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April 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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More than 35 million trips were made using Ontario’s fare integration program during its first year, according to data from the provincial government.

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April 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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NEW: Education minister ‘concerned’ by vaccination rates amidst Ontario measles outbreak

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April 14, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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This week: Ontario plans to create ‘economic priority areas’ as part of anti-tariff strategy.

But it's a bill that could raise concerns about end-runs around the environment.

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Ontario plans to create ‘economic priority areas’ as part of anti-tariff strategy | Globalnews.ca
The bill is expected to allow the province to designate 'regions/zones of economic and security interest,' to allow the government to speed up the permitting process.
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April 14, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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Premier Doug Ford says a major auto assembly plant in western Ontario must quickly reopen after it announced a two-week shutdown in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs.

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April 4, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Weeks after saying his caucus would be too busy to get involved with the federal election, Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he gave Caroline Mulroney his blessing to endorse Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre.

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April 4, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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NEW: During a speech to the Toronto Region Board of Trade Metrolinx CEO Michael Lindsey says the agency is showing “humility” as it moves away from P3 contracts in order to avoid painful transit construction delays similar to the Eglinton LRT.

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‘Open heart surgery’: Metrolinx interim CEO warns of upcoming subway construction disruption | Globalnews.ca
In his speech to the Board of Trade, Metrolinx CEO Michael Lindsay said while progress might seem "incremental," transit projects are moving forward.
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March 31, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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NEW: The interim-CEO of Metrolinx believes greater communication about ongoing construction projects, coupled with “around the clock” work will help residents tolerate the “open heart surgery” being performed on Toronto streets.

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‘Open heart surgery’: Metrolinx interim CEO warns of upcoming subway construction disruption | Globalnews.ca
In his speech to the Board of Trade, Metrolinx CEO Michael Lindsay said while progress might seem "incremental," transit projects are moving forward.
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March 31, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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Ontario’s newest associate housing minister is facing questions about his commitment to building new homes after appearing to promise during the recent election to block the idea of allowing towering developments in his riding.

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March 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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NEW: After a 290% increase in measles cases in Ontario this week, questions are growing about why the Chief Medical Officer of Health isn't holding regular updates.

Dr. Kieran Moore has also rebuffed several media requests for interviews.

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Calls grow for Ontario to do more to tackle growing measles outbreak | Globalnews.ca
On Thursday, Public Health Ontario reported a total of 470 measles cases, up from 120 cases the week before. Thirty-four people were in hospital and two in intensive care.
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March 21, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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Ontario business and education leaders are calling on the Ford government to increase funding to colleges and universities as a strategy to defend the province from the looming threat of U.S. tariffs.

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March 20, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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NEW: Allowing people to smoke drugs at supervised consumption sites was once on a shortlist of internal recommendations to overhaul the system before Ontario decided to shutter some locations and ban new ones altogether.

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March 20, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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As Ontario Premier Doug Ford prepares to unveil his third-term cabinet, Progressive Conservative strategists are expecting a status quo government with the majority of front-bench ministers returning to their posts.

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March 19, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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Canada as 51st state a ‘compliment,’ Ford says but country is ‘not for sale’

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March 19, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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Premier Doug Ford today called President Trump's threats to make Canada the 51st state "a compliment."

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March 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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NEW: The Ford government still plans to make the gas tax cut permanent despite PM Carney’s carbon tax change.

The Premier’s Office was evasive about Ontario’s industrial carbon tax which has raised $400M so far.

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March 18, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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A group of Toronto cyclists hoping to put a roadblock in the way of Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s bike lane plans have lost their bid to delay them

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Toronto cyclists lose bid to force Ford government to pause bike lane removals | Globalnews.ca
A group of Toronto cyclists hoping to put a road block in the way of Doug Ford’s bike lane plans have lost their bid to delay them.
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March 16, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Ontario’s mental health and addictions minister says the government isn’t in a place to consider involuntary treatment for people in crisis because the current system is already under too much stress.

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Ontario system ‘not ready’ to introduce involuntary addictions treatment | Globalnews.ca
Ontario's mental health and addictions minister says the government isn't in a place to consider involuntary treatment because the current system is already under too much stress.
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March 16, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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NEW: As Premier Doug Ford prepares to trigger a provincial election opposition parties are raising concerns about two planned trips to Washington during the campaign calling them “explicitly partisan” and an inappropriate use of taxpayer funds.

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Liberals claim Ford’s plan to visit Washington during election is ‘explicitly partisan’ | Globalnews.ca
When the Ontario legislature is dissolved, the government enters caretaker mode - a convention that prevents a political party from using taxpayer resources to campaign.
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January 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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NEW: Ontario’s Liberals have written a letter to the provinces chief electoral officer asking them to consider Premier Doug Ford’s upcoming trips to Washington as election related events, subject to election spending limits.

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Liberals claim Ford’s plan to visit Washington during election is ‘explicitly partisan’ | Globalnews.ca
When the Ontario legislature is dissolved, the government enters caretaker mode - a convention that prevents a political party from using taxpayer resources to campaign.
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January 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Does Premier Doug Ford’s ‘Ontario needs a loud voice’ pitch hold up to scrutiny?

One government cabinet minister said the province had no issues meeting with American lawmakers during a trip to Washington.

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Ontario snap election? Ford says ‘stay tuned’ as government announcements sped up | Globalnews.ca
Asked by reporters on Wednesday if Ontarians should expect to see an election campaign begin next week, Ford answered, 'Stay tuned.'
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January 23, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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NEW: The call logs of Premier Doug Ford‘s private cellphone are one step closer to being released to the public after the province lost a major transparency battle over the government business conducted on the premier’s personal device

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Doug Ford loses transparency fight to block release of personal cell phone records | Globalnews.ca
The IPC determined Ford had used his personal phone for government work and, as a result, said his phone records constitute public documents that could be published.
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January 13, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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NEW: Canada's Premiers are set to hold a virtual meeting on Wednesday in the wake of PMJT's resignation announcement yesterday.

The meeting, scheduled for 3:30pm, will only be attended by the premiers -- despite calls for a meeting with Trudeau.

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January 7, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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NEW: Energy Minister Stephen Lecce launches a new 'home renovations savings program':

- $10.9B / 12 years
- 30% rebates on energy-efficient renovations

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January 7, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford repeatedly refused to rule out an early election and stuck doggedly to his talking points during a brief appearance on Monday as the resignation of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau threatened to uproot political plans in the province.

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Doug Ford evades early election questions amid ‘uncertainty’ of Trudeau resignation | Globalnews.ca
Ford was asked repeatedly if the threat of tariffs from President-elect Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau's resignation would push him to rule out an early election in 2025.
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January 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM