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As deadline looms for Ontario municipal elections candidates, some seats uncontestedWith the window to run in this year's Ontario municipal elections about to close, observers and advocates are paying attention those who have and haven't signed up.PoliticsAug 20
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Fewer people running for trustee in some of Ontario’s supervised school boardsNew legislation has reduced the role of trustees, including cutting budget responsibilities at English-language boards, and mostly removing their role in central bargaining.PoliticsAug 18
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Nominations to run in Ontario’s fall municipal elections set to closeA clearer picture of the choices Ontarians will face at the ballot box is set to emerge Friday afternoon as nominations for the fall municipal elections come to a close.PoliticsAug 21
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Early voter turnout down slightly for 2 of Ontario’s 3 byelectionsFigures released by Elections Ontario track the number of early ballots cast in Scarborough Southwest, Hamilton East-Stoney Creek and York-Simcoe.PoliticsAug 31
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Why some Canadian website maps show ‘Lake America’ instead of Lake OntarioThe issue first arose after several websites including Hydro One, Elections Canada, Infrastructure Ontario and others showed Lake America on their maps.CanadaAug 31
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Ontario’s order for new subway trains could be hit by Canadian counter-tariffsThe retaliatory tariffs could apply to self-driving, electric trains ordered by the Ford government for the Ontario Line that will be built south of the border.EconomyAug 26
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Election finance complaint submitted about Brampton MPP over ads in father’s newspaperGrewal unseated the NDP’s Gurratan Singh in 2022 in Brampton East, winning the riding again in the 2025 snap election.PoliticsJul 23
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Ford says world will always ‘call it Lake Ontario’ after Trump’s renamingTrump’s order says the U.S. lays claim to most of the 'volume' of Lake Ontario and is largely responsible for its security, economic activity and environmental stewardship.CanadaAug 29
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Steven Guilbeault steps down as MP for Laurier–Sainte-MarieThe MP for Laurier—Sainte-Marie said he's leaving government on a matter of principle because the party's direction on energy and the environment changed under Carney's leadership.PoliticsSep 1
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Ford government celebrates construction work on northern Ontario mining roadsOn Monday, the Ontario government and Aroland First Nation announced that ground had broken on work to upgrade the Anaconda and Painter Lake roads, part of a broader network.CanadaAug 24
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Canadians set to cast their ballots in B.C., Ontario and Quebec byelectionsThe vote is taking place in three ridings across the country, one in B.C., another in Ontario and a third in Quebec following the resignations of their MPs.PoliticsAug 30
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Ford calls Trump a ‘loser’ and ‘dictator’ after president posts about Ontario premierPremier Doug Ford is once again threatening to cut off electricity exports to the United States amid an escalating trade war that will have significant impact on steel and autos.CanadaAug 24
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Voting begins for byelections as Trump trade war looms over CanadiansElections Canada said 39,500 Canadians have already voted in advance polls according to its preliminary figures, from Aug. 21 to Aug. 24PoliticsAug 31
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Byelection wins a ‘clear message’ of support for trade stance, Carney saysPrime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals sweep three byelections to strengthen majority mandate amid trade war with Donald Trump’s administration.CanadaSep 1
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Advance voting in 3 federal byelections starts Friday. Here’s how to voteTwo federal byelections were held in Toronto-area ridings and one Montreal-area riding on April 13, which allowed Prime Minister Mark Carney to achieve a majority government.PoliticsAug 20
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Lake Ontario ‘now and always,’ Carney says after Trump ‘Lake America’ orderTrump, speaking in the Oval Office after signing the order, took the opportunity to once again criticize Canada's trade policies and leadership but insisted he loves the country.U.S. NewsAug 27
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Ontario legislature faces calls to return amid trade war. Ford calls it ‘gutter politics’The trade war between Canada and the United States intensified over the weekend, after talks to secure an agreement fell apart and Prime Minister Mark Carney recalled negotiators.PoliticsAug 25
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Hazel McCallion LRT struggled with liquidity, design and ‘quality of work performed’Briefings obtained by Global News show that, throughout 2025, Metrolinx and the Ford government were worried the light rail build was 'experiencing a number of issues.'CanadaAug 31
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‘Bring it on buddy’: Everything Ontario’s Doug Ford said about President Donald TrumpOver the course of 45 minutes, Doug Ford said Donald Trump could 'kiss my ass,' calling him a 'dictator,' a 'loser' and the 'king of bankruptcies.'CanadaAug 24
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Trump’s trade war with Canada becoming U.S. midterms ballot box issueCanada is set to implement its retaliatory duties on Tuesday. Many are aimed at key industries in states where there are competitive midterm races.CanadaSep 7