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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Video Archives
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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 -
Ontario grapples with use of AI in schools -
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 -
Ontario energy minister confident feds will eventually back Ring of Fire project
Author Archives
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Ontario minister responsible for policing won’t comment on arrests of Toronto officersOntario's solicitor general is declining to speak about the arrest of multiple officers in an organized crime scandal rocking police forces in and around Toronto.PoliticsFeb 6
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Ontario won’t order inquiry into Eglinton Crosstown LRT: ‘We’re going to move on’The premier held an event on Friday to celebrate the opening of the line, where he agreed the project had been a 'nightmare' but accused reporters of being 'negative' about it.PoliticsFeb 6
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Premier Ford ‘not too sure’ when he’ll call Scarborough byelectionDoly Begum triggered a wave of political activity Tuesday when she made the shock announcement that she would resign from the Ontario NDP.PoliticsFeb 4
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Ontario Science Centre allowing attrition to shrink workforce after closureThe Ford government announced the science centre at Don Mills and Eglinton would permanently close in 2024, pointing to the structural integrity of its roof.CanadaFeb 4
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Ontario NDP MPP resigns to run for federal Liberals in upcoming byelectionDoly Begum, who was first elected as an NDP MPP in the 2018 election, resigned from the party on Tuesday after being courted by the governing Liberals.PoliticsFeb 3
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Watchdog leans into ‘firmer enforcement’ over Ford government personal devicesThe Information and Privacy Commissioner is engaged in multiple, escalating battles with current and former members of the Progressive Conservative administration.PoliticsFeb 3
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Ford government storing records ‘central’ to secret cabinet deliberations in Google DocsNew information shows staff within Ontario Premier Doug Ford's office are using unsecured Google services to create or circulate official documents.PoliticsFeb 2
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Diageo confirms ‘ongoing discussions’ with Ford government to avert Crown Royal banFord threatened to remove the Canadian whisky from provincial liquor stores last summer after Diageo announced it would close a bottling plant in southwestern Ontario.PoliticsJan 30
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Northlander train nears return as work along corridor begins to wrap upTransportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria visited North Bay Friday to celebrate renovations to the city's Northlander bus and train station.CanadaJan 30
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Ford government still deciding how to ‘best implement’ sacking of municipal councillorsAs January 2026 ends, the bill still hasn't been passed into law, and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing can't say when it will.PoliticsJan 30
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More than 500 Ontario autoworkers prepare for layoffs to hit as GM cuts shiftThe move was first announced in May 2025, with plans to shed a third of jobs originally set for November.PoliticsJan 29
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Manitoba calls on Crown Royal maker to give Doug Ford a ‘path forward’ on disputeOn Wednesday, as he met fellow premiers during a Council of the Federation meeting in Ottawa, Ford once again offered an "olive branch" to Diageo executives.CanadaJan 29
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Ford government puts Ontario’s 2nd-largest school board under direct supervisionEducation Minister Paul Calandra announced Wednesday he was immediately taking over the Peel District School Board (PDSB), pointing to deficits and a plan to layoff teachers.EducationJan 28
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Police launch investigation into 2nd recipient of Ford government skills development fundBoth the Ontario Provincial Police and Premier Doug Ford's government confirmed an investigation into Jake’s House for Autistic Children over funds it received.PoliticsJan 28
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Poll shows broad, complicated support for banning Crown Royal in OntarioSixty-nine per cent of those surveyed agreed Ford should use his power over the LCBO to pressure companies to keep jobs in the province.PoliticsJan 28
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TTC targeting ‘goal’ of opening Eglinton Crosstown LRT on Feb. 8, Ford saysSpeaking as he left an unrelated scrum at Queen's Park on Monday, Ford said the second Sunday in February was the TTC's 'goal' for opening the light rail route.PoliticsJan 26
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Ford and Carney agree on ‘99%’ of issues despite Chinese EV spatDoug Ford's relationship with Mark Carney has been strained in recent days, after Canada agreed to allow 49,000 Chinese-made electric vehicles into the country.CanadaJan 26
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Kinew invokes Team Canada approach, asking Ford to stand down on Crown Royal boycottAfter finding out Diageo planned to close a bottling plant in southwestern Ontario, Ford emptied a bottle of the Canadian whisky onto the ground at an event over the summer.CanadaJan 23
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All options ‘on the table’ as Ontario looks to boost housing construction: finance ministerWhile the finance minister wouldn't commit to change, he said all options remain available to the government, including looking at 'out-of-the-box ideas.'PoliticsJan 23
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Ontario watchdogs release strategy for ‘responsible’ use of artificial intelligenceOntario's Information and Privacy Commissioner and Human Rights Commissioner issued a joint set of principles designed to help the Ontario government deploy AI.CanadaJan 23
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Hospitals warn ‘no easy choices’ if Ontario doesn’t substantially increase fundingThe Ontario Hospital Association warned that several provincial hospitals are grappling with 'significant challenges' stemming from patient-related pressure.HealthJan 23
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Ford says he is offering Diageo ‘olive branch’ on Crown Royal LCBO boycottOn Wednesday, Ford said he was offering the company Diageo an 'olive branch' to present the government with a plan to replace the 160 jobs in Amherstburg.PoliticsJan 22
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Ontario health minister says municipalities should not offer incentives to doctorsSome smaller or rural communities have struggled to find enough family doctors; local leaders have begun developing incentive programs to bring physicians to their residents.PoliticsJan 22
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Ontario colleges, universities ask Ford government for billions in new fundingGroups representing both colleges and universities asked for significantly more funding, saying tuition fee freezes and international student caps have left them with few options.PoliticsJan 21
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Ford says his government’s housing affordability policy ‘didn’t move the needle’The Ford government previously announced it had earmarked $470 million to give a harmonized sales tax break to first-time homebuyers purchasing new properties.PoliticsJan 21