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LCBO workers' union ramps up pressure amid 5th day of strike

The union representing Ontario liquor store workers has ramped up pressure in a five-day-old strike, with no talks planned to hammer out a deal.

Architecture firm behind Ontario Science Centre slams closure

The firm of the late architect who designed the Ontario Science Centre says the province's decision to immediately close its doors over a problem with the roof was "absurd" and motivated by politics rather than safety concerns.

Puppy mills now illegal in Ontario, but advocates say little will change for dogs

Puppy mills are now illegal in Ontario after the province recently passed legislation banning them, but critics say the new law will do little to curb the problem.

Ontario privacy commissioner probing deleted Greenbelt emails

Ontario's privacy commissioner says she will publish a special report about the use of non-government emails and deleted messages related to the Greenbelt.

'Language is identity': First Nation legislator to make history at Ontario Legislature

Decades after being punished in a residential school for speaking his own language, Sol Mamakwa will hold the powerful to account at Ontario's legislature in the very same language past governments tried to bury.

Sex assault survivors livid over delays to proposed justice bill

Sex assault survivors and the opposition are livid with the Ontario government for what they call procedural games over a proposed justice bill.

Ontario to change how it compensates injured migrant workers

Ontario will revamp how it compensates injured migrant workers. The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board says the changes affect how the board pays a worker who cannot return to a job due to injury, but is able to work elsewhere.

Ontario appeals decision striking down parts of agriculture law

The Ontario government has appealed a judge's decision to strike down as unconstitutional parts of an agriculture law that made it illegal to get a job on a farm under false pretences to expose conditions inside.

Ontario to increase fines for 'bad actor' employers

Ontario is set to clamp down on bad employers with big fines. Labour Minister David Piccini says his government will introduce legislation next week that will see fines increased for violations of the Employment Standards Act.

Keffiyeh-waving protesters banned from Ontario legislature

Four protesters who unfurled keffiyehs inside Ontario's legislature in late April and were subsequently kicked out have been banned from Queen's Park.