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TORONTO – Ontarians could face property tax increases and service cuts if upper levels of government don't provide immediate financial support to municipalities coping with massive pandemic-related costs, leaders of the province's largest…

TORONTO — Masks will soon be mandatory on some of Ontario's largest transit systems, agencies across the province said Thursday as they hastened to comply with government guidance urging the widespread use of face coverings to avoid a…

TORONTO – The Ontario government is putting a temporary ban on commercial evictions to help small business owners who are struggling to pay their rent amid the COVID-19 fallout.Premier Doug Ford says the moratorium applies to small…

Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx have issued two Requests for Qualifications (RFQs) for the Ontario Line project. This is the first step in selecting the teams who will be responsible for constructing this major transit project.…

The Ontario government and York Region have signed a preliminary agreement to move forward on a northward extension of the Yonge subway line into Markham and Richmond Hill.Following the signing of the "Ontario-York Region Transit…

With the number of COVID-19 cases growing in Ontario, frontline staff at hospitals and senior care homes are faced with the burden of limited medical supplies. Premier Doug Ford has called on residents and businesses of Ontario to help…

:TORONTO — Due to the evolving COVID-19 situation, on Monday March 23, the Ontario government announced that it will be ordering at-risk workplaces to close-down, while encouraging businesses to explore opportunities to continue…

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford declared a state of emergency Tuesday in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, ordering the closure of bars, restaurants, theatres, libraries and banning public events with over 50 people.``We're…

The Ontario Construction Secretariat’s (OCS) 2020 Contractor Survey has found that contractors’ business confidence has gone up this year in every region of the province.Overall, 39 per cent of contractors in Ontario expect to…

OTTAWA — The pace of housing starts climbed in January from a month earlier on gains in Ontario and Quebec while starts declined in Western Canada, said Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.The federal housing agency said Monday that…