Wire Service Canada

Ontario leaders unite behind Toronto as preferred home for new multilateral defence financing institution

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford has intensified efforts to secure Toronto as the headquarters for the newly created Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB), positioning the city as Canada’s strongest candidate to host the international institution focused on defe...

Province backs $191 million upgrade project aimed at protecting jobs and expanding wood-product manufacturing

ENGLEHART, Ont. — The Ontario government is investing $10 million to support a major modernization project at Georgia-Pacific North Woods’ oriented strand board (OSB) facility in Englehart, a move the province says will help strengthen Ontario’s forestry sector, prote...

Coroner’s inquest to examine circumstances surrounding 27-year-old’s death following transfer from Kenora Jail

The Ontario Ministry of the Solicitor General has announced that an inquest into the death of Percy Adam Henry will begin on June 10, 2026, with proceedings scheduled to take place by video conference.

Dr. Kevin Miller, Regional Supervising Coroner for the Nor...

Province Expands Support for Homegrown Medical Technology Companies

TORONTO — The Ontario government is investing $5 million through the fourth round of its Life Sciences Innovation Fund (LSIF) to support 10 companies developing made-in-Ontario medical technologies, as the province looks to strengthen its position as a global leader in life sci...

New data highlights workforce retention, permanent employment and above-average earnings among graduates WINNIPEG — Graduates from the University of Winnipeg’s Professional, Applied and Continuing Education (PACE) division are entering the workforce at high rates, earning salaries above the provincial average and remaining in Manitoba in significant numbers, according to newly r...