Abandoned, unprotected, afraid. Afghanistan? No. The heart of Ontario
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
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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...
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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
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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...
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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...
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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.
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Talent, not just tax breaks, drawing devs to Canada
Joystiq (Free subscription) | yesterday
Tax breaks are a great way to get developers interested in Canada, according to minister of economic development and trade for Ontario Sandra Pupatello, but they may not be the best way to keep them there. Pupatello worries that while trying to entice devs, competing provinces could drive tax breaks to an untenable position. She says that nuturing a talent pool should be the bigger focus, an approach...
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Raphael Alexander: We don't need to explain ... we're the government
Full Comment (Free subscription) | yesterday
Dalton McGuinty, the premier for Ontario, says there is no need to hold public hearings on his plan to harmonize the provincial sales tax with the federal GST in July of 2010, because voters will be able vote on the subject in the 2011 provincial election. Does anyone else have any trouble with that math? The Liberals don’t care that Ontarians will have no say on the matter, because by the time...
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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"...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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Report from ... Celebrate Argentina – November 10, 2009
On the Road with the Grape Guy (Free subscription) | yesterday
Before I kick off this review of the most recent Argentina tasting to be held in Toronto, I thought I would offer a few words of advice to those wineries “seeking representation” here in Ontario: Stop talking to your buddy, get off the phone and pay attention to who’s in front of you. There were 5 wineries from this South American country who were listed as ‘seeking’ and...
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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.
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Police seek at least 5 young suspects in gunpoint kidnappings, extortion
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
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