Allison Jones

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Updates to Ontario municipal code of conduct rules further delayed

Updates to Ontario municipal code of conduct rules further delayed

TORONTO — Munic­i­pal coun­cils across Ontario that have been urg­ing the province to let…

Ontario parties spend summer preparing for possibility of an early election

Ontario parties spend summer preparing for possibility of an early election

Ontar­i­o’s major polit­i­cal par­ties have been spend­ing the sum­mer nom­i­nat­ing…

Ontario parties spend summer preparing for possibility of an early election

Ontario parties spend summer preparing for possibility of an early election

TORONTO — Ontar­i­o’s major polit­i­cal par­ties have been spend­ing the sum­mer…

Ontario education minister Todd Smith resigns for private sector job

Ontario education minister Todd Smith resigns for private sector job

TORONTO — Ontario Edu­ca­tion Min­is­ter Todd Smith resigned his seat and from cab­i­net…

Ontario reduces child-care fees, introduces new operator funding formula

Ontario reduces child-care fees, introduces new operator funding formula

TORONTO — Ontario child-care oper­a­tors in the nation­al $10-a-day pro­gram will soon be…

A look at one year of strong mayor powers in Ontario

A look at one year of strong mayor powers in Ontario

In the year since so-called strong may­or pow­ers were grant­ed to the heads of coun­cil…

A look at one year of strong mayor powers in Ontario

A look at one year of strong mayor powers in Ontario

TORONTO — In the year since so-called strong may­or pow­ers were grant­ed to the heads of…

Cap on for-profit centres hampering growth of $10-a-day child-care system: Ontario

Cap on for-profit centres hampering growth of $10-a-day child-care system: Ontario

TORONTO — Ontario munic­i­pal­i­ties have been forced to turn down thou­sands of…

Ontario alone in locking down inmates due to staff shortages: lawsuits

Ontario alone in locking down inmates due to staff shortages: lawsuits

TORONTO — Ontario is the only province where inmates are reg­u­lar­ly locked down due to…

Ontario considers housing data revisions after municipal concerns of undercounting

Ontario considers housing data revisions after municipal concerns of undercounting

TORONTO — Ontario is con­sid­er­ing revis­ing its tal­lies of how many homes are built in…

Ontario awarded nearly $1M in contracts for business case on moving science centre

Ontario awarded nearly $1M in contracts for business case on moving science centre

TORONTO — Ontario award­ed near­ly $1 mil­lion in con­tracts to var­i­ous com­pa­nies to…

Natural gas opposition 'ideological,' new Ontario energy minister says

Natural gas opposition 'ideological,' new Ontario energy minister says

CLARINGTON, Ont. — Ontar­i­o’s new ener­gy min­is­ter is unapolo­getic about the…

John Tory's affair violated city council code of conduct: integrity commissioner

John Tory's affair violated city council code of conduct: integrity commissioner

TORONTO — The city of Toron­to’s integri­ty com­mis­sion­er says for­mer may­or John Tory…