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Eglinton Crosstown LRT opening delayed again
It's not clear when the new opening date is expected, or why the project has been delayed again. Indications are that it could be another year before the line is in service.
Ontario government investing $90 million in skilled trades programs
Minister of Labour Monte McNaughton says the program is designed to help those who need a hand up in a market where there are 370,000 jobs available across the province.
Inquest date into death of Ottawa construction worker announced
Oliver Bruneau, 24, died in hospital in March 2016. He had been working in the bottom of a nine-storey deep excavation when a slab of ice detached from an excavation wall and crushed him.
Work-related COVID-19 claim costs will now impact WSIB premiums of individual schedule 1 employers
Effective July 1, 2022, the cost of a COVID-19 related claim which arose on or after July 1, 2022 will be allocated to the individual Schedule 1 employer.
Hydro One to offer First Nations chance to invest in transmission projects
Hydro One says the new investment model will apply to the six transmission lines it is developing in southwest Ontario.