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Ontario Education Minister Todd Smith resigns
Ontario Education Minister Todd Smith resigned his seat and from cabinet Friday to accept a job in the private sector less than three months after being given the education portfolio.
Ontario reduces child-care fees, creates new funding formula
Ontario child-care operators in the national $10-a-day program will soon be compensated in a way the province says will cover the true cost of providing care, after many said they were struggling to keep their doors open under the current structure.
Ontario municipalities saw 1,400 homeless encampments in 2023
Cities and towns across Ontario saw at least 1,400 homeless encampments in their communities last year, according to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, which is asking the province for guidance on how to handle them, as well as more help to house and support people.
Report eyes province's requirements under Science Centre lease
Ontario's lease for the Ontario Science Centre building allows the city to end the agreement early and leave the province on the hook for demolition costs if the building is no longer fit for use, a new City of Toronto report says.
Ontario seeks much smaller home for temporary science centre
Ontario is searching for a temporary home for the Ontario Science Centre at a fraction of the size of the building the province abruptly closed last week due to structural concerns.
Ontario mulls changing how it counts new housing starts
Ontario is considering revising its tallies of how many homes are built in cities and towns across the province, after some complained that undercounting has cost them millions in provincial funding.
Ontario awarded nearly $1M in contracts for science centre business case
Ontario awarded nearly $1 million in contracts to various companies to write a business case on moving the Ontario Science Centre to Ontario Place on Toronto's waterfront, The Canadian Press has learned.
Natural gas opposition 'ideological,' new energy minister says
Ontario's new energy minister is unapologetic about the province's use of natural gas to partly fuel growing energy needs, calling opposition to it "ideological."
New Ontario law requires soccer nets to be secured
The father of a 15-year-old Ontario boy who was killed by a 200-pound soccer net says he is honoured that a new provincial law is named for his son, though he would trade everything to be oblivious to the dangers of such nets and have his son back.
Teacher unions welcome new minister in Ontario cabinet shuffle
Ontario's new education minister is stepping into one of the largest and most visible files in government, which comes with a fraught relationship with teachers, though he is no stranger to politics or tough portfolios.
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