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  • Ford government divided over Speaker’s ban on keffiyehs at Queen’s Park
    Progressive Conservative Leader and Premier Doug Ford is facing internal strife after a member of his own party shot down an attempt to reverse a ban on keffiyehs at Queen’s Park. Ford had said he was opposed to the ban. Global News’ Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Colin D’Mello reports.
    Canada
    Apr 18
  • Queen’s Park Back in Session
    Queen’s Park is back in session. Queen’s Park Bureau Chief, Colin D’Mello, joins Candace Daniel with what’s in store.
    Global News Morning Toronto
    Feb 20
  • Global News at 5:30 Toronto: April 24, 2024
    Game 3: Leafs Vs. Bruins – the challenges facing the Buds back here on home ice. Important travel advice you need to know before booking your next trip. And, Queen’s Park raising the speed limit on parts of some provincial highways.
    Global News at 5:30 Toronto
    Apr 24
  • Global News at 5:30 Toronto: April 23, 2024
    The Keffiyeh controversy returns to Queen’s Park – why another vote to overturn the ban has failed. Toronto’s Chief of Police walking back controversial comments in the wake of the Umar Zameer verdict – we’ll explain. And, why a Hamilton man was forced to pay thousands to get his own car back.
    Global News at 5:30 Toronto
    Apr 23
  • Focus Ontario: Full Steam Reverse
    The Trudeau government unveiling its latest budget this week – how this financial blueprint will impact you. Queen’s Park making a major transit announcement and then quickly reversing part of that plan – we’ll explain why. And, and a year to the day after Canada’s largest gold heist – police announce they have cracked the...
    Focus Ontario
    Apr 20
  • Global News at 5:30 Toronto: April 12, 2024
    A Toronto police officer stabbed and a suspect shot – we have the very latest. A man falls ill while away on vacation but can’t get a hospital bed back here in Ontario – we’ll explain why. And, a new twist in the housing funding fight between Ottawa and Queen’s Park.
    Global News at 5:30 Toronto
    Apr 12
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  • Global News at 5:30 Toronto: April 10, 2024
    City of Toronto is looking to rename an island, but this is different from Yonge-Dundas Square controversy – we’ll explain why. Queen’s Park is pushing to speed up home construction – we’ll show you how. And, the Bank of Canada holds steady on its key interest rate – but is also sending a signal to...
    Global News at 5:30 Toronto
    Apr 10
  • Advocates say Ontario court backlogs leading to cases being dropped
    Delays in the court system are sparking renewed calls for more funding and resources. On Thursday morning, advocates spoke out at Queen’s Park, calling for reforms to the justice system. Shallima Maharaj reports.
    Mar 28
  • Global News at 5:30 Toronto: Mar. 26, 2024
    Ontario Budget 2024 – how Queen’s Park is spending your hard earned tax dollars. The latest on the investigation into the Baltimore bridge collapse. And, how ‘Purple Day’ is helping to fight the stigma surrounding epilepsy.
    Global News at 5:30 Toronto
    Mar 26
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  • Focus Ontario: Charged About Batteries
    Queen’s Park doubling down on efforts to increase home building across the province. Metrolinx taking measures to protect passengers from e-bike battery hazards – we’ll explain. And, meet the man with a plan for the perfect view of the upcoming solar eclipse.
    Focus Ontario
    Mar 16
  • Global News at 5:30 Toronto: March 15, 2024
    A family found dead after a house fire has been identified what we’re learning about them. A young person has been injured in a drive-by shooting in North York. And, behind the scenes of the renovation plans for Queen’s Park.
    Global News at 5:30 Toronto
    Mar 15
  • Most Ontarians don’t agree that long-term care beds are homes: new poll
    A new poll shows Premier Doug Ford’s decision to count long-term care beds as homes isn’t sitting well with Ontarians, a majority of whom disagree with the accounting. Global’s Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Colin D’Mello reports.
    Global News at 5:30 Toronto
    Mar 11
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  • Queen’s Park preparing to move for years of renovations
    The Ontario legislature is showing signs of its age, with peeling paint and water that isn’t safe to drink. As Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Colin D’Mello explains, officials are hoping it won’t have to move too far when it closes in 2026.
    Mar 15
  • Bill 124 reversal forces government to overspend
    Retroactive salary payments to education and health-care workers led to billions of dollars in overspending at Queen’s Park, according to the province’s financial watchdog, as the Ford government grapples with the price tag of its failed Bill 124. Colin D’Mello has the story.
    Global News at 5:30 Toronto
    Mar 6
  • Global News at 5:30 Toronto: Mar. 4, 2024
    GTA protests trigger police investigation in Toronto and York Region. Victim impact statements against the man who murdered two Toronto woman more than 40 years ago. And, moving trucks from highway 401 onto the 407 – the new opposition idea tonight coming out of Queen’s Park.
    Global News at 5:30 Toronto
    Mar 4
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  • Focus Ontario: Back to the House
    Queen’s Park is back from its winter break – we’re looking at the Ford government’s new plans. A record gun bust by the OPP and American Police – the deadly weapons taken off our streets. And, what a million bucks will buy in the Canadian real estate market.
    Focus Ontario
    Feb 24
  • Global News at 5:30 Toronto: Feb. 23, 2024
    Queen’s Park revealing how many homes are being built in the province – why some say those numbers are inflated. Lynx Airline shutting down – what this means for passengers and the airline industry and growing concern about measles in the province – how you can get a vaccination.
    Global News at 5:30 Toronto
    Feb 23
  • Ford, Chow announce $100 million in provincial funding for infrastructure projects
    The Ford government has handed the City of Toronto more than $100 million to spend on infrastructure projects as an incentive for meeting and exceeding the housing targets set for the city by Queen’s Park. The money was announced at a joint press conference at Toronto City Hall on Thursday, with both Mayor Olivia Chow...
    Canada
    Feb 22
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  • Focus Ontario: Trouble in Sioux Lookout
    A national summit to combat soaring rates of auto theft – we’ll tell you what came out of it. Is Queen’s Park playing politics with a transit project for a GTA riding. And, an important campaign just ahead of Valentines Day that could save lives.
    Focus Ontario
    Feb 10
  • Doug Ford comments on encampment protests
    Ontario Premier Doug Ford has weighed in on the issue of encampment protests at universities in North America, calling for calm. Global News’ Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Colin D’Mello has the story.
    Apr 30
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