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B ritish Columbia is following Ontario's retreat on the HST, rolling out fresh rebates for new housing that will cushion the tax blow to consumers – but will cost the provincial treasury $80-million...This morning, Finance Minister Colin Hansen will meet...

The Union County Health Department will hold an H1N1 influenza immunization clinic from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the clinic, 6 W. South St. The clinic is for priority groups, which include pregnant women, caregivers of infants 6 months...

Premier Dalton McGuinty is chiding critics for predicting the by-election in St. Paul's would turn into a referendum on his controversial plan to bring in a 13 per cent harmonized sales tax. Instead, it was a solid win for the...

Amid accusations that professional athletes are jumping the queue for flu shots, immunization clinics for vulnerable people face the prospect of closing because of a vaccine shortage. Some players and staff of the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Toronto Raptors...

Robert Benzie Queen's Park Bureau Chief Ontario's budget shortfall last year was $6.4 billion – far greater than the $3.9 billion predicted in March because corporate tax revenues plunged almost in half, says Finance Minister Dwight Duncan.

Dear Editor: David Miller isn’t the only politician who should call it a day — Hazel McCallion should retire or be thrown out of office. The events swirling around her in recent ‘conflict of interest’ events, which involved the possibility...

Hospitals where board members jumped the queue include Mount Sinai, St. Michael's, Sunnybrook, Bridgepoint and the University Health Network's three hospitals. Ontario's chief medical officer of health, Dr. Arlene King, stipulated Friday that hospital board members are not health-care workers...

Toronto — Globe and Mail Update Last updated on Monday, Oct. 05, 2009 04:24PM EDT T he Maid of the Mist sailed into choppy waters at Queen’s Park on Monday when the Opposition questioned its exclusive, untendered lease with the...

It’s not a witch hunt: It’s a smart move, the only move City Council could make, really. Mississauga Council voted 6 to 4 Wednesday to ask for a judicial inquiry into Mayor Hazel McCallion’s involvement in a land deal with...