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 chief of staff missing months of government messages after ‘inadvertent error’
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Ford government faces accountability questions over hasty fall sitting
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Breaking down who decided to close the Ontario Science Centre and when
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Ontario hasn’t defined ‘attainable’ housing but promises it will be about innovation
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Ontario forges ahead with renovations and modular construction to boost jail capacity
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Ontario municipalities renew calls for long-term, comprehensive approach to homeless encampments
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How a paper bag contract at the LCBO sent the Ford government scrambling
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Ontario integrity commissioner completes recommendations for municipal conduct
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Schools don’t have provincial funds to remove roof panels that closed Ontario Science Centre
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Ontario government launches financial audit of troubled child welfare sector
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Ontario minister quizzed on high number of deaths for kids associated with care
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Advocates concerned as data shows a child dies every 3 days under Ontario’s care network
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Ontario supervised consumption site surprised by order to close
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Disability advocates concerned by billion dollar Toronto courthouse
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Fresh questions over Ontario Science Centre business case
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Why an Ontario town with fewer than 6,000 people has OPP’s largest facility
Author Archives
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Ontario business struggles to keep up with demand for ‘Canada is not for sale’ capsOn Wednesday morning, Ford appeared in Ottawa sporting a hat with the caption 'Canada is not for sale' after Trump pushed the idea of a merger with the U.S.Canada59 mins
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Ford government underestimated ServiceOntario deal with Staples: financial watchdogThe FAO found Ontario that while Ontario underestimated the cost of the move, it also underestimated the benefits, which could be realized over time.PoliticsJan 15
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Ontario starts work that could launch massive new nuclear power generating stationEnergy Minister Stephen Lecce was in Port Hope, to promote Ontario Power Generation's Wesleyville site as land the province could rely upon to build a new nuclear station on.EconomyJan 15
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PC Party begins election ‘fundamentals’ training for staff in OntarioDoug Ford has repeatedly floated the idea of requiring a new mandate in order shore up Ontario's economy to combat impending tariffs by the coming Trump administration.PoliticsJan 14
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Ontario government files appeal against order for Ford to release cellphone recordsThe government has filed a request for a judicial review of the IPC’s decision, claiming an adjudicator with the transparency watchdog “erred” in her order.PoliticsJan 14
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Doug Ford gives clearest hint yet of early Ontario election, points finger at Trump, tariffsFord said if tariffs hit Canadian goods, it could mean the provincial government needs to spend billions to stimulate the economy.PoliticsJan 13
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Ford government unveils latest attempt to dissuade Trump from adding tariffsPremier Doug Ford promised that if the United States is willing to work with Queen's Park and Ottawa, Canada can help offer critical minerals buried in northern Ontario.PoliticsJan 13
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Doug Ford loses transparency fight to block release of personal cell phone recordsThe IPC determined Ford had used his personal phone for government work and, as a result, said his phone records constitute public documents that could be published.PoliticsJan 13
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Ontario mother pleads for return of child, allegedly taken to India by estranged husbandCamila Vilas Boas, whose three-year-old son Valentino has been away since August, said she never leaves her cellphone, hoping the screen will finally light up with news of her boy.CanadaJan 10
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Man dead after falling through thin ice near Toronto Island, warning issuedToronto police said that around 9 a.m. on Friday, the man fell through the ice on Lake Ontario off the edge of Toronto Island into the waters beneath where he died.CanadaJan 10
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Ford says ‘it’s time to sit down’ with Hwy. 407 executives to discuss next stepsSpeaking to reporters on Thursday afternoon, Ford said he had not sat down with the operators of Highway 407 but admitted it was a conversation he needed to have.PoliticsJan 10
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OPP investigating ‘criminal allegations’ from divided Ontario councilIn a statement Thursday, OPP said it was conducting an investigation into allegations made by Pickering City Council.CanadaJan 9
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Ontario reaches ‘tipping point’ with more than 81K people experiencing homelessnessA new report points to massive growth in the number of people experiencing homelessness, particularly in the southern parts of the province, and demands action from the government.CanadaJan 9
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‘This head’s like limestone’: Ontario Premier Doug Ford unhurt after vehicle crashThe premier's office said Ford was travelling in his vehicle along Highway 401 when it became involved in a collision. Neither he nor anyone else in his vehicle was injured.PoliticsJan 8
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‘Our country is not for sale,’ Ford says as he pitches energy plan with U.S.Ontario Premier Doug Ford has outlined his proposed plan dubbed "Fortress Am-Can," calling it a "renewed strategic alliance between Canada and America."PoliticsJan 8
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Ontario could allow long-term care homes to skip planning rules to boost bed countThe change could come as Ontario experiences "capacity pressures" on its existing stock of long-term care homes, including the closure of some facilities.PoliticsJan 8
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Toronto transit fares to be frozen as subway, streetcar frequency improvesOn Tuesday, the TTC unveiled its proposed 2025 budget with new spending, increased frequency across the network and a promise not to raise the cost for riders.CanadaJan 7
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Ontario unveils home renovation incentives, plans to rebate fridges, freezersOn Tuesday, Energy and Electrification Minister Stephen Lecce unveiled a new rebates program as part of the government's 12-year, $11-billion energy efficiency program.PoliticsJan 7
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Doug Ford evades early election questions amid ‘uncertainty’ of Trudeau resignationFord was asked repeatedly if the threat of tariffs from President-elect Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau's resignation would push him to rule out an early election in 2025.PoliticsJan 7
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What 2014 court ruling said about man now accused of killing girlfriend, her father in HalifaxOntario court documents from a sentencing a decade ago detail Matthew Costain's criminal record that began at the age of 14, including several arrests involving illegal guns.CrimeJan 6
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Ontario’s struggling colleges face potential strike action as union sets dateOn Friday, the union representing faculty workers at Ontario's public colleges published a five-day labour action notice, claiming its members are not being offered job security.EducationJan 3
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Ontario government $200 rebate cheques to arrive in mailboxes within weeksThe policy is expected to cost the government roughly $3 billion and will see money sent to around 12.5 million adults and 2.5 million children.PoliticsJan 3
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Ontario council moves meetings online citing ‘growing infiltration of alt-right’Pickering council has been engaged in a growing battle with one member of council, who the mayor has claimed is linked to alt-right figures and has disrupted repeated meetings.CanadaJan 3
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More arrests after ‘randomly targeted’ Toronto shooting, possible gang ties: policeFor months, detectives with Toronto police say they worked to apprehend the four suspects and work out the motive for a brazen east-end shooting in 2023.CrimeJan 2
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Ontario confirms future of 9 supervised injection sites, 1 remains in limboThe government announced Thursday that drug injection sites in locations including Toronto, Ottawa and Thunder Bay will all be given funding to switch to rehabilitation facilities.HealthJan 2