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Jessica Smith Cross

Jessica Smith Cross

Jessica Smith Cross began her career in local news, reporting for Metro newspapers in five Canadian cities, as well as for CTV, the Guelph Mercury and the Turtle Island News. She made the leap to political journalism in 2016 but frequently looks back. Prior to the Trillium, she was the editor-in-chief of iPolitics and Queen's Park Briefing.

Recent Work by Jessica

LCBO workers set to strike as union demands changes to corner store booze plan

LCBO workers set to strike as union demands changes to corner store booze plan

Union leaders warned of a 'hot, dry summer' ahead if a deal isn't reached by July 5
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Your Ontario health care experiences: ‘Huge wait times. Poor quality care’

Your Ontario health care experiences: ‘Huge wait times. Poor quality care’

'Our government is not OK with that status quo,' says a spokesperson for provincial health minister
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Support for alcohol sales in corner stores tanks if it comes with a cost: poll

Support for alcohol sales in corner stores tanks if it comes with a cost: poll

Whether it's a billion-dollar boozedoggle or a quarter of that, Ontarians' support for opening up the alcohol market declines as the projected cost rises, a new poll shows
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Moms who lost kids to toxic drugs call on province to fund supervised consumption

Moms who lost kids to toxic drugs call on province to fund supervised consumption

A report that will outline new rules for supervised consumption sites will be released 'shortly,' the health minister told The Trillium
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'Billion-dollar' boozedoggle? What it may cost to speed up alcohol sales in corner stores

'Billion-dollar' boozedoggle? What it may cost to speed up alcohol sales in corner stores

Ford government says true cost won't be known until people buy more drinks from grocery and convenience stores instead of LCBO, but one opposition party has a guess
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Booze coming sooner than expected to more Ontario stores

Booze coming sooner than expected to more Ontario stores

Grocery stores and convenience stores will be able to heavily discount — or inflate — the price of wine, beer and ready-to-drink alcoholic beverages under new rules
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Doug Ford’s PCs hold Milton in hard-fought byelection

Doug Ford’s PCs hold Milton in hard-fought byelection

Meanwhile, voters in the solidly blue riding of Lambton-Kent-Middlesex elected Progressive Conservative Steve Pinsonneault
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Retiring judge takes jab at Doug Ford's 'like-minded' remark

Retiring judge takes jab at Doug Ford's 'like-minded' remark

Justice David Doherty said judges should be 'like-minded' in striving to meet the public's expectations of justice — not in allegiance with political leaders
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Ontario to retroactively ban lien used in 'virtual home invasion' scams

Ontario to retroactively ban lien used in 'virtual home invasion' scams

To defeat increasing fraud, the Ontario government will retroactively ban Notices of Security Interest in the land registry system
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Are these private-pay health care clinics legal? The minister won't say

Are these private-pay health care clinics legal? The minister won't say

Some new nurse-practitioner clinics, including one in Sudbury, are taking advantage of the family doctor shortage to charge patients for visits
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