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WSIB to lower average premiums for 2026
The news marks the seventh time in the last ten years the WSIB has reduced the average premium rate, bringing it down by more than 50 percent since 2017.
Construction work wraps up on Confederation GO Station in Hamilton
The station is expected to expand fast, reliable train service across the GO train network and generate nearly half a million more rides annually.
In-office rules for public servants thwarting plan to sell off space, government says
The 2024 federal budget said reducing the federal office footprint would generate "substantial" savings of $3.9 billion over the next ten years, and $0.9 billion per year after that.
Three teams bid for Stevenson Memorial Hospital Phase 1 redevelopment project
EllisDon Corporation, Ledcor Construction Limited, and Pomerleau Inc. were shortlisted and invited to respond to an RFP in April 2025.
Algoma Steel getting $500M in government loans to shift production from U.S.
The loans are to help Algoma Steel continue operations, limit disruption to its workforce and move to a business model that isn’t as reliant on the U.S.