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OLG: Billions in profits, but lots of headaches
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. (OLG) is a $6-billion-per-year enterprise that has created its fair share of negative headlines for the provincial government.
NHL, Leafs differ on relocation rules: documents
The Toronto Maple Leafs and the NHL appear to be out of step over the process governing the relocation of hockey franchises, according to documents revealed in the ongoing court battle over the Phoenix Coyotes.
H1N1 plan fails at-risk groups, journal warns
The federal government is ill prepared to protect vulnerable populations in Canada from an anticipated second wave of the H1N1 virus, the editor of a prominent medical journal has warned.
Liberals consider pulling election trigger
Transport Minister John Baird said Monday that talk of a fall election could derail the nation’s economic recovery, but Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff called the remark a "load of nonsense."
Home birth with midwife as safe as hospital birth
Giving birth at home with a midwife present is as safe as a hospital delivery accompanied by a doctor, suggests a new Canadian study, which found home births were associated with fewer adverse outcomes for both mother and baby.
Ont. gov’t scrambles to control OLG scandal damage
Premier Dalton McGuinty will be returning early from a holiday break to speak on the latest scandal involving board members.
Experts temper optimism over economic recovery
New figures showing slight monthly growth in the Canadian economy have raised the possibility that a months-long recession could finally be near, but politicians and economists have warned there still may be tough times ahead.
Pan Am protesters fuming over bid
A small group of Pan Am protesters took to Bloor St. in an effort to put the city on notice that they disapprove of Toronto’s Pan Am bid.
New numbers suggest recession end is near
New figures showing slight monthly growth in the Canadian economy have raised the possibility that the end to the months-long recession could finally be near.
‘Pie ladies’ killer gets four years in jail
Superior Court Justice Robert Abbey has sentenced Wladyslaw Bilski to four years in prison, and an additional 10-year driving ban, for his conviction on four counts of impaired driving causing death.
