Tag: Ontario
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This church-turned-house in small-town Ontario has a thoroughly modern interior
[ad_1] This $1,899,000 home took five years to renovate (Photography courtesy of Brian Westcott) Walk down the main street of Beeton, Ontario, a village an hour’s drive north of Toronto, and you’ll come across a red-brick church with a bell tower, surrounded by flowering trees. Just above the double doors, lettering inlaid in red stained…
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Ontario government’s Greenbelt land swap influenced by well-connected developers, AG finds
[ad_1] The Ontario government’s process for choosing protected Greenbelt land to open up for housing development was heavily influenced by a small group of well-connected developers who now stand to make billions of dollars, the province’s auditor general says. In a widely-anticipated 95-page report released Wednesday, Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk offered a damning assessment of…
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Housing market rebound to boost Ontario, B.C. growth
[ad_1] Breadcrumb Trail Links Economy But housing gains will likely just delay downturn until 2014, says Desjardins Published Jul 25, 2023 • 1 minute read Home sales bounced back in most provinces following a pause in the Bank of Canada’s interest rate hiking cycle early this year, but the gains in Ontario and B.C. were…
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Ontario family with two years’ rent can’t find home in GTA
[ad_1] Forced to move out of their rental home in Aurora, Ont., the Eliesen family have been struggling for months to find a new place to live in the town. Their offer of two years’ rent up front, or “nearly $100,000 cash,” according to David Eliesen, has been declined multiple times. “(We) put in an…
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I came to work in Ontario thirteen years ago. I don’t know when my family can join me.
[ad_1] I spend 12 hours a day in a greenhouse, but the hardest part of my job is being apart from family (Illustration by Adrian Hogan) I grew up in a small farming community called Aux Lyon in St. Lucia. As a young boy, I yearned to travel, so when my eldest sister told me…
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Ontario government plans to recoup COVID-19 loans to province’s doctors
[ad_1] By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 15, 2023 10:20 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — The Ontario government says it plans to recoup loan payments issued to doctors at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic to cover their increased costs and loss of revenue from lower patient volumes.…
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Ontario, Quebec see more tornados as extreme weather intensifies
[ad_1] Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News But Montreal is somewhat protected along the St. Lawrence by the cooling effect of the lake that suppresses thunderstorms, climate scientist says. Author of the article: Jason Magder • Montreal Gazette Published Jul 14, 2023 • Last updated 5 hours ago • 2 minute read Storm clouds make their way…
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Ontario is buying three massive nuclear reactors. The province won’t say how much they cost
[ad_1] The Ontario government is going on a nuclear buying spree but won’t say how much it’s going to spend. Only months after breaking ground on one of the world’s first small nuclear reactors, the province this week made back-to-back announcements of massive expansions at two nuclear plants, promising more than six gigawatts of new…
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Ontario Greenbelt development plan faces new threat from federal government
[ad_1] The federal government may have the ammunition it needs to derail Premier Doug Ford’s controversial plan to develop portions of Ontario’s Greenbelt, Global News can reveal. A briefing note prepared in March for Canada’s minister of the environment and climate change lists 29 at-risk species that live — or are likely to live —…
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CPA Quebec, Ontario bodies sever ties with national organization
[ad_1] Breadcrumb Trail Links Quebec National Local Business Business They appear to be at odds over how best to represent CPAs across the country. Author of the article: Published Jun 20, 2023 • 2 minute read CPA Canada said Tuesday evening that it is disappointed and surprised that CPA Ontario and CPA Quebec have decided…