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The Ontario government says it is proposing changes that would let retail stores open on Family Day and Victoria Day across the province and would end municipalities’ ability to require stores to close on those two holidays. Ontario says it is aiming to have the changes in place by Victoria
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Ontario says it will introduce a new Classroom Supplies Fund in September 2026 that would give each elementary school homeroom teacher $750 per school year to buy classroom supplies. The province said the program would be part of its 2026 budget, scheduled for release March 26, 2026. For families and
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The first of three new Northlander passenger trainsets is undergoing testing and commissioning work in Toronto as Ontario plans to restore passenger rail service between Timmins and Toronto in 2026, with a connecting service to Cochrane. If the service returns as planned, it would run about 740 kilometres and make
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Alinova Canada Inc. will invest nearly $24 million to build a soymilk powder processing plant in Morrisburg that the Ontario government says will be Canada’s first non‑GMO facility, with $1.5 million in provincial funding and 15 jobs. The plant will use Ontario‑grown soybeans and is expected
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Ontario’s Ministry of Health announced Oct. 6 it will renovate and expand Timmins and District Hospital’s emergency department, adding more than 27,000 square feet and increasing capacity to 29 treatment areas. The department could be up to four times its current size and will include a dedicated
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The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources announced on September 22 that more than $5 million in provincial funding will go to forestry sector projects and infrastructure repairs in Northeast Ontario. According to the Ministry, the funding is for technology upgrades at EACOM’s wood products mill and repairs to the
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Ontario said on Sept. 18, 2025, it will provide the Townships of Strong and Joly with up to $555,000 through the Municipal Disaster Recovery Assistance (MDRA) program to cover eligible emergency response costs and repairs following flooding on June 23–24, 2024. The province said heavy rain in late
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Dr. Harry Voogjarv, Regional Supervising Coroner for the North Region in Sudbury, has announced that an inquest into the deaths of five people from Constance Lake First Nation near Hearst will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 15, 2025. Dr. Michael Wilson will preside over the inquest,
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The Ontario government reports that it has completed a 982-metre rail bypass in North Bay. Officials state that the new section of track will reduce Northlander passenger train travel times by 15 minutes. The province indicated the project cost $5.7 million. The bypass is designed to allow Northlander trains
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The Ontario government announced on September 15, 2025, that construction of the North Bay Rail Bypass is complete. According to the province, the 982-metre new segment of track is intended to support the return of the Northlander passenger rail service by allowing trains to avoid the North Bay Rail Yard.
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The Government of Ontario announced on September 15, 2025, that construction of a 982-metre rail bypass in North Bay is complete. The province says this bypass is part of its work to restore Northlander passenger rail service linking Toronto, Timmins, and Cochrane. According to the province, the new rail section
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The Ministry of the Solicitor General announced on September 12, 2025, that the inquest into the death of Mark Paul Joseph Beskorowany, originally scheduled to begin on September 15, 2025, has been postponed. According to the ministry, the postponement was directed by the presiding officer overseeing the inquest. The delay