Beyond Local

The government must ensure it can effectively respond to public needs during COVID-19 by hiring badly needed workers, the secretariat said

Clerk of the Privy Council Ian Shugart made the comment during testimony Tuesday morning before the House of Commons finance committee

OPP say victim was out picking blueberries on Monday and did not return home, leading to a search for the man.

Ontario reported it's largest daily number of confirmed cases since the end of June, Alberta and BC have also seen surges

Province reported over 200 new cases for the first time since June

Following a backlash, the government announced last year it would create a needs-based program starting in 2021

Through the Accelerated Build Pilot Program, beds will be available in months rather than years

The Ontario Council of Hospital Unions says it does not want the province's emergency order extended in its current form because it suspends their collective bargaining agreement

Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen said the Liberals had a high ambition for the sector, and reiterated the government would follow through on a campaign pledge to create 250,000 before- and after-school spaces

Opposition raring to press Trudeau on how his cabinet decided to approve handing control over a $900-million student program to the WE Charity organization