canada: Toronto votes to challenge Premier Ford's decision to cut council seats
Aug 21, 2018, at 09:44 pm
Toronto, Aug 21 (IBNS): Toronto City Council voted to challenge Ontario Premier Doug Ford's decision to cut number of seats from earlier 47 to 25, media reports said.
Canada: Ontario Ford Govt invests $25 million to wipe out gun violence and gangs
Aug 09, 2018, at 11:35 pm
Ottawa, Aug 9 (IBNS): Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Thursday joined Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services Michael Tibollo and Attorney General Caroline Mulroney to announce that Ontario's Government for the People is investing $25 million in new funding to fight gangs and guns, media reports said.
Canada: Toronto Council opposes Ontario bill reducing number of councillors
Jul 31, 2018, at 07:05 pm
Toronto, July 31 (IBNS): Toronto Council has voted to oppose the new Ontario bill which is set to reduce the number of councillors from 47 to 25, media reports said.