Ontario Daily Digest: Aug. 8, 2012

Aboriginal Affairs

The First Perspective: Kenora Jail Inmates to make statements to TRC Aug 8 & 9

Access to Information

Windsor Star: A’burg ordered to release documents

Agriculture

CBC Ottawa: Horses to be sold due to drought

Ottawa Citizen: Drought, high feed prices force cash-strapped Eastern Ontario ranchers farmers to ponder livestock sell-offs

CTV Ottawa: Local farms remain stressed

St. Thomas Times-Journal: Tim Hudak says Liberal policy would kill thousands of jobs

Education

CTV Toronto (CP): McGuinty urges teachers to sign new contracts, warns he'll do it for them

Toronto Sun: McGuinty tries to get teachers on side in deficit battle

Toronto Star: Toronto Catholic board approves teacher deal

Globe and Mail: Labour strife looms for McGuinty as lone Catholic board accepts deal

Ottawa Sun - MacDonald: An unconciliatory move

Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal - Editorial: Don’t make students the pawns in dispute

Energy

London Free Press: Wind-turbine opponents laud resolution

CBC Thunder Bay: Thunder Bay Hydro urges caution with energy marketers

Northumberland Today: Solar energy sites mapped in Northumberland

REVE: Medical experts favour wind energy over dangerous, toxic fossil fuels

Finance

Ottawa Sun: Put brakes on insurance fraud

Toronto Star: OLG softens pitch for new casino on Toronto waterfront

Kingston Whig-Standard: Casino future on the line at city meeting

Health Care

National Post: Errors, mislabelled samples pose ‘staggering’ cost to Canada’s blood banks

CBC Ottawa: Ottawa midwives hope to land local birthing centre

CBC Hamilton: C. difficile outbreak remains at 2 Hamilton hospitals

Sudbury Star: Hospital takes bold step

Vancouver Sun: Editorial: medical insurance needs rethink

CambridgeTimes - Letter: Ontario government must respect doctors

Labour

DurhamRegion: Contracts negotiations to start for Oshawa car company, union

Natural Resources

Wawatay News: Weagamow battles Windigo Lake fire

MNR: McGuinty Government Taking Further Steps to Protect Environment and Economy

Northern Development

CBC Sudbury: Study aims to help mining sector with hiring woes

Ornge

CBC Thunder Bay: Ornge helicopter pilot suspended after public testimony

Public Health

CBC Ottawa: West Nile found in Ottawa mosquitoes

Ottawa Citizen: West Nile virus present in Ottawa-area mosquito population

Globe and Mail: Don’t let needed drugs disappear without notice

Training, Colleges and Universities

Waterloo Region Record: UW research aimed at preventing knee injuries

Transportation

Toronto Star: Clean Train Coalition asks court to apply the brakes to Metrolinx diesels

Globe and Mail: Non-profit group takes Metrolinx to court over diesel train plan for Pan Am Games

Sudbury Star: MacLeod: Liberals keeping promise to four-lane Highway 69