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The Ontario Opposition NDP introduced the Healthcare Staffing Agencies Act 2023 on Tuesday, aimed at ending private nursing agencies in hospitals and long-term care homes. The NDP say this will help improve quality of healthcare and stop price-gouging by for-profit companies.

Two months after the deaths of 14 whales and a dolphin at Marineland came to light, Ontario has refused to make public any steps taken to improve animal safety at the park, as critics demand action and transparency.

Ontario winemakers have long raised concerns about the province's tax regime. Advocates say the tax cut would help the industry, particularly after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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TORONTO - Jakub Lipinski recounts a long-running joke in Ontarios Niagara Region: if you want to make a small fortune in wine, you start with a big fortune.

A private members bill aims to eliminate a 6.1-per-cent basic tax on all on-site retail sales of 100 per cent Ontario wines.

Local New Democrat representative Wayne Gates plans to introduce a private member's bill in the fall to eliminate a tax on wineries.

Ontario winemakers have long raised concerns about the province's tax regime. Advocates say the tax cut would help the industry, particularly after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Deloitte report finds provinces wineries taxed at a rate not seen in any other wine-producing nation

Ontario winemakers say a 6.1-per-cent tax on on-site sales is unique to their industry and puts them at a competitive disadvantage.