Colin D’Mello
Queen’s Park Bureau Chief, Global News Toronto
Colin D’Mello is one of Ontario’s most prominent political journalists, currently working as the Queen’s Park Bureau Chief at Global News.
He began his career as a radio reporter in Moncton, NB., before returning to Ontario. He helped launch 1310 News in Ottawa and later reported for 680 News in Toronto. In 2011, Colin moved to television broadcasting, beginning a long run at CTV News where he most served as their Queen’s Park Bureau Chief. He also held the role of President of the Queen’s Park Press Gallery, advocating for journalists and helping to manage the relationship between newsrooms in Ontario and the provincial legislature. In April of 2022, he joined Global News.
Colin was born in Kuwait and lived there until 1998, crediting the events of the first Gulf War for shaping his interests in political reporting. He is a graduate of the broadcast journalism program at Seneca College and worked as a guest lecturer at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU).
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Ontario’s Ford government using Google Docs to host policy proposals -
Ford faces cross-provincial push to back down from Crown Royal ban -
Ontario Liberals announce Bonnie Crombie will step down immediately -
Third of Ontario’s Crown Royal workers have found new jobs as plant closure approaches -
Ontario court rules Doug Ford must turn over personal phone records -
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Ontario’s new auto insurance rules could leave drivers underinsured, critics worry -
Ford promises more ‘big, large casinos’ in Niagara Falls tourism vision -
Focus Ontario: Dec. 13 -
Focus Ontario: 2025 Year in Review -
Ontario’s investment strategy in the face of unrelenting tariffs -
TTC, Metrolinx at odds over Eglinton LRT opening -
Algoma Steel union responds to 1K layoffs after government loan -
Nearly half of Ontario’s Grade 6 students failing EQAO test results -
‘Titanic was sinking,’ Ford says he was aware of Algoma Steel layoffs before 100M loan -
Focus Ontario: Manufacturing Sector Malaise -
Why Ontario education minister is determined to overhaul how school boards work -
Ford defends embattled labour minister over skills funding -
Focus Ontario: Red Light, Green Light: Ontario’s Nation-Building Projects
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Crown Royal bottling plant in Ontario town shuts down 2 days earlyPlans to close the facility in Amherstburg, Ont., were first announced in the summer by Diageo, the international drinks maker behind the Canadian whisky.Politics7 hours
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Ford government supportive of Niagara amalgamation, hoping for local planThe possibility of reducing the size of the local governments was raised after a new provincial appointee complained about the current structure and costs.Politics10 hours
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Ontario school boards urge open conversation about future of trusteesThe Ontario Public School Board Association said it's listening to public comments made by Doug Ford about whether he wants to eliminate trustees, without receiving official word.EducationFeb 25
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Ford government stops reports summarizing child welfare network deathsThe government said the 'information continues to be tracked in real time,' but appears to have ended reports summarizing trends and broader patterns.CanadaFeb 25
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Ontario unveils 17 long-term care homes to get specialized dementia care fundingOn Tuesday, Long-Term Care Minister Natalia Kusendova-Bashta confirmed the $9 million program, first announced last year, would begin rolling out.HealthFeb 24
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Ford government still ‘discussing’ whether or not to abolish trusteesSpeculation has percolated about the future of trustees for close to a year as Education Minister Paul Calandra embarks on a mission to reform how school boards operate.EducationFeb 24
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Company sued by Ford government says it faces bankruptcy, tries to speed up caseThe company, Keel Digital Solutions, received millions from the government for counselling services for students on college and university campuses.CanadaFeb 24
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‘It’s not a freebie’: Ford government defends OSAP changes as opposition continuesPremier Doug Ford said OSAP "is not a freebie anymore" and that "money doesn't grow on trees" as opposition to his student loan changes continues to bubble.PoliticsFeb 23
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After latest tariff twist, Doug Ford says he ‘can’t wait’ for U.S. midtermsA ruling from America's top court concluded Donald Trump's so-called 'reciprocal' tariffs and duties on Canada related to fentanyl were unlawful.PoliticsFeb 23
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Ontario First Nations complete fast-tracked assessments for Ring of Fire roadThe Ford government confirmed Friday that Marten Falls First Nation had submitted its environmental assessment for an access road in its community.PoliticsFeb 20
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Behind the scenes of Diageo’s attempts to soften the blow of an Ontario plant closureThe night before it announced an Ontario bottling facility would close, representatives from Diageo got in touch with Doug Ford's office. At first, the conversation was cordial.PoliticsFeb 20
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Ontario moving ahead with public corporations to fund wastewaterThe new municipal service corporations would help move costs from development charges into public companies that could issue debt to build water and wastewater infrastructure.PoliticsFeb 19
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Ontario government directs schools to let students watch Team Canada matchesDoug Ford announced the idea in a social media post on Wednesday evening, saying he had told Education Minister Paul Calandra to work out how schools could make it possible.CanadaFeb 19
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‘Save OSAP’ campaign launched asking Ford government to reverse student loan changesAs part of a push to sustain the struggling post-secondary sector, the province will inject new cash into colleges and universities and allow them to raise tuition fees.EducationFeb 19
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Constructing new Toronto subway bridge could force temporary closure of DVPThe new transit project will connect Don Mills and Eglinton to Ontario Place by passing across the DVP, through Toronto's east end, and into the downtown.PoliticsFeb 18
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Doug Ford promises funds to bring Taste of Danforth back after financial strugglesThe festival has struggled to return since the COVID-19 pandemic. It managed a comeback in 2023 but has since been cancelled, citing major losses.Feb 18
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Ontario Line opening date uncertain, construction to be finished in ‘early 2030s’The Ford government has broken ground on four stations and an elevated guideway for its signature Ontario Line subway, which could be finished sometime in the early 2030s.CanadaFeb 18
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Ford says he faced ‘massive pressure’ from colleges, universities to increase tuitionPremier Doug Ford's government announced last week it would allow universities to raise tuition by two per cent a year beginning in September.PoliticsFeb 17
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Ontario finance minister says rate of health-care spending is ‘unsustainable’In the buildup to the 2026 budget, Doug Ford's finance minister is raising concerns about the sustainability of health-care spending in Ontario.EconomyFeb 17
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Large portions of Hurontario LRT track still not laid, intersections unfinishedConstruction on the 18-kilometre, 19-stop light rail route between Port Credit and Steeles Avenue began in 2020 and was originally scheduled to be completed in 2024.PoliticsFeb 17
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Ontario finally sees increase in housing starts after years of declineData released by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation shows that Ontario saw a 12 per cent bump in new housing starts for January 2026 compared with the same period in 2025.EconomyFeb 16
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Ford government would use LCBO ‘clout’ in future fights with companiesPremier Doug Ford backed down from his threat to remove Crown Royal from the shelves of the LCBO after the government said it reached a $23 million agreement with the company.CanadaFeb 16
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Metrolinx CEO promises fewer legal battles on future Ontario transit projectsThe completion of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT marks the end of one saga for the provincial transit agency, but many transit projects are still under construction.PoliticsFeb 13
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Ford backs down on Crown Royal ban after reaching agreement with DiageoThe government says the agreement with Diageo is worth $23 million, but it does not appear to directly save any Ontario jobs related to the whisky.PoliticsFeb 13
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Ontario ends tuition freeze at public colleges and universities, boosts fundingPost-secondary institutions will be allowed to increase their tuition fees by two per cent per year for three years, before switching to an inflation-informed increase after that.CanadaFeb 12