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What is the notwithstanding clause? An explainer on the rarely used provision

What is the notwithstanding clause? An explainer on the rarely used provision

The Ontario government says it intends to invoke the notwithstanding clause to keep an eventual law affecting some education workers in force in the event of any constitutional challenges.
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Ontario to release economic statement on Nov. 14, finance minister says

Ontario to release economic statement on Nov. 14, finance minister says

TORONTO — Ontario is set to release its fall economic statement on Nov. 14. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy says the province will be providing an update on its "plan to build.
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Ontario hospital temporarily closes emergency room due to COVID-19

SIMCOE, Ont. — An Ontario hospital is temporarily closing its emergency room due to COVID-19 illnesses. Norfolk General Hospital says its emergency department will reopen Monday at 7 p.m.
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Police called to Coniston residence Sunday evening for unknown problem

CONISTON, Ont. — Three people have been found dead in a home in the community of Coniston in Sudbury, Ontario. Greater Sudbury Police were called to the residence on Caruso Street at 6:20 p.m. Sunday for an unknown issue.
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Ontario to pre-emptively legislate education workers staff back to work

Ontario to pre-emptively legislate education workers staff back to work

TORONTO — Ontario's education minister intends to introduce legislation Monday that will avert a looming support staff strike and impose a contract on them, a proposition the union said it is prepared to fight.
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Andrea Horwath returns to her political roots as mayor-elect of Hamilton

Andrea Horwath returns to her political roots as mayor-elect of Hamilton

In the immediate wake of her provincial election loss in June, Andrea Horwath couldn't muster up the energy to cook or bake – her usual ways of dealing with stress. "I was like ...
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Police looking for two suspects in west end stabbing that sends teen to hospital

TORONTO — A teenage boy is in hospital with serious injuries following a stabbing in Toronto's west end. Police were called to the Lansdowne Avenue and Dundas Street West just after 11 p.m. for reports of a stabbing.
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Months after provincial loss, Steven Del Duca makes a political comeback

Months after provincial loss, Steven Del Duca makes a political comeback

For the second time in months, Steven Del Duca anxiously awaited the news of his political fate. As results poured in for the mayoral race in Vaughan, Ont.
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Two Ontario school boards say they will close schools if workers go on full strike

Two Ontario school boards say they will close schools if workers go on full strike

Two Ontario school boards said Friday they will close schools if education workers go on a full strike next month, warning parents that they are "very concerned" about the possibility of job action.
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Tory calls for proposed federal riding boundary changes in Toronto to be withdrawn

Tory calls for proposed federal riding boundary changes in Toronto to be withdrawn

Toronto Mayor John Tory called for proposed changes to the federal electoral map to be withdrawn Friday, saying they would "unnecessarily" break up communities and reduce representation in the House of Commons for the city's east end.
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