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Ontario applies new transparency law to Premier Doug Ford’s cellphone, denies accessThe government announced this spring it would tighten Ontario's transparency laws to offer near-blanket exemptions for the premier, ministers and all of their political staff.CanadaJun 30
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Carney, Ford denounce vandalism, shooting at Jewish bakeries in TorontoPrime Minister Mark Carney and Premier Doug Ford both expressed their disgust with attacks on two Jewish-owned bakeries in Toronto.CrimeJul 27
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Ford calls for national firefighting strategy, lambasts Trump commentsOntario Premier Doug Ford was speaking during a wildfire update on Monday morning as almost 200 fires burned across the province.PoliticsJul 20
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Transparency law changes block release of Ford government speed cameras studiesAs Premier Doug Ford railed against automated speed cameras and called them a 'cash grab,' Global News sought to understand what information the government had considered.CanadaJul 15
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Ontario PC MPPs who spent big on hotels face questions as minister resignsOntario Premier Doug Ford said his MPPs would pay back "every penny" of the hotel expense claims, but his office hasn't said if anyone has actually sent the money back.PoliticsJul 17
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Doug Ford receives gag gift from Ontario Liberals after private jet fiascoThe gag gift was intended to poke fun at Premier Doug Ford's purchase of a $28.9 million Challenger 650 private airplane for travel across North America.PoliticsJun 2
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Protesters continue to target Doug Ford with rally outside premier’s Etobicoke officeAt the latest rally, attendees said they were worried about Ontario's new regulatory body for personal support workers.CanadaJul 8
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Toronto island airport expansion would lead to severe traffic, committee hearsPremier Doug Ford's plan to significantly redevelop Toronto's waterfront will have "substantial implications" on gridlock, transit congestion.PoliticsMay 19
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First Nations chiefs call for inquiry into Ontario wildfire responseThe chiefs say some residents were forced to organize their own evacuations and received little warning or assistance as wildfires approached their communities.CanadaJul 21
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Premier’s office files saved in Google Docs excluded from Ontario transparency requestsGlobal News was engaged in an appeal to get access to some nine documents created by staff in Ontario Premier Doug Ford's office and stored in Google's cloud service.CanadaMay 13
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No new wildfires in Ontario in 24 hours: Ministry of Natural ResourcesThere are 177 active wildfires still burning in Ontario, but the Ministry of Natural Resources has reported no new blaze in the last 24 hours.CanadaJul 24
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Manitoba Premier Kinew ‘willing to entertain’ Alberta to Ontario pipelineManitoba Premier Wab Kinew says he's open to a west-east pipeline being pitched by his counterparts in Alberta and Ontario.PoliticsJul 22
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More than 180 wildfires burning in Ontario’s northOntario's Ministry of Natural Resources is listing 173 wildfires as active this morning in Ontario's north, including 12 that had been sparked in the last 24 hours.CanadaJul 22
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Ford’s office reduces staff costs by $1M following spending criticismFord has increasingly come under fire for the size of his office as its size and cost has grown at a rate his critics say does not fit with his mantra of finding efficiencies.PoliticsJul 16
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Ford backs Toronto defence bank bid, disputes Quebec’s ‘fear campaign’ claimOntario Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday that while Toronto should be the host city for a new defence bank, he doesn’t believe in 'attacking' competing bids for it.PoliticsMay 12
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Officials say 180 fires continue to burn in northern OntarioThe photos show scorched earth and debris where buildings once stood in Namaygoosisagagun First Nation, whose residents fled without help from the province.CanadaJul 23
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Renata Ford, wife of former Toronto mayor Rob Ford, dies"My heart breaks for Stephanie and Dougie. They’ve been through so much at such young ages, and losing their mom is incredibly painful," the premier said in the statement.PoliticsJul 6
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Company behind Crown Royal whisky signs deal to sell Ontario bottling plantA spokesperson for the company behind Crown Royal stated that while the agreement for the Amherstburg facility has been signed, details about its buyer won't be shared.EconomyJul 7
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Premier Ford apologizes for hotel expenses claimed by his MPPsFormer minister of tourism Stan Cho charged more than $16,000 to the taxpayer for hotels despite living near Queen's Park, while three Peel Region MPPs charged more than $15,000.PoliticsJul 20
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Ontario MPP and sport minister announces retirement from politicsNeil Lumsden, who sits as the MPP for Hamilton East-Stoney Creek, wrote an open letter announcing his retirement from politics.CanadaJul 17