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Ford says he faced ‘massive pressure’ from colleges, universities to increase tuition -
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Ontario’s Ford government using Google Docs to host policy proposals -
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Ford faces cross-provincial push to back down from Crown Royal ban -
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Ontario Liberals announce Bonnie Crombie will step down immediately -
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Third of Ontario’s Crown Royal workers have found new jobs as plant closure approaches -
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Ontario court rules Doug Ford must turn over personal phone records -
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Ontario grapples with use of AI in schools -
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Ontario’s new auto insurance rules could leave drivers underinsured, critics worry -
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Ford promises more ‘big, large casinos’ in Niagara Falls tourism vision -
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Focus Ontario: Dec. 13 -
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Focus Ontario: 2025 Year in Review -
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Ontario’s investment strategy in the face of unrelenting tariffs -
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TTC, Metrolinx at odds over Eglinton LRT opening -
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Algoma Steel union responds to 1K layoffs after government loan -
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Nearly half of Ontario’s Grade 6 students failing EQAO test results -
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‘Titanic was sinking,’ Ford says he was aware of Algoma Steel layoffs before 100M loan -
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Focus Ontario: Manufacturing Sector Malaise -
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Why Ontario education minister is determined to overhaul how school boards work -
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Ford defends embattled labour minister over skills funding -
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Focus Ontario: Red Light, Green Light: Ontario’s Nation-Building Projects
Author Archives
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Ontario health agency vendor suffered major ransomware attack in 2025Ontario Health atHome came under scrutiny last year after one of its vendors was hit by a cyberattack that was kept under wraps for months. We now know the attack was ransomware.Health7 hours
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Ford considers filling part of Lake Ontario to build massive convention centrePremier Doug Ford confirmed reporting he was considering filling part of the lake to build a new convention centre, which he has priced at 'a few billion' dollars.CanadaMar 6
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Trustee says they were ‘fully cut off’ from information on Ford government takeoverThe Ford government confirmed that the Peel District School Board would be under provincial supervision, a move that has sidelined trustees and replaced them with an appointee.PoliticsMar 6
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Metrolinx sheds 400-plus consultants as agency grapples with growing mandateMichael Lindsay was tapped to lead the Crown corporation in 2025, tasked with refocusing its mandate and bringing years-delayed transit lines into service for the first time.PoliticsMar 6
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Ford government takes over 8th Ontario school board, sidelining trusteesThe news comes a little over a month after Peel District School Board was put under supervision and York Catholic District School Board was told it could be next.PoliticsMar 5
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Ford government to order paper report cards back to all Ontario schoolsThe Ministry of Education suggested in a statement that some parents had struggled with digital report cards, which generally need to be downloaded using a password.EducationMar 5
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Metrolinx looking to ‘build public trust’ after rocky launch for Finch West LRTIn late December, the Finch West LRT became the first transit system to open in Toronto since 2022, replacing the bus network with high-capacity rail.CanadaMar 5
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A year after it was removed from LCBO, $2M in U.S. booze is expiringOn March 4, 2025, in response to the first round of tariffs levied by U.S. President Donald Trump, the premier banned American booze from the LCBO.PoliticsMar 4
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Ford government names advisers for potential EQAO test overhaulEducation Minister Paul Calandra released testing data at the end of last year after sitting on it for weeks to consider scores he acknowledged were 'not good enough.'CanadaMar 4
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Police make 2 arrests during Toronto protest over OSAP changesStudents are planning a 'hands off our education' rally at Queen's Park in Toronto, beginning around 12 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4.PoliticsMar 4
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Toronto convention centre could be piece of Ontario Place puzzle, Ford hintsThe premier has hinted he would like to rebuild Toronto's convention centre near Ontario Place, perhaps on the grounds of Exhibition Place.PoliticsMar 3
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford names new chief of staffA statement issued by the premier's office confirmed that principal secretary Travis Kann will take on the top job, with current chief Patrick Sackville set to step aside.PoliticsMar 2
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Ontario, N.S. sign agreement to sell alcohol across provincial bordersThe new deal flows from a broader framework agreed to by several provinces last year to try to reduce or do away with internal Canadian trade barriers altogether.CanadaMar 2
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Doug Ford doesn’t ‘need’ Bill 5 powers anymore to develop Ring of FireThe provincial government rushed its Bill 5 through the legislature last year to give itself the power to declare special economic zones.PoliticsMar 2
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Moving metrics: How the Ford government pulled back reporting its successes and failuresTargets, such as opening dates for transit lines and GHG emissions, have been removed from scrutiny, while a housing tracker set up a few years ago displays data from 2024.PoliticsMar 2
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Premier wants to see ‘gold mine’ airport in downtown Toronto expanded for jetsDoug Ford said he'd seen polling to support expanding the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport to include a bigger runway for larger jet engines.PoliticsFeb 27
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Ford government spends further $1.7M advertising its plans for Ontario PlaceThe campaign ran during the second half of 2025. It follows a previous set of commercials budgeted at $2 million and designed to combat 'negative sentiment' about Ontario Place.PoliticsFeb 26
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Ford says Toronto has ‘one of the worst’ convention centres in the world, teases billion dollar rebuildDoug Ford complained Toronto currently has 'one of the worst convention centres anywhere in the world' and hinted he wanted to overhaul and potentially expand it.PoliticsFeb 26
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Ford government awards $1B contract for new Ontario Science CentreThe province urgently shuttered the Ontario Science Centre at Don Mills and Eglinton to move it south to the waterfront, claiming the move was necessary because of its roof.CanadaFeb 26
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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.PoliticsFeb 25
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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.PoliticsFeb 25
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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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