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Public divided on Bill 5 but say Indigenous rights are more important than speed: pollPoliticsJun 9New polling from Liaison Strategies for the National Ethnic Press and Media Council of Canada gauged the mood of Ontarians as the government passed Bill 5 into law. -
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First Nations threaten highway blockages over Ford government’s Bill 5PoliticsJun 2 -
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Ford government considers arming more special constables but won’t say who will get gunsPoliticsMay 24 -
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Ontario could have half-a-trillion dollar debt by 2027. It would set a recordCanadaMay 21 -
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Ontario cabinet ministers, premiers to be called ‘honourable’ for lifePoliticsMay 20 -
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Ontario keeps paying Beer Store agreement as alcohol revenue fallsCanadaMay 15 -
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Ontario tables tariff-era budget with bigger deficit and bleak economic outlookEconomyMay 15
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Ontario tables tariff-era budget with bigger deficit and bleak economic outlookOn Thursday, Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy presented the government’s 2025 budget, a document dominated by the tariff response and how it will impact the province’s economy.EconomyMay 15
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Ontario added 134 km of lanes to Highway 401. Its key bottleneck didn’t get betterTravel times on Highway 401's bottleneck in Toronto were around 25 minutes in 2016. They worsened to as much as 32 minutes last year and could hit an hour by 2051.PoliticsApr 24
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Ontario fare integration program used 35M times in 1st yearIn February last year, the Ford government launched its OneFare plan and promised to eliminate the barriers for commuters switching between transit systems in and around Toronto.PoliticsApr 15
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Ontario plans to create ‘economic priority areas’ as part of anti-tariff strategyThe bill is expected to allow the province to designate 'regions/zones of economic and security interest,' to allow the government to speed up the permitting process.PoliticsApr 11
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Opening mines faster in Ontario will add ‘soft power leverage’ over Trump: ministerDuring a recent cabinet reshuffle, Ontario Premier Doug Ford added responsibility for mines to the portfolio of his existing energy minister.PoliticsApr 5
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Ring of Fire road will be ‘real opportunity’ for northern Ontario, minister saysCreating a way to mine the mineral-rich area in northern Ontario has been on Premier Doug Ford's to-do list since he was elected for the first time in 2018.PoliticsMar 29
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Drug inhalation once on shortlist to fix supervised consumption sites in Ontario: docsNew documents reveal allowing supervised inhalation was among a shortlist of recommendations collated by the Ministry of Health last year.HealthMar 20
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Ford government to make gas tax cut permanent despite carbon tax changeDuring the election campaign, the Progressive Conservatives promised to make the gas tax discount permanent — a policy the party says it will follow through on.PoliticsMar 18
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Ontario system ‘not ready’ to introduce involuntary addictions treatmentOntario's mental health and addictions minister says the government isn't in a place to consider involuntary treatment because the current system is already under too much stress.PoliticsMar 15
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