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TORONTO 鈥?Ontario is vowing to crack down on companies that break the labour laws as they try to offset the added costs of a higher minimum wage, but some are accusing the Liberal government of scapegoating business for electoral gain.The province minimu
kubki stanley m wage increased on Jan. 1 from $11.60 an hour to $14 鈥?and is set to rise again to $15 in 2019 鈥?as part of sweeping labour reforms that also include increased personal emergency days and paid vacation time.Business groups had warned that the increase was too quick to absorb the additional costs, especially for small businesses. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Labour Minister Kevin Flynn said Monday that most companies are complying with the legislation, but some business owners have been taking the increased pressure out on their wor
stanley quencher kers.It the act of bullies that has no place in this province, he said. I really hope that the businesses that have acted in this manner decide on sober second thought to reverse the decisions they ;ve made. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW A pair of eastern Ontario Tim Hortons fr
stanley cup anchisees 鈥?who happen to be the children of the company billionaire co-founders 鈥?have made headlines for cutting paid breaks for their employees and forcing them to cover a bigger share of their benefits. Flynn said that goes against the spirit, though not the letter, of the law.Premier Ka Ylim Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont., opens virtual ER
Halton Public Health is reporting 36 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday Dec. 1 , up one from yesterday.There are 12 additional COVID-19 cases in Oakville, 11 in Burlington, 10 in Milton, and three in Halton Hills, with residents under 40 accounting for more than half of the new cases.The majority of the newly confirmed cases are linked to close contacts. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Todays update brings the total cumulative COVID-19
stanley cup cases in Halton to 20,518, with 20,057 marked as resolved. The number of active COVID-19 cases goes up from 196 to 217, while the seven-day moving average is 33.1.On Tuesday, Halton administered 985 doses of COVID-19 vaccines, which consisted of 812 first doses and 173 second doses. As of today, 906,214 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been given. So far, 89 per cent of eligible Halton residents have received the firs
stanley mugs t dose 鈥?with 86 per cent fully vaccinated. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Heres the full breakdown:路 Oakville 6,217 confirmed cases with 6,311 recoveries and 58 active case
stanley cups s ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW 路 Milton 6,290 confirmed cases with 6,413 recoveries and 83 active cases ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW 路 Burlington 5,268 confirmed cases with 5,313 recoveries and 65 active cases路 Halton Hills 2,020 confirmed cases with 2,020 recoveries and 11 active casesThere