News by subject: POLITICS

"Working people have been dealt economic blow after economic blow over the past few years. Last month, we heard from thousands of workers about how they are feeling squeezed on all fronts. Working-class families are struggling to find an affordable...

On Wednesday, the day before the Minden emergency department was closed permanently, the Niagara Health System revealed plans to close the Urgent Care Centres at the Fort Erie and Port Colborne hospitals from 10 p.m. to 10 a.m. beginning July 5, a...

Today, thousands of workers and community members gathered for rallies across the province as part of the Ontario Federation of Labour's Enough Is Enough Day of Action. Ontarians took to the streets to say "enough is enough" of Ford's destructive...

It has been 12 seasons since the Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, Reclaiming Power and Place was released containing 231 Calls for Justice. The Ottawa Aboriginal Coalition (OAC) and the...

If it was a school report card, the federal government would be given an ?F' for fail. That is the conclusion of a detailed analysis by the Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC) in its annual review of the progress made by the federal...

Leading TVO Today's programming lineup for National Indigenous History Month, Ever Deadly is an innovative music documentary experience featuring Tanya Tagaq, an avant-garde Inuk throat singer known for her artistry and activism. The film was...

The Ford government is fast tracking controversial dog train and trial compounds in Bill 91, Less Red Tape, Stronger Economy Act, 2023. Today the Bill passed Third Reading, a process that ran parallel to the Ontario Environmental Registry where...

With the escalating cost of carbon-intense fuels such as heating oil, gasoline and diesel scheduled for July 1, the premiers of Atlantic Canada should focus on expanding the opportunity for affordable, low-emission propane energy, according to...

Province-wide press conference: Province-wide results will be announced outside Queen's Park on Wednesday May 31 at 10 a.m. A massive pile of ballots from the people's referendum will be brought in from across...

The Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO) is proud to partner with the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) by offering its technical expertise for the 2023 CAA Worst Roads advocacy campaign. This campaign raises awareness...

Province-wide press conference: Province-wide results will be announced outside Queen's Park on Wednesday May 31 at 10 a.m. A massive pile of ballots from the people's referendum will be brought in from across...

CN announced today that the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) has ratified its collective agreement with the Company. The union represents approximately 6,000 CN Locomotive Engineers, Conductors, Yard Conductors, and Yard Coordinators working...

A map listing all voting stations across the province is available online at https://publichospitalvote.ca/find-voting-station This is what it looks...

A map listing all voting stations across the province is available online at https://publichospitalvote.ca/find-voting-station This is what it looks...

TVO Today Live and the Toronto Region Board of Trade will present the Toronto Mayoral By-Election Debate tomorrow (Thursday, May 25, 2023) at 7 pm ET at the Isabel Bader Theatre.  Moderated by Steve Paikin of The Agenda, candidates will debate key...

Énergir welcomes the Plan for a Green Economy 2023?2028 Implementation Plan, announced today by François Legault, Premier of Quebec, and Benoît Charette, Quebec Minister of the Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change. Énergir particularly...

The Association of Families of Flight PS752 Victims (the Association) will be joining and supporting groups across the globe that are organizing events to protest the executions and unjust rulings taking place in Iran. The Association is dedicated to...

DELTA 9 CANNABIS INC. ("Delta 9" or the "Company"), is pleased to support Bill 10 proposed by the Manitoba Conservative Government which would repeal the 6% Social Responsibility Fee (the "SRF") on gross retail cannabis revenues. The Bill, if...

The next event in TVO Today Live's series on the future of democracy will feature a debate between the leading candidates vying to become Toronto's next mayor. Held in partnership with the Toronto Region Board of Trade, the Toronto Mayoral...

When Jordan Reichert of the Animal Alliance of Canada heard CRD staff and directors say in the media and throughout the Alternative Approval Process (AAP) that the goose population was doubling every 4.3 years, he sensed something wasn't right....

For Mother's Day, the Animal Protection Party of Canada is calling on the federal government to stop subsidizing the dairy industry, which it says causes tremendous animal suffering, contributes to the climate crisis, and is unnecessary for the...

Following a call for qualification for the construction and operation of a new sorting centre (MRF) for recyclable materials to serve the east end of the island of Montreal, Éco Entreprises Québec (ÉEQ) has selected the proposal of Green for Life...

Thousands of delegates representing local, regional and national unions and labour bodies from across the country will gather at Montréal's Palais des congrès from May 8 to 12 for the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC)'s 30th Constitutional Convention....

Today, Restaurants Canada (RC) is calling on the federal government to adopt its Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) repayment proposal from RC's 2023 Federal Pre-budget Submission. With only a few weeks until the House of Commons rises for the...

Thousands of delegates representing local, regional and national unions and labour bodies from across the country will gather at Montréal's Palais des congrès from May 8 to 12 for the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC)'s 30th Constitutional Convention....

Tomorrow, the Animal Protection Party of Canada will run an ad in The Hill Times reaching out to Liberals gathering for the 2023 Liberal Convention in Ottawa. The ad will raise the issue of the use of pigs for military medical training (called "Live...

For over 30 years, Farm Management Canada has been dedicated to increasing the awareness, appreciation, and adoption of sound management practices on the farm. As a national organization dedicated exclusively to the development and delivery of...

CN announced today that Unifor has ratified its collective agreements with the Company. The collective agreements cover approximately 3,000 CN employees working in various departments such as Mechanical, Intermodal, Facility Management, and in...

Leading TVO Today's Asian Heritage Month lineup for May 2023, TVO Original Big Fight in Little Chinatown premieres on TVO, TVO Today, YouTube and smart TV services on Tuesday, May 9 at 9 pm ET. This insightful and emotionally gripping documentary...

RTOERO volunteers and staff met with federal MPs and government officials during its second Advocacy on the Hill event on April 24 and 25. During virtual meetings both days and an in-person reception on April 25, RTOERO Board of Directors, Political...

Quebec intends to table regulation in the coming weeks to ban flavoured vape products, in conjunction with other measures the province claims will prevent youth from accessing vape products. The Canadian Vaping Association (CVA) says Quebec's...

The Royal Canadian Legion is calling for robust action after learning that Canada's extraordinary Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members may be facing unnecessary risks. Media reports of insufficient equipment and support ? whether while in garrison or...

A collection of organizations across the housing continuum is calling upon the BC Government to establish a permanent housing roundtable to address the ongoing housing crisis, the BC Real Estate Association (BCREA) announced at a Surrey Board of...

Call2Recycle, Canada's leading battery collection and recycling organization, is inviting Canadians to celebrate Earth Day on April 22 by recycling their used batteries. Battery recycling is increasingly recognized as a crucial part of Canada's...

Today, the Government of Quebec released the Official Gazette of Quebec proposing a ban on flavoured nicotine vaping products except for tobacco flavour. The Gazette also proposes a volume limit of 2 mL on prefilled devices and a limit of 30 mL on...

The Canadian government has published in its Notice of Ways and Means Motion the contents of the pending Budget Implementation Act, including measures that will prohibit testing cosmetics on animals in Canada. The measures will also prohibit selling...

The Health Coalitions across Ontario launched a major fightback to stop the privatization of our public hospitals today. The Coalition is mounting a community-run referendum. Health Coalitions are organizing voting stations outside grocery stores,...

The federal government is underfunding municipalities and public infrastructure, while reaping the greatest proportion of tax dollars from high-tax policies on homebuilding. Cumulative underinvestment in public infrastructure across all three levels...

For the first time, Ontario's government is pushing forward with plans to privatize the province's public hospitals. In response, thousands of Ontarians have taken to the streets of their communities to organize a mass citizen-run referendum. The...

Canada's unions stand in solidarity with federal public service workers in their fight for a fair collective agreement. Their message to Treasury Board and Canada Revenue Agency, is clear - they won't be taken for granted, they won't fall further...

Emissions Reduction Alberta's (ERA) is launching a new $50 million Reshaping Energy Systems funding competition made possible through the Government of Alberta's Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) fund. This investment will advance...

Luiss Guido Carli celebrated in the Aula Magna of the Campus, the inauguration of the 2022-2023 Academic Year. In the presence of its Top Management, it conferred the Doctorate Honoris Causa in Management on Ornella Barra, Chief Operating Officer -...

The federal government's decision to increase already high levels of spending and continued budget deficits will hinder the Bank of Canada's efforts to tame inflation, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent,...

A new international poll suggests actions taken by Canada's oil and gas sector to decarbonize production, including an ambitious net zero goal for oil sands operations, position the country well to play a bigger role meeting global energy security...

Strong public services play a critical role in narrowing the gender pay gap and promoting economic equality for women. Public services provide women with access to affordable childcare, healthcare, education, community services to support victims of...

Alberta's busiest Court will be known by a new name as of April 1, 2023. The Alberta Court of Justice ? previously known as the Provincial Court of Alberta ? has been given the new name to more accurately reflect the Court's independence and...

ECO Canada celebrates the Government of Canada's 2023 budget, which focuses on renewed support and investment to help young professionals transition into the environmental workforce. These measures will ensure that students gain the necessary skills,...

The British Columbia Ferry Commission today announced its preliminary decision on the price cap for BC Ferries' next four-year performance term. This preliminary decision, if finalized, would allow average ferry fares to increase by a maximum of 9.2%...

The federal budget failed to make needed investments in post-secondary education or protect colleges and universities from corporate insolvency, says the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT). In its pre-budget submission, CAUT...

The National Association of Friendship Centres (NAFC) receives this 2023 federal budget with measured acknowledgement and urges future engagement. While the NAFC believes that Friendship Centres and urban Indigenous people will benefit from the...