Internal plans reveal potential ‘phase 2’ in controversial Ontario Place redevelopment
Internal government documents obtained by the Ontario NDP and provided to Global News refer to “Phase 2” in the province’s overhaul of Toronto’s Ontario Place.
Politics
Mar 20
Ontario says it won’t fill lake at Ontario Place but new questions emerge
A slide with a "waterpark attraction" on Ontario Place's west island 18 months before a spa by Therme was announced on the site were "illustrative only," the province says.
Politics
Mar 21
Ford government considered ‘many things’ in Ontario Place redevelopment
The minister in charge of Ontario Place says she considered 'many things' in redeveloping the waterfront property but that the publicly announced plans are what will be built.
Politics
Mar 20
Shelter in place in Delhi, Ont. lifted after man arrested
OPP in Norfolk County asked residents living on Gibralter Street in Delhi, Ont., to keep children home from school due to a police investigation.
Crime
Apr 16
Ford government moves to have Ontario Place legal challenge thrown out
Government lawyers are arguing a request for a judicial review of the province's approach to redeveloping Ontario Place should be thrown out after new laws came into effect.
Politics
Jan 24
Witness heard ‘sputtering’ from Ontario family’s plane before crashing in Nashville: report
A preliminary report from U.S. authorities on the plane crash in Tennessee that killed an Ontario family said one witness heard “sputtering” sounds from the aircraft's engine.
Canada
Mar 23
An Ontario renter’s ‘scary’ situation with homelessness after landlords sell property
Having worked for over 35 years as a janitor, an Ontario man never thought he would find himself without a place to live in retirement. But he says that changed in 2022
Canada
Apr 12
Ontario family identified as victims in Nashville plane crash
Global News has new details that the pilot Victor Dotsenko and his wife Rimma were on board, alongside their two 12-year-old boys and seven-year-old daughter.
Canada
Mar 7
Ontario Liberals announce candidate for Milton byelection
A byelection will take place in the Ontario town after the government's minister of red tape reduction stepped down to run federally for Piere Polievre's Conservative Party.
Politics
Mar 25
Ontario reaches ‘new deal’ with City of Ottawa to take over certain costs
Ontario has reached a so-called "new deal" with the City of Ottawa that sees the province take over certain major costs, the provincial government said Thursday.
Politics
Mar 28
1 dead, 2 injured in Bruce County, Ont. collision
Ontario Provincial Police say a two-vehicle collision took place Saturday at Bruce Road 8 and Bruce Road 14 in South Bruce Peninsula. One person was pronounced dead at the scene.
Traffic
Mar 2
Ontario’s plan to get rid of blue licence plates is to sit back and wait
Ontario's blue licence plates, which police have complained can be hard to read, are set to be phased out naturally, instead of the government issuing any kind of recall.
Canada
Feb 14
‘We’re getting rid of that’: Ontario eliminating manual licence plate renewals
Ontario drivers will soon no longer have to renew their licence plates, the premier announced Tuesday, as the province moves to automate the process.
Canada
Feb 13
Ontario man faces charges after in-flight disturbance, assault on passenger plane: police
Police in Hamilton say they arrested and charged a local man for causing a disturbance on a Feb. 15 flight returning to Ontario from Cuba.
Crime
Feb 16
Ontario prepares for solar eclipse to put pressure on electricity grid
A total solar eclipse in parts of Ontario will reduce the amount of electricity generated when the sun is obscured. Energy officials say they're putting resources on standby.
Politics
Apr 5
Most Ontario online gamblers using regulated market sites, study indicates
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario commissioned the study to mark the first two years of operation of Ontario's regulated internet gaming market.
Canada
Apr 4
Ontario iGaming wagers hit $17.8 billion in 2023-2024
A new report offers insights into Ontario's online gaming market, which racked up nearly $18 billion in wagers during the 2023-2024 period.
Canada
Apr 17
Premier Ford says he only wants ‘Ontario students’ at medical schools
Asked about medical students leaving the province upon graduation, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he wants to put 'our kids first' and limit international spaces.
Education
Apr 3
In historic move, Ontario will allow Indigenous languages to be spoken in legislature
A change to the rules that govern lawmakers in Ontario means MPPs will be able to speak Indigenous languages without asking permission for the first time in provincial history.
Canada
Apr 5
Ontario transportation minister pitches 24-hour work to speed up Gardiner construction
Ontario's minister of transportation, who will soon be responsible for the Gardiner Expressway, is calling for 24-hour construction to speed up rehabilitation work on the route.
Politics
Apr 19