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Ontario Liberal leadership candidates say legislative seat necessary for next leaderThe provincial party is holding its third leadership race in seven years after two successive leaders failed to gain a seat at Queen's Park, leading to their resignations.PoliticsMay 29
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Ontario school board supervisors charging varying fees, some billing government HSTNew invoices obtained by Global News using freedom of information laws show a lack of uniformity in how supervisors are working and being compensated.PoliticsApr 9
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Ford removes caucus chair after pension, private jet rowThe disagreement took place during a Progressive Conservative caucus meeting, which typically takes place on Tuesdays at Queen's Park.PoliticsJun 2
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Ford government votes down bill to strengthen sexual assault court casesCatherine Fife saw her proposed law to mandate the government to pay closer attention to trends and outcomes in sexual assault trials voted down by the Progressive Conservatives.May 28
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Ontario rules to remove misbehaving councillors set to become lawThe legislation was first tabled in May 2025 and passed through committee over the summer, but has languished for months while other laws have passed.CanadaMay 26
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Former GM plants must be repaired or demolished, Ontario city ordersThe General Motors plants on Ontario Street in St. Catharines closed in 2010 and were later sold in 2014 to BayShore Groups, which planned to build a retirement community.CanadaMay 27
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Ford government embarks on extended 21-week break, won’t return until late OctoberGovernment House Leader Steve Clark confirmed politicians won't return to Queen's Park until Oct. 27, suggesting he didn't want to 'interfere' with municipal elections.Canada5 hours
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Doug Ford accuses NDP leader Marit Stiles of “trump-style” commentsPremier Doug Ford called Stiles's remark "unacceptable" and tried to tie it to U.S. President Donald Trump. Stiles pushed back and said she had nothing to apologize for.PoliticsMay 5
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Progressive Conservatives set Ford Fest for Scarborough ahead of key byelectionStaff and MPPs in the Ford government are being asked to beef up the attendance numbers at Premier Doug Ford’s annual community barbecue — nicknamed Ford Fest — as the Progressive Conservative Party looks to “build momentum” ahead of the Scarborough Southwest byelection. While the Ford government has yet to call the byelection to replace...PoliticsMay 5
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Caroline Mulroney set to resign from Ford government in early JuneOn Sunday, Mulroney said she told Ford that she has decided to "resign from Cabinet" on June 5 and will walk away from her York-Simcoe seat triggering a by-election.PoliticsMay 25
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‘We’ve moved on’: Ford government won’t share private jet sale documentsThe Ford government said it had taken possession of a second-hand Bombardier Challenger 650 and then sold it again for the same $28.9 million it bought it for.PoliticsMay 1
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ANALYSIS: Liberal control of byelection timing a factor for potential NDP seat stealIf Prime Minister Mark Carney times upcoming byelections right, the Liberals can squeeze an under-resourced NDP and give themselves an advantage over the BQ, David Akin writes.PoliticsApr 25
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Alberta separatist group ordered to take down list of voters, RCMP investigating alleged privacy breachThe list, which contains “extremely sensitive data," was likely released to the party by a legitimate recipient of it, Elections Alberta said in a statement Thursday.PoliticsApr 30
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Ford government backs away from abolishing trustees in education overhaulThe Putting Student Achievement First Act, tabled by Education Minister Paul Calandra on Monday, leaves elected trustees in place at the public, Catholic and French boards.EducationApr 13
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Ford government unveils plans to ban ticket resales at higher pricesThe policy is something of a reversal from a government that killed a similar idea shortly after taking power. Back in 2019, the province said the policy would be unenforceable.CanadaMar 20
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Ford government runs deeper deficit, punts budget balance amid pessimistic outlookAs the finance minister tabled the 2026 provincial budget on Thursday, he warned that geopolitical change has "reached our shores," requiring the province to spill more red ink.PoliticsMar 26
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Some question Ford government timeline to slash number of conservation authoritiesMinister Todd McCarthy confirmed this week he would amalgamate the province's 36 conservation authorities into just nine, something he aims to achieve in the next year.PoliticsMar 13
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Critics say Ford is ‘flooding the zone’ to distract from transparency controversySince announcing sweeping changes to Ontario's freedom of information laws, the Ford government has unveiled a flurry of new policies.PoliticsMar 18
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Moving metrics: How the Ford government pulled back reporting its successes and failuresTargets, such as opening dates for transit lines and GHG emissions, have been removed from scrutiny, while a housing tracker set up a few years ago displays data from 2024.PoliticsMar 2
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U.S. midterm primaries in Texas set to be a contentious votePrimaries are also taking place in North Carolina and Arkansas. Voting comes just days after President Donald Trump launched a major military campaign against Iran.U.S. NewsMar 3