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Ontario proposes to cut Greenbelt land for homes, add land elsewhere
Housing Minister Steve Clark announced Friday that the government is launching a 30-day consultation on removing about 7,400 acres in 15 different areas from the Greenbelt.
AECOM names Kirsten Watson as Canadian transit market sector leader
She joins from the Toronto Transit Commission, where she served for nearly 19 years, latterly as deputy chief executive officer.
Meridian contributes $100k to Habitat tiny homes program
The Ontario credit union will contribute $100,000 to a pilot program in which employees would work alongside skilled trades students and Indigenous communities to build and establish tiny homes for First Nations communities.
Broad union support for general strike unprecedented, labour experts say
The Ford government backed down Monday as it promised to repeal Bill 28, which made illegal a strike by the education assistants, librarians and custodians.
Canadian economy posts a positive surprise, adds 108,000 jobs in October
In its latest labour force survey, Statistics Canada said Friday that the unemployment rate for last month held steady at 5.2 per cent as more Canadians looked for work.