Ontario

Ontario Invests in Motor Production Facility

Business Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ontario, Canada is helping GE Canada improve the design, production and process capabilities at its Peterborough-based motor production facility. Building on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by Ontario and GE in September, 2009, the province is investing $15 million over five years, while GE Motors is planning to invest up to $100 million over five years, to strengthen...

Ontario cracking down on prescription pill abuse

Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | yesterday

Province plans database of drugs and education program for doctors in effort to curb growing numbers hooked on painkillers

ALL Canada Cranes & Aerials, Ltd. Adds New Branches in Newfoundland and Labrador and Ontario

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--To expand their services to the burgeoning Canadian market, the ALL Family of Companies announces the expansion of ALL Canada Cranes & Aerials with the addition of two new facilities—one in Newfoundland and Labrador and a second location in Ontario. ALL Canada Cranes & Aerials consists of the ALL Canada Crane Rental Corp. and ALL Aerials Ltd. The...

The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario...

GayandRight (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

Here's a horrible case from today's National Post... Earlier this month, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) awarded $5,000 to a black female newspaper carrier who insisted she had been arrested by police in early 2007 only because of her skin colour. Early one morning, Sharon Abbott was delivering newspapers to homes in Toronto's west end. Police Sergeant Stephen Ruffino observed her car double-parked...

Skate Canada begins tomorrow in Kitchener, Ontario

Lifeskate (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

Skate Canada 2009 (part of the 2009-2010 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series) continues tomorrow in Kitchener, Ontario. This is the final event before the Grand Prix Final which will be held in Tokyo from December 3 - 6.

Kevin Libin: Caledonia -- Coming soon to a land claim near you

Full Comment (Free subscription) | yesterday

There can be little doubt that almost everyone saw David Brown’s lawsuit coming a mile away. Any Canadian listening to the Caledonia man’s harrowing, shocking testimony before Ontario superior court judge Thomas Bielby this week, would have done the same in his shoes. Brown says he was threatened, harassed, vandalized, intimidated, and generally driven to the brink by the Mohawk "warriors"...

Human Resources and Skills Development Canada: The Honourable Diane Finley Recognizes National Child Day

Market Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday

OTTAWA, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, today invited all Canadians to celebrate National Child Day. This year, National Child Day also commemorates the 20th anniversary of the adoption, by the United Nations, of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Lorne Gunter: Undermining the rule of law in Caledonia

Full Comment (Free subscription) | yesterday

This week in Hamilton, Ont., a court is hearing a civil suit against the Ontario government and police. The testimony has shed light on just how cack-handed and cowardly the handling of the Caledonia siege has been by provincial officials. The $7-million lawsuit that is at the centre of the Hamilton trial was brought by Dave Brown and his family, whose home is bordered on two sides by the former Douglas...

Ricoh Canada Inc.: Ricoh Canada Earns Sustainability Star from Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic WinterGames (VANOC)

Market Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday

MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Ricoh Canada Inc., the leading provider of digital office equipment, and an Official Supporter of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, today announced that it has received VANOC's Sustainability Star award. The Sustainability Star program, created by the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) is a...

Micronutrient Initiative: Micronutrient Initiative Receives Renewed Canadian Support to Expand Live-Saving and Life-Enhancing Programs

Market Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday

TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) The Micronutrient Initiative, a Canadian non-profit organization working to improve global nutrition through vitamins and minerals, received a $150 million boost to its programming from the Government of Canada through the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) today.

Library and Archives Canada: Media Advisory: Launch of Library and Archives Canada's Encountering Gabrielle Roy Exhibition

Market Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday

OTTAWA, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Library and Archives Canada invites members of the media to the opening of the exhibition Encountering Gabrielle Roy celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of the famous writer.

Grounded Ship Draws Crowds Along St. Lawrence

SAILORS, MARINERS & WARRIORS LEAGUE (Free subscription) | yesterday

Hundreds of curious onlookers have been gathering on the shore of the St. Lawrence River in eastern Ontario to watch tugboats try to free a large ship that ran aground this week. "This don't go all the time so everyone is wondering how they're going to get it out of here and I'm wondering the same thing," said Leonard McLaren, who has come every day for the past three days to see the Canada...

• Grounded ship draws crowds along St. Lawrence - CBC.ca

B.C. eases off on HST for consumers - with a cost

Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | yesterday

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A reign of terror, a trail of OPP inaction

Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | yesterday

Pretrial testimony read in court suggests police largely stood by despite continuing harassment of Ontario family

'End of his dreams' drove man to murder, trial told

Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | yesterday

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