TORONTO, Feb. 21, 2012 /CNW/ – It’s official. Ontario 211, the phone line that has helped well over 4 million callers find help in the social and human services sectors since it launched a decade ago, is now province-wide. And Ontario is the first province in Canada to be able to make that claim. Now [...]

TORONTO, Feb. 13, 2012 /CNW/ – All LCBO stores will be closed on Monday, February 20 for Family Day, a statutory holiday under the Retail Business and Holidays Act. Some LCBO agency stores will observe their normal hours of business on February 20, if they have approval to open from their local municipality. Agency stores [...]

LONDON, ON, Feb. 3, 2012 /CNW/ – CAW President Ken Lewenza is expressing his anger and frustration at what is he calling the “callous move” by Caterpillar to suddenly close its London Electro-Motive Diesel plant, announced this morning. Sadly, the closure doesn’t come as a total surprise to the union. “Caterpillar had no intention of [...]

Survey finds insurance companies now rejecting more than 40% of treatment requests TORONTO, Jan. 19, 2012 /CNW/ – A survey released today reveals that insurance companies in Ontario are now turning down an increasing and alarming percentage of requests for the assessment and treatment of serious (non-minor) injuries sustained by motor vehicle accident victims. Denying, [...]

TORONTO, Jan. 12, 2012 /CNW/ – John Haak has been named a Trees Ontario Green Leader for his dedication to tree planting. Trees Ontario’s Green Leader Program recognizes landowners who have worked with our partners to take part in the Ontario government’s 50 Million Tree Program, which will see 50 million trees planted in southern [...]

Justicia for Migrant Workers (J4MW) decries the denial of justice for families of the deceased TORONTO, Jan. 11, 2012 /CNW/ – Justicia for Migrant Workers (J4MW) decries the denial of justice for the families of Ralston White and Paul Roach, two migrant workers killed while working near Ayton, Ontario in September 2010. On Tuesday January [...]

TORONTO, Jan. 6, 2012 /CNW/ – The Law Foundation of Ontario (LFO) is pleased to announce the selection of Judith McCormack of the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Law as recipient of its 2011 Guthrie Award.  This award recognizes outstanding public service on the part of an individual or organization, in the form of contributions [...]

TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Jan. 2, 2012) – The Ontario Federation of Labour President Sid Ryan today declared that Ontario’s labour movement will mobilize to help the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) stop scabs from crossing picket lines at Electro-Motive Canada’s London plant. Workers from across Ontario will prepare to flood the picket lines at the locomotive [...]

BURLINGTON, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Dec. 19, 2011) – The governments of Canada and Ontario announced today that they will work together to further develop and improve the Royal Botanical Gardens, the country’s largest botanical garden and significant nature sanctuary in the Hamilton and Halton Region. The Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG) is a significant cultural, horticultural, conservation [...]