Jeremy Logan

2 days ago | zoomerradio.ca | Jeremy Logan

Share on The spectre of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs cast a long shadow over Ontario’s newly tabled budget, dragging down GDP growth and blowing the province off course on its path to balance, with Premier Doug Ford’s government projecting a  $14.6-billion deficit this year. From Queen’s Park on Thursday, Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy said “now is the time to invest in infrastructure and job creation in Ontario” so the province can come out stronger on the other side.

4 days ago | zoomerradio.ca | Jeremy Logan

Share on The City of Toronto announced that it has euthanized a pair of mated coyotes due to public safety concerns following multiple reported incidents in two communities. The Coyote Safety Coalition is a group representing residents in the Liberty Village and Fort York areas. Earlier this year, the organization called on the city to take action after the group claimed that six coyote attacks occurred in a single evening, including at least two that required pets to get emergency treatment.

5 days ago | zoomerradio.ca | Jeremy Logan

Share on The President of the United States has signed an executive order creating a 30-day deadline for drugmakers to electively reduce the cost of prescription drugs in the U.S. or face new constraints down the road over what the government will be willing to pay. Donald Trump’s order signed Monday calls on the health department to broker new price tags for a swath of prescription drugs. If no deals are able to be reached, Health Secretary Robert F.

5 days ago | zoomerradio.ca | Jeremy Logan

Share on A recent study has concluded that Ontario hospitals spent over $9 billion on nurses and other staff from for-profit agencies over a 10-year period. The report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives examined financial statements for 134 Ontario hospital corporations as well as other data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information.

1 week ago | zoomerradio.ca | Jeremy Logan

Share on Indian and Pakistani soldiers exchanged intense volleys of shells and gunfire across their frontier in Kashmir, killing a number of civilians in a growing military standoff. According to police in Pakistan, an unusually heavy night of artillery exchanges left at least four civilians dead and at least 12 others wounded late Thursday, in areas near the Line of Control that divides Kashmir.