3 d. ago Labor Department watchdog to audit jobs and inflation reports from embattled BLS

WASHINGTON (AP) — A government watchdog says it will review how a Labor Department agency compiles and reports some of the nation’s highest profile economic data, just two days after the agency made a sharp downward revision in its estimate of the number of jobs. A spokesperson for the department’s Office of the Inspector General […]

Economics

4 d. ago Saskatchewan NDP wants review of government response to ’Queen of Canada’ occupation

RICHMOUND, Sask. — Saskatchewan’s Opposition is asking why the province and its health authority responded so late to the occupation of a compound by the so-called “Queen of Canada,” and months after occupiers had their sewer system and access to water cut off. The NDP says a review of the province’s and the Saskatchewan Health […]

Politics

5 d. ago Ford government to review policy that only records worst cases of school violence

Only tracked hundreds of violent incidents in schools last year, but individual boards recorded thousands. That's because of the threshold the province applies to reporting.

Events

5 d. ago Nearly 500 initiatives outlined in federal government red tape review

The red tape review process will now be implemented by departments, with support from Treasury Board Secretariat.

Politics

8 d. ago Ontario orders probe into board after students left without school to attend

The Minister of Education says he has launched a full governance review after high school students in Parry Sound were forced to start the school year online.

Society

8 d. ago Federal Pause on EV Mandate Welcomed, BC Urged to Do the Same

“EV mandates run counter to ‘Buy Canada’ policies,” says Penner VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Energy Futures Institute today welcomed the federal government’s announcement that it will suspend its electric vehicle (EV) sales mandate for a 60-day review. The Institute strongly urges the Government of British Columbia to enact a […]

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8 d. ago Public Health Agency of Canada slashing workforce with hundreds of layoffs

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) says it plans to cut 10 per cent of its workforce as part of its "post-pandemic recalibration."In an email statement shared on Thursday, PHAC spokesperson Mark Johnson confirmed that the government agency will implement Workforce Adjustment measures to align with its approved funding for fiscal year 2026-2027."The agency must focus resources on government-funded priorities. This means re-prioritizing and streamlining some programs, and in some cases discontinuing work," he states.Johnson says Canada's public health agency can't confirm the exact number of layoffs at this time, but it expects that this process will result in approximately 320 full-time positions being cut to align with funding levels for fiscal year 2026-2027."This process is separate from the government-wide Comprehensive Expenditure Review process, which was announced earlier this year," he notes.Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champ...

Science

1 week ago Ontario’s 100,000 REALTORS® United in Call for Ombudsman Oversight

TORONTO, Sept. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — “Ontario REALTORS® have been clear: protecting consumer deposits and restoring trust in our regulator must be the government’s top priority. Since the Government of Ontario first undertook a review of the Real Estate and Business Brokers Act (REBBA) in 2017, OREA has led the call for stronger consumer […]

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2 w. ago Statement from TRREB, Cornerstone, OREB, OnePoint, and CLAR on Ford Government Review of RECO

TORONTO, Aug. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ontario’s five largest REALTOR® associations, representing more than 90 per cent of the nearly 100,000 REALTORS® in the province, support the Ford government’s decision to intervene in the review of the Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO) following the iPro Realty Ltd. investigation. Our associations welcome a full […]

Politics

2 w. ago New RIU Plaza Hotel Toronto finally set to open after years of delays

Spain-based luxury hotel and resort brand RIU Hotels is finally preparing to open its first Canadian outpost in Toronto's Entertainment District this fall, a milestone that follows years of delays and missed opening dates dating back four years.The new Hotel Riu Plaza Toronto was first announced over six years ago, when it was revealed that the brand's first location in Canada would occupy the lower levels of the two-tower Theatre District Residence complex's north tower at 30 Widmer Street.When first announced all those years ago, the 353-room hotel was anticipated to open in 2021. However, few could have predicted the tumultuous pandemic years that followed, which saw construction stoppages and a near-total collapse of the hospitality industry.Despite the initial promise of a 2021 opening, that year closed out with a complex rising just a few storeys above street level, and it had already become clear that the initial opening timeline would be significantly delaye...

Sport

3 w. ago Joly: Visits to Saab, Lockheed ’normal’ part of her job amid F

OTTAWA — Industry Minister Melanie Joly says Canadians shouldn’t read too much into her visit to a Swedish defence manufacturer that comes right in the middle of a major government review of the F-35 fighter jet procurement. Joly says she visited Saab’s facilities in Sweden this week and was shown the Gripen-E jet, which is […]

Culture