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ONTARIO: OPP lay 12,600 charges during Road Safety Week

ONTARIO: OPP lay 12,600 charges during Road Safety Week

Officers responded to seven fatal incidents during the initiative
Ontario engineer regulator drops Canadian experience qualification

Ontario engineer regulator drops Canadian experience qualification

Internationally trained engineers no longer require Canadian work experience to be licensed in Ontario, a move the province's labour minister called a 'game changer'
Johnston advises against inquiry, but aims to hold hearings on foreign interference

Johnston advises against inquiry, but aims to hold hearings on foreign interference

'There are serious shortcomings in the way intelligence is communicated and processed from security agencies through to government, but no examples have been identified of ministers, the prime minister or their offices knowingly or negligently failing to act on intelligence, advice or recommendations,' Special rapporteur David Johnston said
Bill 124 appeal: unions, government spar over financial 'crisis' claim

Bill 124 appeal: unions, government spar over financial 'crisis' claim

The government argues a looming financial crisis justifies any breach of collective bargaining rights with wage-cap law
Ford to buy lithium for electric car batteries from Quebec's Nemaska Lithium

Ford to buy lithium for electric car batteries from Quebec's Nemaska Lithium

Ontario to buy Ford up to 13,000 tons a year of lithium hydroxide produced by Nemaska Lithium
BEYOND LOCAL: Canadian forward Jonathan David up for player of the year in France's Ligue 1

BEYOND LOCAL: Canadian forward Jonathan David up for player of the year in France's Ligue 1

Canadian forward Jonathan David is up for player of the year in the French league. The Lille soccer star is in good company, up against Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé of Paris Saint-Germain, and Loïs Openda and Seko Fofana of Lens.
CANADA: Hot and dry conditions persist as wildfires rage through Western Canada

CANADA: Hot and dry conditions persist as wildfires rage through Western Canada

More than 19,470 people have been forced out of their homes, with Swan Hills, northeast of Edmonton, the latest community to order an evacuation Tuesday
CANADA: Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation endorses Sparks' bid for Ottawa Senators

CANADA: Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation endorses Sparks' bid for Ottawa Senators

The Algonquins of Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg have a land claim on LeBreton Flats, where the hockey team intends to build a new arena
CANADA: Quebec's bilingual towns resolve to keep right to operate in English and French

CANADA: Quebec's bilingual towns resolve to keep right to operate in English and French

Bill 96, which came into effect last June, tightened the province's language laws and affirmed that French is Quebec's only official language and the common language of the Quebec nation
Ontario to explore dissolving six more regions after Peel

Ontario to explore dissolving six more regions after Peel

Durham, Halton, Niagara, Simcoe, Waterloo and York have been put on notice