Isaac Callan
Online Digital Broadcast Journalist
Isaac Callan is an Online Digital Broadcast Journalist for Global News Toronto, specializing in provincial and municipal politics from Global’s Queen’s Park Bureau. His work spans daily news coverage, in-depth features and investigative reporting, leveraging freedom of information laws to uncover new stories.
Collaborating closely with Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Colin D’Mello, Isaac has contributed to breaking stories, including articles about Bill 124, Premier Doug Ford’s daughter’s stag and doe fundraiser, Ford’s 2018 mandate letters and revelations about the premier’s use of his personal cellphone.
Prior to joining Global News, Isaac delved in-depth in the Region of Peel, establishing a firm foundation for both local and provincial politics. His commitment to reporting extends beyond the headlines, pushing for detailed and nuanced perspectives alongside new, untold stories.
Beyond his professional endeavours, Isaac is a keen soccer fan and history student. He also stays up to date with the occasional sporting achievements of his home country, Scotland.
You can connect with Isaac on X @isaaccallan or via email at isaac.callan@globalnews.ca. He welcomes story ideas, diverse viewpoints and is always looking for ideas for new investigations and features.
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Video Archives
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Ford government moves to limit transparency legislation -
Metrolinx sheds 400-plus consultants, some move to become VPs -
Ford government stops reports summarizing child welfare network deaths -
Ontario MPPs head off for extended winter break after short fall sitting -
How the Ford government sped through the fall sitting -
Union concerned about contraband, overdoses in Ontario jails -
Ontario sets spending record on commercials that improve view of government -
Ontario plans to release delayed EQAO results next week, after ‘deep dive’ -
Metrolinx prepares to open long-delayed LRTs in winter -
Ontario government starts tentative use of AI -
Ontario Public Service has highest Copilot use in Canada, as Ford government rolls out AI -
Ontario school board supervisors eligible to charge $350K -
All-day, two-way GO boosted by land purchase after contract setback -
Company involved in Ontario medical supply shortages received skills development funding -
Ontario minister vehicles caught speeding as Ford looks to remove cameras -
Emergency room closures drop in Ontario as critics urge government to make data public -
Did Doug Ford manage to ‘Protect Ontario’ from Donald Trump -
New education legislation set to give Queen’s Park sweeping new powers
Author Archives
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Toronto transit union raises concern about plans for fare, schedule integrationThe province announced it would expand its fare integration plan policy to harmonize fares across the Toronto region and, in the long-term, look to align schedules in the future.PoliticsApr 2
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Ford government planning to appoint regional chairs, give them sweeping new powersThe same legislation will shrink the size of regional governments in both Niagara and Simcoe County, providing chairs their own version of strong mayor powers.PoliticsApr 2
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Michael Ford confirms he won’t run in Toronto’s mayoral electionMichael Ford, who served most recently in provincial parliament, released a statement Thursday confirming he wouldn't seek to succeed Olivia Chow as Toronto's next mayor.PoliticsApr 2
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Mississauga bans international banners from city hall, giving away free Canadian flagsPreviously, national flags for other countries could be hoisted on the flagpole in Mississauga to celebrate heritage months and independence days.CanadaApr 2
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Attorney general ‘not commenting’ on Ford’s call for Umar Zameer judge to apologizeThe high-profile case saw Umar Zameer acquitted of first-degree murder in the death Det. Const. Jeffrey Northrup, who was fatally run over in Toronto in the summer of 2021.CanadaApr 2
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MPPs in Ontario receive 4.2% raise now salary freeze has endedLast year, all Ontario parties agreed to a 35-per cent pay raise for MPPs and the creation of a new pension plan after a salary freeze at Queen's Park that lasted 16 years.PoliticsApr 1
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Tourism minister backs Ontario Place plan, saying Therme went through ‘proper checks’New emails unearthed by the Ontario NDP show there was concern within the civil service just days before Therme signed a controversial 95-year lease for land at Ontario Place.PoliticsApr 1
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Ontario won’t give nurse practitioners billing codes, but will bring them into public systemThe federal health minister wrote to Ontario more than a year ago, telling the province to come up with a policy to fund and regulate nurse practitioners by April 1.HealthApr 1
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Full lineup of countries to play World Cup matches in Toronto confirmedSixty-ninth-ranked Bosnia and Herzegovina upset 12th-ranked Italy 4-1 in penalties on home soil in a playoff qualifier final to reach the World Cup in Toronto.CanadaApr 1
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Man charged after vehicle burned on U of T campusJust before 1 a.m. on March 31, police said they were called to the University of Toronto's historic St. George Campus for a fire.CrimeApr 1
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Number of VPs at Metrolinx grows again, some consultants come on board permanentlyData released through Ontario's annual salary disclosures, known as the sunshine list, reveals there were 124 people at Metrolinx with vice-president in their title last year.PoliticsApr 1
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Adviser warned Ontario to dig ‘deeper’ on Therme finances days before signing leaseNew emails, obtained by the Ontario NDP, offer fresh insights into an incident flagged more than a year ago by the auditor general.PoliticsApr 1
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Launch of Hurontario LRT driving Ontario’s plan for enhanced fare integrationThe Hurontario LRT, also known as the Hazel McCallion Line, does not have an official opening date but, when finished, it will run through both Brampton and Mississauga.CanadaMar 31
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2 dead after fatal North York fire early on Tuesday morningAround 4 a.m., firefighters were called to a home on Anthia Drive, an address near Steeles and Islington avenues in North York.FireMar 31
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No specifics on how many homes will be built as Ontario earmarks billions in tax breaksWhile the Ford government shares the development industry's enthusiasm about housing construction, the province remains skittish about defining the outcome.PoliticsMar 31
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Ford government ‘paying attention’ to Ontario college presidents earning $500KThe five highest-paid college leaders earned an average of $507,000 in 2025, according to data on the annual sunshine list, a year in which hundreds of staff were laid off.PoliticsMar 31
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Minister insists ‘it all adds up’ as Ontario tables bill with housing, transit tweaksThe new legislation includes a range of measures around official plans, the building code and a suite of highway and transit changes.PoliticsMar 30
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Funding approved for new waterfront light rail transit route in TorontoA three-party agreement will see Toronto, Queen's Park and the federal government pitch $1 billion each for construction of the new project, which will be led by the city.PoliticsMar 30
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Federal government, Ontario sign $8.8B deal to reduce development chargesMark Carney and Doug Ford were among the politicians at a major event Monday morning to unveil the overhaul of how new housing and its infrastructure are paid for in Ontario.PoliticsMar 30
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Police charge 27-year-old Toronto man with trafficking victim for sexual servicesThe force alleged that through a 'combination of deception, coercion and control,' the man trafficked his victim.CrimeMar 30
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Top paid Ontario college presidents averaged $500K each in 2025 as layoffs continueThe province's 24 publicly funded colleges have struggled significantly ever since a federal cap on the number of international students was brought in at the beginning of 2024.PoliticsMar 30
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Cost of Premier Doug Ford’s top staff grew by 11% in 2025The Sunshine List shows 50 individuals in the Premier's Office earned an average of $162,000 in 2025, pushing up the total compensation to over $8 million.PoliticsMar 30
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Ford government says U.S. tariff threat to crush economy ‘didn’t materialize’Despite fearing tariffs would keep Ontario's economic growth to less than one per cent, the province has defied expectations in a budget still filled with red ink.Mar 28
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Ontario finance minister says HST rebate won’t be extended: ‘This is a one-year sale’The marquee feature of the 2026 Ontario budget was a tax break for any homebuyer looking to purchase a newly built house or pre-construction condo.CanadaMar 27
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More than 400K people on Ontario’s sunshine salaries list, OPG highest earnersAll five of the province's top earners worked for Ontario Power Generation, while health-care executives and the public pension board also made the top 10.PoliticsMar 27