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Changes to G class driving test done without full review, may have risked safety: AG

Changes to G class driving test done without full review, may have risked safety: AG

Ontario's acting auditor general says the province's removal of three-point turns, parallel parking and other requirements from G class driving tests was done without a full review and may have impacted road safety.
Ontario names former GM executive as new representative in Washington

Ontario names former GM executive as new representative in Washington

TORONTO — Ontario has named a former General Motors executive as its new representative in Washington, D.C.
Most Ontario government ads last year were partisan: auditor general

Most Ontario government ads last year were partisan: auditor general

TORONTO — Ontario's Progressive Conservative government spent about $25 million — or three quarters of its total advertising spending — last year on ads the auditor general believes are partisan.
Republicans threaten contempt proceedings if Hunter Biden refuses to appear for deposition

Republicans threaten contempt proceedings if Hunter Biden refuses to appear for deposition

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are warning Hunter Biden that they will move to hold him in contempt of Congress if he doesn’t appear this month for a closed-door deposition, raising the stakes in the growing standoff over testimony from Presiden

Opening month of mobile sports betting goes smoothly in Maine as bettors wager nearly $40 million

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Bettors wagered nearly $40 million in Maine during the first month online sports betting became legal, with the state's tribes, two vendors and state government receiving benefits, officials said. All told, $37.
Michigan high court declines to immediately hear appeal of ruling allowing Trump on primary ballot

Michigan high court declines to immediately hear appeal of ruling allowing Trump on primary ballot

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court refused Wednesday to immediately hear an appeal of a lower court’s ruling that would allow former President Donald Trump’s name to be on the state’s presidential primary ballot.
Biden's campaign will not commit yet to participating in general election debates in 2024

Biden's campaign will not commit yet to participating in general election debates in 2024

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s campaign is not yet committing to general election debates next year, the latest sign that a staple of modern White House campaigns may not be in play in 2024.
Ontario not respecting environmental consultation obligations, auditor says

Ontario not respecting environmental consultation obligations, auditor says

TORONTO — Ontario's government is not respecting or using public consultation on environmental impacts in its decision making, particularly in its now-reversed plan to open up the protected Greenbelt for housing development, the acting auditor genera
Highlights from Ontario auditor general annual report

Highlights from Ontario auditor general annual report

TORONTO — The Ontario auditor general's office published its annual report Wednesday.
Business case for moving Ontario Science Centre missing key information: auditor

Business case for moving Ontario Science Centre missing key information: auditor

TORONTO — The decision to move the Ontario Science Centre to Ontario Place was based on incomplete information and took into consideration the parking needs of a privately owned waterpark and spa, the province's auditor general said Wednesday.