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Ontario Liberal MPs call for Trudeau to step aside: ‘Time is of the essence’More than 50 of the 75 Liberal MPs from Ontario held a one-hour meeting on Saturday to talk about their party’s leadership, Global News has learned.CanadaDec 22
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More than 200 Ontario communities don’t have family doctors accepting new patients: reportThe internal report, leaked to the Ontario Liberals on Wednesday and published by the party, shows 205 Ontario communities don't have family doctors taking on new patients.HealthNov 27
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Ontario battle over tax cuts begins ahead of potential early electionThe Ford government is touting its $200 rebate cheques as a key affordability measure, while the Ontario Liberals promise a middle-class tax cut.PoliticsNov 16
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Chrystia Freeland, popular with some MPs, criticized by othersLiberal MP Chrystia Freeland drew sharp criticism from two cabinet ministers for the way she quit cabinet but many backbenchers hope she succeeds Justin Trudeau.CanadaDec 23
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Ontario opposition postpones convention to focus on potential early electionThe Ontario NDP is postponing its annual conference to focus on campaigning because it believes chaos in Ottawa could also spark an early provincial ballot.PoliticsDec 23
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Bonnie Crombie takes aim at Ontario premier in campaign-style speech at Liberal gatheringOntario's new Liberal leader took aim at the premier over the weekend as she tested out a new slogan in a campaign-style speech at her party's annual general meeting.PoliticsSep 22
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Ford legislation to dismantle homeless encampments won’t pass until next yearThe Ford government plans to table legislation to tackle encampments on Thursday but won't finish debating and passing it until well into the new year.PoliticsDec 9
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Signs Doug Ford may call an early Ontario election stacking upBuzz has been building since Doug Ford repeatedly refused to rule out calling an election earlier than the fixed June 2026 date at a press conference this spring.PoliticsDec 9
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Ford government plans to fast-track supervised consumption site ban through legislatureThe government also pushed through its law to frustrate new bike lanes, new energy legislation and the fall economic statement with shortened debate and public hearings.PoliticsNov 26
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‘Don’t want to rush’: Ontario holds steady on not declaring intimate partner violence an epidemicPoliticians on both sides of the aisle stood for a moment of silence to honour the victims of intimate partner violence in a brief moment of unity in Ontario on Monday.CanadaNov 25
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Revenues are up in Ontario, but ‘challenging’ economic conditions continue for manyOntario is set to unveil its fall economic statement on Wednesday, with details of the cost of alcohol liberalization and $200 rebate cheques for almost everyone in the province.EconomyOct 30
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Single-family home starts hit 69-year low in new Ontario housing dataA new report from the FAO paints a dire picture of the province's housing starts and how they will have to change if the government has any hope of meeting its 1.5 million target.PoliticsNov 14
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Ford government set to limit debate, public hearings on bike lanes lawHouse Leader Steve Clark is pushing to speed up the debate process on its law to limit bike lanes and a much-touted energy strategy.PoliticsNov 5
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Ontario announces unexpected extension to per-vote subsidy for political partiesElection laws in Ontario mean that every party receives a subsidy for votes they received in the previous election to offer some guaranteed funding for political parties.PoliticsNov 6
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Ford government won’t share details of Hwy. 407 buyback plan it is ‘looking at’Ontario Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria was asked repeatedly on Thursday about plans Premier Doug Ford had previously indicated were underway to buy Highway 407.PoliticsNov 7
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Ford government votes down effort to ban nurse practitioners from chargingSix months after Ontario began a push to close what it believes is a federal loophole, nurse practitioners continue to charge in Ontario. One proposed solution was voted down.HealthOct 28
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Infrastructure Ontario ‘worked with’ engineering firm ahead of science centre closure reportThe government said the decision to close the science centre was made by its board of directors but a news release announcing the plan was written a week earlier.PoliticsNov 21
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Ford turns to former Trudeau cabinet minister to help with family doctor problemDoug Ford's government is appointing former Liberal health minister Jane Philpott to a new role overseeing attempts to connect every Ontarian to primary care within five years.HealthOct 21
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Ontarians to get $200 rebate cheque next year, Ford announcesQueen's Park is planning on sending Ontario taxpayers a $200 rebate cheque in the mail by early next year, Premier Doug Ford announced Tuesday.PoliticsOct 29
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Opposition parties promise to cancel Ontario Place lease, even with high costsDespite the high cost of cancelling Therme's bid to build a spa at Ontario Place, the provincial Liberals, NDP and Greens all say that's what they'd do if elected.CanadaOct 7