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Ford government commits to passing code of conduct reform before municipal electionsCanadaApr 24Minister Rob Flack told Global News he still intends to pass new municipal rules, including the ability to remove sitting councillors from office in the most extreme cases. -
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Ontario education minister considering social media ban for under 16sPoliticsApr 17 -
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Solicitor general will ‘get to bottom’ of inmate release errors he was briefed on in 2025CanadaApr 16 -
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Ontario Liberals want newly elected MP Doly Begum to campaign in upcoming byelectionPoliticsApr 14 -
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Launch of Hurontario LRT driving Ontario’s plan for enhanced fare integrationCanadaMar 31 -
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No specifics on how many homes will be built as Ontario earmarks billions in tax breaksPoliticsMar 31 -
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Ford government says U.S. tariff threat to crush economy ‘didn’t materialize’Mar 28
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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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Ontario’s battered housing sector revises its projections down againAs part of its 2022 re-election campaign, the Ford government promised it would solve Ontario’s housing crisis by ramping up the construction of new homes.CanadaMar 26
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Ford government runs deeper deficit, punts budget balance amid pessimistic outlookAs the finance minister tabled the 2026 provincial budget on Thursday, he warned that geopolitical change has "reached our shores," requiring the province to spill more red ink.PoliticsMar 26
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Majority think Doug Ford is failing to protect Ontario, new poll showsA survey conducted by Ipsos exclusively for Global News' Focus Ontario asked people how well they thought Premier Doug Ford was protecting Ontario on a number of files.PoliticsMar 23
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Watchdog says transparency crackdown will make Ontario more secret and less secureOntario's privacy watchdog says a Ford government plan to shield the premier, cabinet ministers and their staff from FOI laws is out step with rules elsewhere in Canada.PoliticsMar 21
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Ford maintains strong polling lead, even as number of voters wanting change increasesPolling conducted exclusively for Global News reveals Ford and his party remain the most popular choice for voters, even as the underlying numbers begin to soften.PoliticsMar 20
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Metrolinx promises building over DVP won’t lead to ‘multi-week, multi-month’ closureThe Ontario Line was first announced in 2019, with a current completion estimate in the early 2030s and an estimated cost of just over $27 billion.CanadaMar 9
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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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