Province targeting doctors making over $600,000 a year, forum told
ONTARIO The province is targeting the highest-paid doctors in its attempt to find savings, a public forum on physician payment has been told. Those specialists in the government’s crosshairs in the negotiations with the Ontario Medical Association are ophthalmologists, radiologists, cardiologists and nephrologists, Tom Closson, past president of the Ontario Hospital Association, said Tuesday evening. [...]
Windsor claims to have Canada’s 1st-all electric buses
WINDSOR Windsor, Ont., is touting that it will be the first city in Canada to use all-electric buses in its public transit fleet. The city intends to purchase as many as 10 electric buses from Chinese manufacturer BYD. Transit Windsor plans to add two of those 12-metre electric buses to its fleet by fall. More [...]
TransCanada reapplies for Keystone XL permit
TORONTO TransCanada Corp. has applied for a presidential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. The original pipeline route, which aims to double the amount of Canadian oil that can be transported from Hardisty, Alta., to the U.S. Gulf Coast, was rejected by U.S. legislators in 2011. The new application announced Friday includes the already reviewed [...]
Doctor worries federal cuts could harm refugee health
OTTAWA An Ottawa doctor worries planned changes to Canada’s federal health program for refugees could leave many seeking emergency care if the provinces don’t step up to the plate. Mark Tyndall, head of infectious diseases at the Ottawa Hospital, was reacting to Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney’s announcement last week that [...]
Tories more trusted for decisions on Canada’s interests: Poll
OTTAWA Canadians hold greatest trust in the Conservatives for making the right decisions in the country’s interests — but they think the NDP does the best job of representing voters’ views, according to a newly released online survey by Nanos Research. The survey offers fresh insight into how Canadians think the federal parties are doing [...]
Harper and Mulcair clash over Tory majority record
OTTAWA Prime Minister Stephen Harper and NDP Leader Tom Mulcair presented different interpretations of the Conservative government’s performance over the last 12 months as they marked the one-year anniversary today of an election that was historic for both parties. Both leaders allowed cameras into their weekly caucus meetings on Parliament Hill on Wednesday morning to [...]
Counterfeiters’ favourite, the $20 bill, to be replaced
TORONTO Canada‘s $20 banknote is a favourite of counterfeiters. But beginning this fall, the Bank of Canada will begin circulating a new polymer $20 bill that it says will be harder to duplicate. The banknote’s design will be unveiled in Ottawa Wednesday morning. The RCMP reports that 25,039 counterfeit $20 banknotes were passed in 2011. [...]
Toronto nabs 5 of 10 spots in worst roads survey
TORONTO Five of Ontario’s 10 worst roads are located in Toronto, according to a new survey released by the Canadian Automobile Association. Dufferin Street in west Toronto comes in at number one on the annual list of worst roads, the sixth time it has appeared in the top 10 but the first time it has [...]