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The Ontario government has announced a $6 million investment for improvements on Highway 401 near Kingston. The project includes resurfacing sections of the eastbound and westbound lanes from Westbrook Road to Highway 15, as well as all four ramps at the Sir John A. Macdonald interchange. Additionally, concrete repairs will
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The Ontario government has released the 2023-24 Public Accounts, detailing the province's financial performance for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024. The report shows a deficit of $0.6 billion, an improvement from the forecasted $1.3 billion deficit in the 2023 Budget. This improvement is attributed
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The Ontario government has announced an investment of up to $19.75 million as part of its 2024 budget to expand access to palliative care. This funding will support the addition of 84 new adult hospice beds and 12 pediatric hospice beds across the province. An Expression of Interest (EOI)
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The Ontario government has announced an investment of over $910 million aimed at improving emergency care across the province. This funding is intended to increase the availability of ambulances and enhance access to emergency services for residents. Key components of this initiative include: * An average increase of 8% in land
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The Ontario government has announced an agreement with the Ontario Medical Association (OMA) aimed at increasing access to primary care across the province. This agreement follows the decision made by Arbitrator Kaplan regarding the first year of a new four-year physician services agreement (PSA). Key points from the agreement include:
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The Ontario government is expanding its Level Up! skilled trades career fairs to include 15 cities this fall, aiming to introduce over 35,000 students to careers in the skilled trades. The new cities participating in the career fairs include Barrie, Cobourg, Cornwall, Kitchener, Niagara Falls, North Bay, and South
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The Ontario government has announced an investment of over $26 million to construct a new training centre at LiUNA Local 183's skilled trades training campus in Vaughan. This funding is part of the province's $224 million Skills Development Fund (SDF) Capital Stream, which aims to support
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The Ontario government has announced an investment of over $5.7 million in 85 projects aimed at enhancing economic development in rural communities across the province. This funding is part of the Rural Economic Development (RED) program, which supports initiatives that diversify local economies and address challenges related to economic
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Beginning in October, families with infants and high-risk children up to 24 months old will have access to the new RSV immunization, Beyfortus®, through an expanded publicly funded RSV prevention program. This immunization can be obtained through healthcare providers and hospital settings for infants born during the 2024/25 respiratory
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Ontario and New Jersey have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) intended to enhance trade and investment between the two regions. The agreement was finalized during a meeting in Toronto attended by Premier Doug Ford and New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy. Per the Ontario government, key details of the MOU
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Dr. Kieran Moore, Chief Medical Officer of Health, issued a statement regarding a confirmed case of rabies in a resident of Brantford-Brant. The illness is believed to have been contracted through direct contact with a bat in Ontario. To maintain the privacy of the affected individual, no further details will
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The Ontario government has announced funding of up to $6 million for the Ontario Craft Cider Marketing Fund over the next six years. This funding aims to assist provincial craft cideries in marketing their products and stimulating growth within the sector. According to Rob Flack, Minister of Agriculture, Food and