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Doug Ford promised to build a new local train station. Metrolinx says it’s a bad ideaLast spring, the government announced it was granting zoning order to a Mississauga development, with a promise the move would also bring a new GO statin to the area.PoliticsNov 15
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Ontario NDP considers integrity commissioner complaint over minister fundraisingAccording to the PC Party's website, several ministers are set to hold fundraising dinners in November asking donors for anywhere between $250 to $1,500 per person.PoliticsNov 19
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Ford government urged to cap donations at $100 after fundraising controversyThe Progressive Conservative Party's fundraiser emailed all cabinet ministers, telling them to hold a certain number of fundraising events before the end of the year.PoliticsNov 23
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Nova Scotia election debate: Leaders clash over pace of health-care improvementNova Scotia's NDP and Liberal leaders attacked Progressive Conservative leader Tim Houston's claims of reviving the province's ailing health-care system.PoliticsNov 15
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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.Politics2 hours
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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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Nova Scotia election: Liberals promise to establish inquiry into illegal fishingNova Scotia's Liberal party is promising to establish a public inquiry into illegal fishing if the party is elected to govern on Nov. 26.PoliticsNov 1
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Nova Scotia premier’s ‘fix health care’ promise under scrutiny in election campaignTim Houston was wrapping up his election victory speech on Aug. 18, 2021, when Nova Scotia's premier-designate repeated a pledge he had made many times during the campaign.PoliticsNov 2
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Taylor Swift ticket costs spur ‘Bad Blood,’ calls for price-gouging probeTickets for Taylor Swift's Eras tour in Toronto has seen people paying anywhere from a few hundred dollars to thousands, prompting complaints of price-gouging.CanadaNov 22
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Ex-Ontario minister Kaleed Rasheed not seeking re-electionKaleed Rasheed won't run for another term in office, an announcement that comes more than year after he left the Progressive Conservative caucus over a Greenbelt-adjacent scandal.PoliticsOct 11
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‘Bit of a lone wolf’: New Brunswick Tory Leader Blaine Higgs seeks 3rd term in officeThe past two years have not been easy for New Brunswick Progressive Conservative Leader Blaine Higgs, but he has proven resilient.PoliticsOct 18
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Municipalities could soon need Ontario government approval for new bike lanesThe Ontario government has announced if legislation is passed that municipalities will needs its approval before installing new bike lanes, if those lanes remove a lane of traffic.CanadaOct 15
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Final day of campaigning before election day in SaskatchewanThe Saskatchewan Party is seeking a fifth straight majority after 17 years in office, while the NDP is looking to take back government for the first time since 2007.PoliticsOct 27
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N.B. Liberal leader on defensive, says Bathurst residents are ‘differently educated’The Liberal leader is on the defensive for comments she made on a podcast months ago that her opponents charge make northern residents in the Bathurst area seem uneducated.PoliticsOct 9
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Ford justifies top-ups for MPPs amid ‘tough’ cost of living, ‘unfair’ base salaryOntario Premier Doug Ford handed three MPPs minor promotions this week that will top up their salaries by $16,000 per year. He said on Friday some elected officials are underpaid.PoliticsOct 11
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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 wants to see bike lanes put on ‘side streets’ instead of main roadsThe Ford government is currently planning a new anti-congestion law that is expected to feature rules that limit where and how municipalities can build new bike lanes.PoliticsSep 23
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Ford government to table legislation to restrict bike lanes on city streetsThe transportation minister will table the new bike lane rules as part of his next major piece of legislation, which the government has said will focus on stifling congestion.PoliticsSep 20
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TikTok heads to court over U.S. law that could lead to its banA consequential legal case will determine if – or how — the popular social media platform used by nearly half of all Americans will continue to operate in the country.U.S. NewsSep 16
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Byelection to replace Todd Smith confirmed while Ford rules out fall voteA byelection has been called in Bay of Quinte, the riding represented by Todd Smith, who stood down as education minister and a local MPP on Friday.PoliticsAug 21