Ontario Politics
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Ontario election: NDP says it would initiate purchase of Hwy. 407, remove tollsOntario’s NDP is promising to remove tolls from the privately owned Highway 407 and initiate a potential purchase of the highway in a pre-election pitch to voters.Canada9 hours
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‘Restore safety and order’: Ontario spending $75M to remove public encampmentsThe Ontario government says it has begun flowing up to $75.5 million to municipalities to help them remove encampments in public spaces.PoliticsJan 27
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Ford’s move to speed up alcohol sales expansion to cost Ontario $612M: reportOntario's budget watchdog estimates that the government's decision to speed up the rollout of alcohol sales in corner stores will cost the province more than $600 million.PoliticsJan 27
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Ford government being asked to create ‘tariff taskforce’ by labour unionsWhile Ford has held public meetings with Trudeau and the rest of Canada's Premiers, labour leaders are calling for a union-related task force to help address the tariff response.PoliticsJan 27
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Questions raised after non-political city staff ordered to attend Ford announcementDoug Ford was at Brampton City Hall announcing funds for an unfinished light rail project northwards from Mississauga to tunnel under Brampton's downtown, and also sought votes.PoliticsJan 27
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Liberals claim Ford’s plan to visit Washington during election is ‘explicitly partisan’When the Ontario legislature is dissolved, the government enters caretaker mode - a convention that prevents a political party from using taxpayer resources to campaign.PoliticsJan 26
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Ford’s LCBO order on U.S. booze won’t hurt Ontario convenience stores: groupDoug Ford’s order to the LCBO to clear U.S. booze from its shelves if Donald Trump imposes sweeping tariffs won’t hurt Ontario’s convenience stores, an industry group says.CanadaJan 26
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‘An arms race:’ Recruiting family doctors and the stiff competition in OntarioWith family doctors in short supply, communities are having to be more creative to attract physicians to their communities, and it’s only getting more complex.HealthJan 25
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Ontario $200 cheques begin arriving, including some addressed to the deceasedThe cheques were announced by the government in the Fall Economic Statement and entitle every taxpaying adult, and their children, to $200 each from the provincial government.PoliticsJan 24
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Ontario community groups encourage $200 rebate recipients to donate fundsThe provincial rebates distributed in January and February are expected to total $3 billion in an effort to help alleviate the high cost of living.ConsumerJan 24
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