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Northern Ontario's problem is not finding people who want to stay here, it is identifying and developing opportunities that build up the area without leaning on government for assistance. That sentiment was floating around a Jan.

Northern Ontario community leaders need to think outside of their immediate areas and band together as a common front if they are going to survive and fight youth out-migration in the future, says Greater Sudbury Mayor Dave Courtmanche.

Ontario forest companies operating under sustainable forest licenses (SFLs) are still trying to make sense of a surprise April Fool's Day announcement issued by Ontario Natural Resources Minister David Ramsay.

It was the news that municipal leaders were hoping to hear and, when they did, it was greeted with cheers.

University researchers who qualified for government assistance may be left in the lurch until later this year, following the abrupt cancellation of an Ontario government research infrastructure support program.

If the McGuinty government is going to make good on its commitment to shut down coal-fired plants by 2007 and deliver more renewable energy to consumers, they need to come out with a policy this winter to encourage green energy developers and the inv

International Trade Minister Pierre Pettigrew announced at a news conference in May that the federal government would spend $20 million over the next two years in promoting Canada's position in the softwood lumber dispute and other trade issues.

With four in 10 Canadian workers lacking the basic literacy skills required to do their jobs properly or to learn additional skills, The Conference Board of Canada has introduced a new online resource centre to help employers improve the literacy of

Considering firing an underachieving long-time employee without providing just cause or even tendering them a severance package? Your best bet is to consult the new provincial Employment Standards Act (ESA), or you could be paying through the nose.

by Sari Huhtala Women-led business startups are far surpassing the national average for startups, despite the hurdles many women face when launching their own business - and they are managing to do so with very little seed money.