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‘Prudent’ or ‘austere’? Ontario tables nearly balanced 2023 budget

‘Prudent’ or ‘austere’? Ontario tables nearly balanced 2023 budget

Opposition politicians slammed the Ford government’s 2023 budget as insufficient
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Ontario boosts spending on long-term care staff

Ontario boosts spending on long-term care staff

Province is increasing funding for direct care by $1.25 billion so long-term homes can increase the hands-on care time residents get each day
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Philanthropist aims to open huge surgical centre in Richmond Hill

Philanthropist aims to open huge surgical centre in Richmond Hill

Funding of the non-for-profit clinic could be 'the largest donation in Canadian health history' but it comes amid a major debate over private health care in Ontario
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New labour bill would help remote workers in mass layoffs

New labour bill would help remote workers in mass layoffs

The current law treats remote workers as 'second class' compared to their in-office colleagues during mass layoffs, Labour Minister Monte McNaughton says
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Ontario health-care system unprepared for rising demand: watchdog

Ontario health-care system unprepared for rising demand: watchdog

Hard-hitting report from Financial Accountability Office found government plans fall short in three key ways: health-care capacity, funding and staffing as population grows, ages
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Seniors pressured into cataract surgery fees: MPP

Seniors pressured into cataract surgery fees: MPP

Highlighting concerns about Bill 60, a MPP told a legislative committee 142 seniors lined up to talk to her about having to pay for what could have been an OHIP-insured surgery
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Health care not in 'crisis,' minister says. Nurses disagree

Health care not in 'crisis,' minister says. Nurses disagree

Nurses stormed Queen's Park today, with a protest outside and a lobby day inside the provincial parliament
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Why Ontario's MPP ethics law might not capture the stag and doe

Why Ontario's MPP ethics law might not capture the stag and doe

Don't blame the integrity commissioner, blame the law, says a lawyer who worked in the commissioner's office
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Ontario mulling banning TikTok on government phones

Ontario mulling banning TikTok on government phones

It comes amid heightened concern of Chinese interference in Canadian politics
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Private member's bill would rein in 'Uberization' of nursing

Private member's bill would rein in 'Uberization' of nursing

Liberal MPP’s proposed bill seeks to stop agencies from charging an ‘unconscionable price’ for temporary nurses at hospitals, long-term care homes
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