Ontario Daily Digest: Aug. 2, 2012

Aboriginal Affairs

Wawatay News: Judge blames feds on handling of Attawapiskat crisis

CBC News: Attawapiskat handed victory by Federal Court

iPolitics (CP): Appointing third-party manager to Attawapiskat ‘unreasonable’: federal court

Toronto Star: Ottawa’s intervention in troubled Ontario reserve was ‘unreasonable,’ court rules

Globe and Mail: Ottawa was wrong to send third-party manager to Attawapiskat, court rules

Timmin Press: Attawapiskat appointment ruled illegal

Source document: Federal Court Decision re: Attawapiskat (pdf)

Wawatay News: Ontario apologizes to Wabigoon Lake

Agriculture

Better Farming: Letter to the Editor (from Gerry Ritz)

CBC Sudbury: Hot weather drying up Northeastern Ont. crops

The Hill Times: Ritz should not wait 45 days, must offer Ontario farmers unequivocal sign of support now, ‘don’t bail on your farms,’ says Grit MP Valeriote

Ottawa Sun: Crop insurance claims skyrocketing in Ontario

Algo Centre Mall inquiry

CTV Toronto: Elliot Lake mall collapse hearings to start in January

Community Safety and Corrections

London Free Press: Guards won't open cells

Ottawa Sun: Jail guards warned about social media use

Economy

Northern Economist 2.0: The North's Economy and Births: Bad Times Lead to Fewer Babies

Education

Windsor Star: School Board Director Calls Government Unrealistic

CBC Windsor: CBC-TV, TVO end analog transmission

Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation: Minister Brotens’ July 30 Remarks Mislead and Alarm Unnecessarily

Toronto Star: School bus companies taking Ontario to court

Energy

Timmins Press: Energy fees crippling: MPP

CBC News: Wind opponents demand Ontario reveal density of turbines

BigCityLib Strikes Back: Wind Concerns Ontario Speaks Out On Death Threats

Finance

Windsor Star: LCBO flawed, local wineries say

G20

CBC Toronto (CP): Hamilton G20 group alleges profiling, sexual assault in lawsuit

Toronto Star: G20 aftermath: Hamilton residents sue Toronto police for $1.4 million

Globe and Mail: Toronto police board hit with $1.4-million lawsuit over G20 arrests

CTV Toronto: Toronto police sued for $1.4M over G20 ‘hairy legs’ profiling

National Post: Hamilton women file statement of claim in $1.4M suit against police over Toronto G20 arrests

Health Care

Ottawa Citizen: Hospital wins right to withhold ‘heroic measures’ from 90-year-old car crash victim

CBC Hamilton: One new case of C. difficile at Hamilton General

Intergovernmental Affairs

iPolitics (CP): Harper won’t attend premiers’ meeting on economy

Council of Canadians (via rabble.ca): Why we congratulated the Council of the Federation in Halifax

Justice

Xtra!: Gay couple denied apartment in Brampton

Labour

Windsor Star: Unions, Tories square off over proposed changes to labour laws

Toronto Star: New CAW-CEP union would spend more than $50 million to boost membership

CBC Windsor: CAW, CEP pitch merger of 2 unions

London Free Press: Giant union will fight decline

Windsor Star: CAW-CEP merger could wage $50M organizing drive

Toronto Sun: Striving to form one big union

Natural Resources

North Bay Nugget: Walleye fishery in 'crisis': OFAH

Northern Development

Sudbury Star: Wallbridge eyes mine near Capreol

Sudbury Star: Greens want area protected

Ornge

Toronto Star: ORNGE: Former board chair surprises inquiry with new information on Mazza’s true salary

Globe and Mail: Ornge board in the dark about aspects of former CEO’s pay

CBC Sudbury (CP): 2 bureaucrats say they don't know how Ornge went wrong

CP24 (CP): Ornge paid $6.7M in unnecessary fees to helicopter firm: ex-chairman

iPolitics (CP): Former Ornge CEO charged province for services not provided, committee told

Politics

iPolitics (CP): McGuinty eyes majority as byelections approach

Toronto Star: Ontario by-election to be held in Vaughan as Sorbara retires

CBC Ottawa (CP): Liberal MPP Greg Sorbara resigns

National Post: Ontario Liberal MPP Greg Sorbara stepping down, triggering second byelection

Ottawa Sun: Greg Sorbara retiring as Liberal MPP for Vaughan

Globe and Mail: Long-time Liberal MPP Greg Sorbara to step down

National Post - Stinson: McGuinty Liberals face double trouble

Windsor Star: All-Out Byelection Battle Looms

570News: McGuinty visits Kitchener

Public Health

Toronto Sun: Toronto officials out to reduce West Nile Virus threat

CBC Toronto: Toronto mosquitoes with West Nile virus at record high

CTV Toronto: High rates of West Nile virus found in mosquitoes

Transportation

London Free Press: Road fatalities are up 25%

CBC Toronto: Distracted driving campaign urges motorists to ditch the phone

Ottawa Sun: Red lights don't stop texting