Flaherty pushes plan for watchdog Nov 20, 2008
So far, Ontario has been the only province that backed Mr. Flaherty's bid to establish one regulator with responsibility for the entire country. The Finance Minister declined to say how many new commitments he had, beyond confirming the number is more than one. (Globe and Mail)
Will the downturn empty your university nest egg? Nov 20, 2008
Ms. Mintz has a Bachelor and Master of Science in Communicative Disorders from University of Western Ontario, and a Master of Health Science in Health Administration from the University of Toronto. She takes your questions about where to find information about paying for a post-secondary education, options for paying for school, tips on how parents and children can talk to each other about paying for school, and the costs of a post-secondary education. (Globe and Mail)
Flaherty poised to oversee deficit Nov 20, 2008
It was arguably Mr. Flaherty's first public misstep since March, when he went too far in partisan attacks on Ontario's Liberal government and suggested Canada's most populous province was the last place to invest for business. His argument was that the province should cut business taxes, but the statement left the impression he was badmouthing Ontario. (Globe and Mail)
Scientists talk; politicians listen Nov 20, 2008
In July, the government of Ontario agreed to strictly protect half of its boreal lands and to manage the other half for sustainability, with no extraction of minerals or other natural resources allowed. Last week, Quebec Premier Jean Charest, now campaigning for re-election, pledged to do the same if he wins. (Globe and Mail)
What slide? Heffel auction approaches $18-million Nov 20, 2008
Abstractionists from Ontario performed well ... A huge Paterson Ewen, 1974's Full Circle Flag Effect, one of his coveted meteorological acrylics, sold for $468,000 including premium a record for the Quebec-Ontario artist, who died in 2002. (Globe and Mail)
Ontario sets deadline on elementary teachers' salary offer Nov 20, 2008
TORONTO The 73,000 elementary teachers in Ontario's public schools must accept a 12 per cent pay hike over four years by the end of this month or they'll see that offer reduced to 4 per cent over two years, Premier Dalton McGuinty warned Wednesday ... The Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario said the Nov. 30 artificial deadline was accepted only by teachers at Catholic and French schools in Ontario when they reached so-called framework agreements. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Banks' rosy forecast undermines election rationale Nov 20, 2008
We will be subjected to the impact of a recession in the United States and Ontario where we export 85 per cent of our goods ... Next week the Desjardins Group will release its projections showing that while the recession will spread from the United States into Ontario and other parts of Canada, Quebec will avoid a similar fate. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Tories promise stimulus, but not until new year Nov 20, 2008
"I don't think you want to be taking ideas from the Mike Harris-era in Ontario and applying them to today's economic crisis," he said. Mr. Flaherty insisted that Ottawa will intervene if needed. (Globe and Mail -- National)
BlackBerry: vital tool or security risk? Nov 20, 2008
There's a huge difference between what I do and what the President of the United States does, laughs Gary Gannage, president and CEO of the Association of Management, Administrative and Professional Crown Employees of Ontario. It's completely unheard of for a CEO or other corporate executives to ditch their devices, says Kevin Michaluk, the Winnipegger behind Crackberry. (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
Heard the one about the talking BlackBerry? Nov 20, 2008
Although the iLane won't be officially available in Canada until next week, the recent decision by the Ontario government to introduce legislation banning the use of handheld electronic devices while driving shows just how popular IMS's technology could be for commuters in the province. Similar laws are in force or have been considered in other provinces and throughout the United States. (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
Alaska Airlines Vacations Announces 'Kids Fly Free to Disneyland Resort' Nov 20, 2008
The offer is valid to six Southern California airports: Burbank, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Ontario, Orange County and San Diego. Vacations must be booked before March 18, 2009, and are valid for travel Jan. 7 through June 17, 2009. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Elliot Lake property assessments take big jump Nov 20, 2008
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Safe injection may save system $14-million Nov 19, 2008
Dr. Bayoumi's work is supported by an award from the Ontario HIV Treatment Network. Gregory Zaric, second study author and associate professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of Western Ontario's Richard Ivey School of Business, received a grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. (Globe and Mail)
Animal protection bill will hurt farmers: Hillier Nov 19, 2008
Brockville Recorder and Times - Ontario, CA ... Changes to Ontario's animal cruelty laws risk giving too much unchecked power to protection agencies and causing problems for farmers trying to do their jobs, critics charged Monday ... Under a bill passed by the Ontario legislature Monday, people who abuse animals will face jail, stiffer fines and a lifetime ban on animal ownership. (Brockville Recorder and Times)
Attempted child abducted reported in Beaches Nov 19, 2008
Petrini was to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Brampton on Tuesday. With a report from CTV Toronto's Brad Giffen. (CTV.ca)
Sports Briefs Nov 19, 2008
Owen Sound Sun Times - Ontario, CA ... Owen Sound Attack goalie Scott Stajcer is the second-rated Ontario Hockey League goalie for the upcoming National Hockey League entry draft, according to the Central Scouting Bureau's preliminary rankings which were released Tuesday. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Hanfeng to Present at TD Newcrest Agricultural Conference Nov 19, 2008
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 19, 2008) - Hanfeng Evergreen Inc. ("Hanfeng")(TSX: - ), a leading producer of slow and controlled release fertilizers in China, today announced that it will present at TD Newcrest's upcoming Agricultural Conference in Toronto ... The Company is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario and its shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Queen's cancels Fall Homecoming weekend Nov 19, 2008
Each year the party sees more people flock to the student ghetto, with many drinking to excess inside houses and through the crowded street, requiring Kingston police to appeal to Ontario Provincial Police, Toronto Police Services and other nearby units to help control the scene ... Tue, Nov 18 - Will Ontario roads be safer thanks to strict new laws targetting young motorists and drunk drivers. (National Post)
Ask John Ibbitson about The Landing Nov 19, 2008
The jury lauded Mr. Ibbitson's story, about a violinist growing up in Ontario's Muskoka region during the Great Depression, for being "as timeless as the music and the adolescent imagination that lie at its centre." ... He graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a masters degree in journalism, and joined The Ottawa Citizen as a rather aged cub reporter ... Outside journalism, his recent writing has focused on political analysis, with Promised Land: Inside the Mike Harris Revolution... (Globe and Mail)
Farm workers' rights to bargain upheld Nov 19, 2008
Farm workers unions have a right to bargain contracts with their employers, Ontario's top court ruled yesterday, placing the provincial government on a 12-month deadline to introduce new legislation that protects that right. The Ontario Court of Appeal found the current legislation, the Agricultural Employees Protection Act, unconstitutional and declared it invalid on the grounds that its protections were insufficient and impaired the right of agricultural workers to bargain collectively with... (Globe and Mail)
Hannah Montana schools Curious George Nov 19, 2008
Almost all of the shows Dr. Wilson examined are available in Canada, some of them on channels that pride themselves on offering educational fare, such as Ontario's TVO, the CBC and children's specialty channels YTV and Treehouse ... Carol Rolheiser, a professor at the University of Toronto's Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, questioned the fact that Dr. Wilson and the coders only recorded a show's primary message, though they noted that some shows aimed to teach multiple lessons. (Globe and Mail)
Feed-in tariffs - right for Germany, wrong for California Nov 19, 2008
In Ontario, Canada, a feed-in tariff that paid four times the normal price for electricity failed to stimulate small-scale projects. The Ontario Power Authority has been unwilling to up the ante, because it would raise electric rates for consumers - the biggest problem with high feed-in tariffs is that they result in higher utility bills, because ratepayers pay top dollar for every single kilowatt produced. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Radwanski verdict likely on Dec. 19, judge says Nov 19, 2008
Ontario Court Justice Paul Belanger said he expects to have a decision by then after reviewing transcripts from the September hearings in the case. Mr. Radwanski and his former chief of staff, Art Lamarche, are charged with fraud and breach of trust over thousands of dollars in hospitality lunches that Mr. Radwanski had with his communications director and a $15,000 travel advance he kept outstanding for more than a year. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Dentists term tooth decay 'infectious' Nov 19, 2008
TORONTO Ontario parents and politicians are being urged to do more to help prevent what a dental group calls an 'urgent problem' of tooth decay in children. The Ontario Dental Association calls tooth decay an infectious disease and the most common preventable chronic childhood disease ... The association's report, titled Tooth Decay in Ontario's Children: An Ounce of Prevention A Pound of Cure, says tooth decay is also one of the leading causes of absences from school. (Globe and Mail -- National)
What's in store for Parliament? Nov 19, 2008
Newly have-not Ontario and its ailing automotive sector will also come calling. Then there's the matter of. (Globe and Mail -- National)
American Agri-women meet with Canadian, Mexican farm women (47) Nov 19, 2008
Brenda Lammens and Susan Fitzgerald, farm women from Ontario, Canada, and Ana Bella Blankenship, a rancher from Tampico, Mexico, Cheryl Day representing Illinois Agri-Women and Diana Westmoreland Pedrozo from California Women for Agriculture, joined the panel as well. Discussions on NAFTA, immigration, child labor, the environment, water, and government regulations, were both enlightening and encouraging as the women realized how similar their concerns were. (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
Keeping a foot in the car door Nov 19, 2008
The governments of Canada and Ontario need to stay in lockstep with the negotiations in the United States on the parlous condition of the North American automobile industry, lest Canada be left out and lose much of its auto sector. If Canadian taxpayers are going to help rescue the Detroit Three manufacturers, our governments in particular, Tony Clement, the federal Minister of Industry, and Michael Bryant, Ontario's Minister of Economic Development must bear in mind that Canadian subsidiaries... (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Auto execs plea for lifeline Nov 19, 2008
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty joined the chorus calling for bailouts on both sides of the border. He warned that bankruptcy would affect not just individual workers, their communities and the Canadian economy, but would also harm Japanese auto makers with vehicle-assembly operations in Ontario ... Ottawa and Ontario will investigate whether any U.S. proposal aimed at helping auto makers will carry risks for Canada including job losses, Ontario Economic Development Minister Michael Bryant said... (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Metro profit rises 25 per cent Nov 19, 2008
Those problems centred on information technology systems in Ontario, as Metro consolidated its expansion from its Quebec base. The company has been changing its five Ontario banners Dominion, Ab, The Barn and Ultra to the Metro name, and these conversions have been very well received by customers and results so far are encouraging, Mr. La Fleche said ... I am confident that our capital investment program in Ontario and the strength of our Quebec network will enable us to continue to grow... (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Bay Street under the gun Nov 19, 2008
In a decision one litigator says has created real fear out there, an Ontario court ruled corporate officers, directors and advisers facing a shareholder class action are required to hand over potentially damning non-public information to plaintiffs' lawyers before the lawsuit has even been certified ... An Ontario Superior Court judge held that shareholders are allowed very broad cross-examination before the suit gets started and defendants must hand over potentially incriminating information... (Globe and Mail -- Business)
'Discrimination eats away at you - and increases your chance of mental illness' Nov 19, 2008
Even though 12 or 14 per cent of Canadians in Ontario don't speak English, there's no real funding for interpretation services. It's a big problem. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
AGO's free weekend a financial success Nov 19, 2008
Toronto -- Tens of thousands of visitors swarmed the Art Gallery of Ontario for its free reopening on the weekend. The AGO reported 51,800 visitors to the Frank Gehry redesign over three days, in addition to 16,200 who attended three members' preview days earlier in the week. (Globe and Mail)
Anne & Gilbert gets funding to return to Summerside Nov 19, 2008
There are also plans for two productions in Ontario this summer, one in Toronto and one touring ... Ontario Liberal MP Peter Milliken was re-elected as Speaker of the House on Tuesday as Parliament returned for a new session amid an uncertain economic climate and with a pledge to bring more decorum to the House of Commons. (CBC.ca)
The Michener Institute celebrates 50th Anniversary Homecoming Weekend Nov 18, 2008
The Michener Institute is publicly funded by the Province of Ontario, through the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, and further enriched through partnerships with universities, private sector companies and leading healthcare organizations. For more information, visit www. (Canada Newswire)
This Week's Sky at a Glance Nov 18, 2008
diagram Early Sunday morning, telescope users along a track from southern Ontario to the Carolinas can watch for a 9. 6-magnitude star in Gemini, near the zenith, to be occulted by the faint, slow-moving asteroid Klotilde for up to 23 seconds. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Unmasking art's dazzling pleasures– and its dirty secrets, too Nov 18, 2008
These are the questions that animate the new galleries of the Art Gallery of Ontario, which opens to the public for the first time this weekend, an institution which has gracefully managed the transition from art gallery to museum, now housing important collections of Inuit, African and North American aboriginal art, as well as art made by men and women working the white European tradition ... (His pioneering 1984 exhibition, From the Four Quarters: Native and European Art in Ontario, 5000 BC to... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Rae targets Ignatieff's 'peekaboo campaign' Nov 18, 2008
Typically these quarterly conferences are closed-door affairs, intended for Ontario riding presidents and others to air grievances or ask questions about, for example, the vagaries of new paperwork ... But the Ignatieff camp declined Mr. Rae's Saturday night gambit to open the forum to journalistic scrutiny, and the conference proceeded without the former Ontario premier, who used the refusal to tell reporters on Sunday that Mr. Ignatieff is running a "peekaboo campaign" and that "the Liberal... (National Post)
Kirkland Lake Gold Inc.: Drilling Continues to Expand Gold Zones Within the South Mine Complex on the South Claims JV Nov 18, 2008
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 18, 2008) - Kirkland Lake Gold Inc. ("KL Gold") (TSX: - ; AIM:KGI) and Queenston Mining Inc. ("Queenston") (TSX: - ; FRANKFURT: - ; STUTTGART: - ) are pleased to announce recently completed drilling within the South Mine Complex ("SMC") on the jointly held (50%-50%) South Claims Joint Venture located south of KL Gold's Macassa Mine in Kirkland Lake, Ontario ... The drill core is sawn in half with half of the core samples shipped to the Swastika Laboratories... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Dropping gloves early, Rae walks out on forum Nov 18, 2008
Former Ontario premier takes Liberal front-runner to task for refusing to open leadership session to public scrutiny ... The weekend brouhaha at a meeting of Liberals from Ontario made it clear that Mr. Ignatieff is viewed as the leading contender, and that Mr. Rae's first goal is to ensure his opponent does not quietly coast through the race ... Party officials had planned the weekend session as a chance for federal Liberal Party officials from Ontario to see the leadership candidates close up.... (Globe and Mail)
David Rocco on giving school meals a makeover Nov 18, 2008
These are tools for life," Mr. Rocco explains. "In September, Mr. Rocco joined up with Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty and visited student-run cafeterias in Guelph, Kingston and Brampton ... "We have to develop an infrastructure that is simple and accessible for kids across Ontario not just wealthy or urban kids," Mr. Rocco says. (Globe and Mail)
Best frenemies forever Nov 18, 2008
Back then Mr. Rae, the former NDP Ontario premier, was a recent convert to the Liberal Party with some heavy political baggage, and Mr. Ignatieff was a globe-trotting intellectual who had been out of the country for years and had supported the war in Iraq. Now, both are Liberal MPs in their 60s with legions of admirers. (Globe and Mail)
BlackBerry: vital tool or security risk? Nov 18, 2008
There's a huge difference between what I do and what the President of the United States does, laughs Gary Gannage, president and CEO of the Association of Management, Administrative and Professional Crown Employees of Ontario. It's completely unheard of for a CEO or other corporate executives to ditch their devices, says Kevin Michaluk, the Winnipegger behind Crackberry. (Globe and Mail)
If you build it green, they will come Nov 18, 2008
Built in 2001, the first green-designated building in Ontario has passive ventilation, recyclable energy materials, sun shading and other attributes that reduce energy consumption by 50% compared with conventional equivalents. UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, LIFE SCIENCES BUILDING. (Globe and Mail)
Bulldogs Host Idaho Tuesday Prior To Hitting The Road Nov 18, 2008
Arop, born in the Sudan, currently lives in Hamilton, Ontario, where he plays with Basketball Canada's National Elite Development Academy (NEDA) which is basically Canada's Junior National Team. His first name is pronounced Man-GEESE-toe, his last name pronounced "rop" (the "a" is silent) but he goes simply by Manny. (Gozags.com)
California Woman Killed in Wayne Crash Nov 18, 2008
An Ontario County business that buys millions of dollars of crops from upstate farmers each year is threatening to move out of state. Some neighbors say they would be glad to see it go. (R News)
Bus company no friend to PickupPal Nov 18, 2008
Last week the Ontario Highway Transport Board agreed and fined the company more than $11,000 for infractions of the Public Vehicles Act. The Ontario government has proposed legislation that would legalize these services ... Mr. Dewhirst said he has already tweaked PickupPal's terms of use to bring them in line with the law - including warnings for travellers setting up rides in Ontario to abide by the laws of the province - and plans to pay the fine before the due date. (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
Beat your video-game addiction Nov 18, 2008
The recent disappearance and death of a 15-year-old Ontario boy after a dispute with his parents over a video game has brought to the fore long-simmering concerns about computer games. This is not the first time these issues have been raised; people have been worried about video games since Space Invaders or even Pong. (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
Natives eye power of the future Nov 18, 2008
The power lines that stretch across Northern Ontario, and the ones that will eventually transport much of the additional electricity needed to fuel the province's growth, all run through the traditional territory of Ontario's first nations ... He's also keenly interested in the proposed east-west hydroelectric grid that would connect Ontario to the Conawapa hydro project in Northern Manitoba, and bring possibly billions of dollars worth of power to the province ... Ontario's first nations will... (Globe and Mail -- Business)
California's Fire Season Becomes Year-Round Event in Era of 'Mega' Blazes Nov 18, 2008
In Ontario, 46 miles (75 kilometers) east of Los Angeles, only a trace amount of rain has fallen while temperatures were 7 degrees higher than average in October and are running 6 degrees higher this month, Pigott said by telephone. Los Angeles has received 2. (Bloomberg -- US)
Enthusiastic Crowds Stream Through Transformed AGO Nov 18, 2008
(Toronto, November 17, 2008) More than 68,000 people streamed through the transformed Art Gallery of Ontario throughout its opening week - almost 52,000 of them during the 29-hour free weekend Nov. 14-16 ... With a permanent collection of more than 73,000 works of art, the Art Gallery of Ontario is among the most distinguished art museums in North America ... Free general admission for Ontario high school students, aged 13-18, with valid school ID Tuesday to Friday, 3:30-5:30 p.m.. (Observatorul)
Santa comes bearing snow Nov 18, 2008
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Prefontaine sticks with Edmonton Nov 18, 2008
As well, his wife was pregnant with the couple's first child and suddenly Prefontaine had to abruptly leave her in Ontario while going to join the Eskimos. But on Oct. 8, Prefontaine officially became a dad with the birth of his son, Noah. (Globe and Mail -- Sports)
Court rips Ont. law on ag worker unions Nov 18, 2008
A provincial appeal court has overruled an Ontario law excluding farm workers from collective bargaining. The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) union, which challenged the five-year-old Agricultural Employees Protection Act last May at the Ontario Court of Appeal, on Monday hailed the court's ruling that the Act violates workers' constitutional Charter rights to freedom of association ... The court said there's not just one appropriate response to its decision, and the Ontario government... (Canadian Cattlemen)
Emergency Fire Victim Housing Nov 17, 2008
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Adoption fair provides chance to create new families Nov 17, 2008
The couple, who moved from Ontario to the Edmonton area recently, have been researching adoption since August. Unable to conceive, they are exploring the idea of bringing an older child into their family. (Edmonton Sun)
Housing slump deepens as prices drop most in 26 years Nov 17, 2008
5 per cent. Other hard-hit parts of Ontario included the cottage country regions of Muskoka, Haliburton and Bancroft. The housing market downturn in Ontario, and to a lesser extent in Quebec, is worrisome because it reflects weakening economic fundamentals rather than the sharp price increases that took place in the West, Mr. Porter said. (Globe and Mail)
Candidates for House Speaker seek better decorum Nov 17, 2008
The other MPs contesting the Speaker's chair are Saskatchewan Conservative Andrew Scheer, Ottawa Conservative Royal Galipeau and Ontario Conservative Barry Devolin. The Speaker's race aside, both government and opposition MPs say the need for all parties to focus on the slumping economy may also help change the tone in the House. (Globe and Mail)
Natives get bigger role at Liberal convention Nov 17, 2008
In contrast, Ontario and Quebec now have significantly more positions for aboriginal delegates. Liberal organizer Ajay Chopra, who said he encouraged more than 40 aboriginals from the Prairies to go to Montreal as Bob Rae delegates in 2006, said holding the next convention in Vancouver makes it easier for aboriginals to attend because so many live in Western Canada. (Globe and Mail)
Jim Shaw: ‘The time will come for cellular' Nov 17, 2008
And they were getting their spectrum in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Northern Ontario for less than rivals were paying in the same provinces and across the whole country ... 5-million for licences covering eastern Ontario and Quebec, put its foot on the accelerator ... And a week after Mr. Shaw's disclosure, another new entrant, called BMV Holdings, said it had started building a service to launch in Ontario and Quebec by the third quarter of next year. (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
The Fs in my past stand for first-rate life lessons Nov 17, 2008
I could have used that a hundred years ago in that small Ontario town as I dragged my sorry way back up over the hills to a home where family members were already practising their fist pumps in anticipation of much earlier letters in the alphabet. Back then, I would gladly have traded my place in the vice-principal's office with those of Nutana, but not in retrospect. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Angel investors to the rescue? Nov 17, 2008
He is a partner in Management Initiatives Inc., a business advisory and investment firm located in Toronto, Ontario where he invests, mentors, raises capital and advises business owners and investment funds. To ask Mr. Wilkes a question or to leave a comment, please. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Ginny Dybenko: No shelter from the storm in the ivory tower Nov 17, 2008
It's pretty bare bones now to be honest, after the number of years education has been starved in Ontario ... Education: 1970: BA, mathematics, University of Western Ontario. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
New business among first to hold Christmas toy drive for Salvation ... Nov 17, 2008
Niagara Falls Review - Ontario, CA ... Which town in Ontario is home to the smallest jail ... As part of Employment Ontario's employment and training network, the Job Gym is dedicated to assisting job seekers, employers, educators and the community-at-largeWe help. (Niagara Falls Review)
Buzz kills, clown cars and bailouts Nov 17, 2008
If you're "green," you prefer imagining wind turbines dotting southern Ontario to keeping the outmoded assembly lines going in Oshawa, Windsor and Detroit. The collapse of the Big Three - the Father, Son and Holy Ghost of bad workmanship and planned obsolescence - will cripple our economy, they say. (Globe and Mail)
Communities must mobilize to find local solutions to a global crisis Nov 17, 2008
The pressures on mid-sized manufacturing communities in Ontario are vividly illustrated by the surge in food bank use this year. The number of people served each month is up 37 per cent in Cornwall, 28 per cent in Thunder Bay and 22 per cent in St. Thomas, according to Adam Spence, executive director of the Ontario Association of Food Banks. (Globe and Mail)
