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Ford government introduces hiring freeze for Metrolinx, LCBO and other agenciesOn Friday, Treasury Board president Caroline Mulroney announced the freeze, saying agencies, boards and commission public bodies had swelled in size in recent years.PoliticsSep 26
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Ontario ends 2024-25 with significantly lower deficit than predictedTreasury Board President Caroline Mulroney and Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy released public accounts that show the province ended the year with a deficit of $1.1 billion.EconomySep 26
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Solicitor general among Ontario cabinet ministers whose vehicles have been stolenFour cabinet ministers have had vehicles stolen in the past four years, two of them in recent months. Premier Doug Ford's office says that shows 'no one is immune.'PoliticsOct 9
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The Ford government legalized speed cameras in 2019. Now, it says they’re a ‘tax grab’Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government created the framework for cities to introduce automated speed cameras in 2019, but is now pushing to have them eliminated.CanadaSep 23
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Ontario public servant unions rallying against Ford’s return-to-office mandatesUnions representing Ontario public sector workers are holding a rally Thursday outside of Queen's Park to protest the province's return-to-office mandate.PoliticsSep 18
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Ontario civil servants will return to office full time, ending pandemic-era rulesThe government said staff who are going to work three days a week will move to four days in October, moving toward a full return by Jan. 5, 2026.CanadaAug 14
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Edmonton Oilers look to return Stanley Cup to Canada as final kicks offThe last time a Canadian team won the Stanley Cup was in 1993, despite a team from Canada being in the finals multiple times since.CanadaJun 4
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Some workers still wait for Bill 124 compensation despite Ford government reversalAt the beginning of 2024, the government agreed to reverse its Bill 124, a measure which had capped public sector pay increases at one per cent annually for three years.CanadaMay 9
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Ontario raises questions over future of $10-a-day child-care dealEducation Minister Paul Calandra sent a letter to parents on Tuesday raising concerns as the federal election campaign enters its final, frenzied stretch.PoliticsApr 23
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‘Good for her’: Ford says he allowed cabinet minister to endorse PoilievreOn Wednesday, Mulroney — who is president of the treasury board in Ford's Ontario government — introduced Poilievre at an event in Toronto and endorsed him.PoliticsApr 3
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Ontario releases annual sunshine list of highest earners — Metrolinx CEO makes top 5The three highest-paid civil servants in the province all worked for Ontario Power Generation but recently departed Metrolinx CEO Phil Verster cracked the top five.PoliticsMar 28
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s new cabinet unveiled with changes in major portfoliosOntario Premier Doug Ford and his new cabinet will be sworn in Wednesday after securing a third Progressive Conservative government last month.PoliticsMar 19
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Ontario election 2025 results: York-SimcoeYork-Simcoe is a provincial riding located in Central Ontario.CanadaFeb 25
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Stolen vehicle registration schemes in Ontario and the stiff penalties proposedWith 'reVINing' a growing issue in the province, the Ford government is expected to table legislation to make it harder to re-register a stolen vehicle through ServiceOntario.PoliticsOct 28, 2024
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Ontario taxpayers fork over $4.3 million to settle legal costs in Bill 124 casesOntario taxpayers have forked over $4.3 million in legal fees after the province lost two court cases defending a wage-cap law that was struck down as unconstitutional.PoliticsOct 15, 2024
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Ford government’s Bill 124 backpay cost increases again, closing in on $7BThe payouts come after successive courts deemed that Bill 124, which capped public sector wages, interfered with the constitutional rights of unionized workers.CanadaSep 19, 2024
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Ontario ends 2023-24 with nearly balanced budget, partly due to international tuitionA final tally of the spending and revenues for the last fiscal year and it showed Ontario ended the 2023-24 year just $600 million in the red.CanadaSep 19, 2024
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Ontario to open 2 temporary G2/G road test centres to clear backlog with more sites in SeptemberThe two temporary road test locations for G and G2 licences will open on Aug. 9 in Guelph and Oshawa, with four more opening in the Toronto and Hamilton areas in September.CanadaAug 4, 2021
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St. Marys fire officials to mark anniversary of Cindy Devine’s death with extinguisher giveawayThe ceremony is scheduled to begin outside of the town's fire hall around 10 a.m. Saturday. Local officials estimate they will hand out more than 100 free fire extinguishers.CanadaOct 1, 2021
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Ford government surveying Ontarians for Greater Golden Horseshoe transit plansThe province has released a new survey on transportation in Greater Golden Horseshoe that it says will help shape its planning going forward.CanadaSep 11, 2020