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Progressive Conservative MPP arrested by police, removed from caucusScott was elected for the first time in February, very narrowly beating the NDP candidate in the riding by a little over 100 votes.CanadaSep 22
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Ontario MPP charged with assault takes ‘short leave,’ won’t step downIn September, Chris Scott was arrested in Toronto following an investigation by police in his local riding of Sault Ste. Marie and charged with assault and assault with a weapon.CrimeOct 2
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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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Toronto ‘epicenter of weakness’ for housing as Ontario’s 1.5M goal slips further awayA recent report identified Toronto's homebuilding as the "epicentre of weakness" and the latest figures show Ontario's goal of 1.5 million homes is slipping further away.CanadaSep 10
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N.S. advocacy group takes aim at province’s bid to promote open-net fish farmsA Nova Scotia advocacy group opposed to open-net salmon farms is criticizing the provincial government’s new coastal mapping tool.EconomySep 11
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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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Ford promised a northern town new LTC beds. They’re moving forward 7 years laterSioux Lookout, located roughly four hours north of Thunder Bay, was promised new long-term care beds by Ford and then-Liberal leader Kathleen Wynne during the 2018 election.HealthAug 21
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Former Alberta deputy premier takes pro-Canada petition fight to driveways, dog parksFormer Alberta politician Thomas Lukaszuk is on a mission to collect 294,000 names on a petition to spur a referendum asking if Alberta should remain in Canada.PoliticsAug 25
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‘Significant crisis’: Number of violent incidents reported in Ontario’s schools growsNew data obtained by Global News reveals the rate of violence reported in Ontario's schools is growing, up almost 80 per cent compared to 2018-19.EducationAug 14
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Ford government sends supervisors into TDSB and others, sidelining trusteesThe move effectively gives the provincial government control over the day-to-day decisions of those boards, taking it away from trustees elected in October 2022.PoliticsJun 27
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Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown under police protection after receiving threatsBrampton Mayor Patrick Brown is under police protection after threats were made against him and his family, according to Peel Regional Police.CrimeJul 15
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Ontario MPPs could soon perform weddings. Here’s the bill that makes it possibleTwo Ontario Progressive Conservative members of provincial parliament are proposing to remove a layer of bureaucracy and let MPPs such as themselves more easily officiate weddings.PromoJun 13
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Man charged after death threats made towards Brampton Mayor Patrick BrownPolice in Peel Region say they have arrested and charged a 29-year-old man in connection with alleged threats made toward Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown.CrimeJul 16
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Ford election trip to Washington, D.C. cost taxpayers over $100K, docs showOntario Premier Doug Ford faced criticism in February after the PC Party appeared to disregard the government's caretaker convention with trips to the U.S. capital.PoliticsJun 17
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On eve of summit with chiefs, Ford says First Nations ‘keep coming hat in hand’On Thursday, Ford plans to host leaders of the Anishinabek Nation, which represents 39 municipalities in Ontario, to discuss his controversial recent mining law.PoliticsJun 18
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Ford government MPP blames U.S. tariffs for job losses in his ridingAs job losses mount, critics say the Ford government ran its election campaign under the slogan 'Protect Ontario,' promising to shield the province from the effect of tariffs.CanadaJun 10
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Milk Act to Bike Month: How Liberals are trying to slow Bill 5 with 4,000 amendmentsBill 5 is the government's mining legislation, which has sparked protests from First Nations leaders over a plan for special economic zones, where laws can be bypassed.PoliticsJun 3
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Ford government again refuses to declare intimate partner violence an epidemicOn Thursday, the government rejected a call to declare intimate partner violence and epidemic but restarted a committee which had been studying the topic since last year.PoliticsJun 6
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Ontario voted ‘in favour of Idle No More 2’ by passing mining law, First Nations sayAmong other changes, Bill 5 will create so-called special economic zones where a range of laws, ranging from municipal approvals to environmental rules or labour law, won't apply.PoliticsJun 4
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Ford says he won’t reduce size of cabinet after Ontario MPPs get pay bumpLast week, legislation to increase the base salary for an MPP at Queen's Park from $116,550 to $157,250 passed all three readings and became law within minutes of being tabled.CanadaJun 2