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7-Eleven Gets Its First Liquor License In Ontario

December 19, 2022 10:34 AMDecember 19, 2022 9:38 AM JP Alegre 0 Comments 7-Eleven, Ontario

It looks like Ontario’s about to see “new” convenient places for quick bites, beer, and wine. Convenience store chain 7-Eleven

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Ontario To Extend Gas And Fuel Tax Cut For Another Year

November 15, 2022 5:22 PMNovember 15, 2022 12:01 PM JP Alegre 0 Comments Gas and Fuel Tax, Ontario

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on Sunday that the government’s 2022 Fall Economic Statement will propose legislation that extends current

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Briefing Education

Doug Ford Promises To Rescind Back-To-Work Bill, Notwithstanding Clause If Education Workers End Strike

November 7, 2022 2:58 PMNovember 7, 2022 12:47 PM ER Velasco 0 Comments Canadian Union of Public Employees, Doug Ford, Ontario

Survey Says Six In Ten Ontarians Blame Doug Ford, Provincial Gov’t For Education Workers’ Strike Ontario Premier Doug Ford on

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Briefing Macro News

OSC Introduces New Temporary Prospectus Exemption For Self-Certified Investors

October 31, 2022 12:41 PMOctober 31, 2022 10:51 AM JP Alegre 0 Comments Ontario, Ontario Securities Commission, prospectus exemption

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) is seeking to kickstart activity in the province’s capital markets as it struggles through an

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Ontario Raises Foreign Homebuyer Tax For The Second Time This Year

October 26, 2022 9:46 AMOctober 26, 2022 9:41 AM JP Alegre 0 Comments Canada Housing, housing affordability, Ontario

Ontario’s non-resident speculation tax on homes purchased by foreign nationals has been raised from 20% to 25% starting Tuesday. Applied

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Automotive Briefing

Ontario Minister Touts Interest From “More Than Half A Dozen” Battery Makers After Trade Mission

October 25, 2022 2:21 PMOctober 25, 2022 2:17 PM ER Velasco 0 Comments EV Battery, Ontario, Vic Fedeli

Ontario is currently in talks with at least six EV battery manufacturers as a result of a trade mission to

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Briefing Energy

Ontario Wants to Delay Shutdown of Aging Nuclear Power Plant Due to Electricity Shortage

September 29, 2022 2:39 PMSeptember 29, 2022 2:39 PM Hermina Paull 0 Comments nuclear power, Ontario, Pickering Nuclear Generating Station

The Ontario government wants to extend the life of the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station until at least 2026, over fears

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Ontario Is Not Prepared For Its Future Population

August 29, 2022 10:41 AMAugust 29, 2022 10:29 AM JP Alegre 0 Comments Canada Population, Ontario

Ontario’s population is expected to surge by 30% in the next two decades, but some experts warn that the province,

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Doug Ford Promises 50-Cent Wage Increase in October

April 7, 2022 10:04 AMApril 7, 2022 9:20 AM Hermina Paull 0 Comments Doug Ford, Inflation, Ontario

Doug Ford’s government is promising to hike Ontario’s minimum wage by 50 cents come early fall if his party is

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Blockchain Briefing

Binance To No Longer Service Ontarians Following OSC Crackdown On Crypto Exchanges

June 26, 2021 11:18 AMJune 26, 2021 11:18 AM Jay Lutz 4 Comments Binance, bitcoin, Canada, Ontario

It appears that the writing might finally be on the wall for the use of crypto as a “currency”. Yesterday,

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