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LTC homes in London, Timmins and Sarnia receive provincial cash
The projects are part of the province’s goal to create more than 30,000 new long-term care spaces by 2028 and upgrade 28,000 more.
Braeside company fined $60K for a fall that led to a worker’s death
ThermoEnergy Structures Inc. entered a guilty plea in a Belleville court for violations of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Economy adds 337,000 jobs in February, unemployment rate falls to pre-pandemic level
Canada's labour market showed signs last month of finally shaking off the shock COVID-19 delivered two years ago, with the share of workers with a job and the unemployment rate besting levels seen just prior to the pandemic.
Ontario plan for GTA transportation includes 'conceptual' transit lines, new highways
Ontario has laid out a 30-year vision to grow transportation networks around Toronto, including road expansions, potential new transit networks and proposed new highways, although much of the plan isn't fully costed.
Feds ask for proposals for high-frequency rail project
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announced on March 9 that the government had launched a Request for Expressions of Interest to obtain advice and opinions from industry about what would be the largest transportation infrastructure project in recent Canadian history.