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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Doug Ford dismisses decline in popularity, says he’s ‘sure the heck not Justin Trudeau’ -
Ford removes caucus chair after pension, private jet row -
Focus Ontario: Harmony Short-lived -
Ontario government releases details of $191K in extra private jet costs -
Focus Ontario: Opposition to the Opposition -
Ontario’s freedom of information requests scrapped as watchdog waits for impact -
Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives tumble in the polls after jet fiasco -
Focus Ontario: Here Come the Cancellations -
Focus Ontario: Turbulence or Tailspin? -
Will private jet blunder, FOI changes haunt Doug Ford? -
Focus Ontario: Trustee Turmoil -
Ontario education minister lays out education reform and possible social media ban -
Ontario’s evolving explanation for how it accidentally released 150 inmates -
Dozens of inmates released from Ontario jails every year because of ‘errors or oversight’ -
Liberal Hospitals Critic on system status -
Housing minister on trying to end Ontario’s homebuilding slump -
Focus Ontario: Development Charge Drama -
Ontario’s finance minister defends budget after lower-than-expected tariff impact -
Focus Ontario: Billions from Balance -
Environment minister explains conservation authorities amalgamation
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Ontario education minister ‘clarifying’ students will be allowed to miss class for sportsNew attendance rules kick in next academic year, when attendance and participation will make up either 10 or 15 per cent of a final mark for students, depending on the grade.EducationJun 30
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Worries mount that Ontario’s auto insurance changes will increase costsIn early 2024, as part of Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy’s spring budget, the government overhauled the province’s auto insurance laws to create more flexibility and choice.PoliticsJun 30
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Ontario applies new transparency law to Premier Doug Ford’s cellphone, denies accessThe government announced this spring it would tighten Ontario's transparency laws to offer near-blanket exemptions for the premier, ministers and all of their political staff.CanadaJun 30
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Smaller interim Ontario Science Centre opens on Toronto’s waterfrontThe Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming unveiled the new Harbourfront Centre location on Monday, two years after the permanent science centre was abruptly closed to the public.PoliticsJun 29
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Doug Ford visits northern Ontario to mark construction for road to Ring of FireDoug Ford flew into the remote Webequie community on Thursday for the first time since taking office in 2018 to celebrate a construction milestone for the long-awaited work.PoliticsJun 25
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Internal Ford government notes admit it will ‘not reach’ 1.5M homes targetAs a central plank of its 2022 election campaign, the Ford government pledged it would construct 1.5 million new housing units by 2031.PoliticsJun 25
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Doug Ford pushes back on negative polling as some conservatives begin ‘contingency planning’While Ford has a comfortable three years remaining in his current mandate, recent polling has raised questions about how much runway the premier has left.PoliticsJun 24
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Ford fest photos colour corrected to remove ‘orange hue’: Premier’s OfficeThe scene came after weeks of negative headlines, including the purchase of a $28.9 million jet for the Premier's use, and polling that put Ford's approval rating at 21 per cent.PoliticsJun 23
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Metrolinx writes off $500M in signalling upgrades that are no longer usefulAs part of its annual report, Metrolinx said it would write off $504 million spent on signalling work for the Union Rail Corridor section of its track, which began in 2013.CanadaJun 22
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Ford government mum on whether it will offer update on its 1.5M homes goalClose to three years ago, the Ford government began setting targets for the number of new homes in towns and cities around Ontario.PoliticsJun 22
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Polling firm sends Doug Ford legal letter demanding retraction over ‘fake’ poll commentOn Thursday, Global News learned the firm sent Ford's office a letter demanding a retraction after Ford claimed a poll was "fake."PoliticsJun 19
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Ford government refusing to release secret report that suggested selling off ROM artifactsConsultancy firm Ernst & Young completed an audit of the Royal Ontario Museum toward the end of 2022 after the government tasked them with digging into its finances.PoliticsJun 18
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Ontario jail forced to take servers offline after suffering ‘breach’ of security systemsStaff at the Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay, Ont., realized the jail had suffered a 'breach related to its security systems' sometime on June 1.CanadaJun 17
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Ford calls poll that ranked him as Canada’s least popular premier ‘fake’The results show that, between March and June, Ford experienced a 10-point drop, leaving him with just 21 per cent approval from voters in Ontario.CanadaJun 16
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Former Wynne, Trudeau staffer hopes policy chops can win Ontario Liberal leadership raceDylan Marando, the first candidate to sign up as a leadership candidate, is betting his experience as a policy advisor to former prime ministers and premiers.PoliticsJun 16
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Ford government scolded agency over cyber attack. Docs show it knew a month earlierAn Ontario Liberal MPP raised the alarm about a major ransomware attack suffered by one of Ontario Health atHome's key vendors last year.CanadaJun 16
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Survey suggests elevated concerns among Ontario doctors about ER overcrowdingA study released by the Ontario Medical Association on Monday morning polled ER doctors across the province to build a snapshot of the struggling health-care system.CanadaJun 15
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Ontario housing starts dip in May after strong start to 2026The Ford government is far away from its goal of building 1.5 million new homes by 2031, something the finance minister has admitted is a 'soft' target.CanadaJun 15
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Ontario Liberal leadership candidate vows to make health care more ‘competitive’Eric Lombardi, who launched his leadership bid last week, has been receiving support from a range of political voices, including many who say they've never voted LiberalPoliticsJun 15
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Ticket sites accuse Ontario government of botching resale law rolloutStubhub and Seatgeek, two resale sites, were added to Ontario's consumer beware list for allegedly allowing the sale of tickets above face value on June 10.CanadaJun 11
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Ford government signs $200M contract to build 5-storey parking garage at Ontario PlaceThe new five-storey building will include 3,500 parking spots and 680 electric vehicle charging stations, and the government hopes it will generate $60 million in annual revenue.PoliticsJun 11
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Doug Ford approval falls to ‘worst’ level since taking office, poll findsThe latest results show that between March and June, Ford experienced a 10-point drop, leaving him with just 21 per cent approval from voters in Ontario.PoliticsJun 11
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Margaret Atwood joins chorus of figures opposing Toronto island airport expansionIn an open letter addressed to the prime minister, various prominent Toronto figures and politicians asked Mark Carney to scrap the airport plan.CanadaJun 10
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Ford says Washington trip ‘jammed’ with meetings despite chamber of commerce cancellationThe premier headed down to the Capitol on Monday and Tuesday for a series of meetings to promote his hopes of increased free trade between Canada and the United States.CanadaJun 9
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War in Iran will add $650 in extra fuel costs for average Ontario household: reportA new report from the FAO modelled the extra cost of oil after United States President Donald Trump began a military campaign in the Middle East.EconomyJun 4