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‘Humanitarian crisis’: Ontario cities beg province to create new ministry for homelessnessOntario's Big City Mayors are calling on the government to create a co-ordinated response to the province's homelessness crisis, with the creation of a new minister and ministry.PoliticsAug 8
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Doug Ford ‘happy as punch’ Tim Walz is Kamala Harris’ running mateFord noted he and Walz had a productive meeting at Queen's Park to discuss economic ties between Ontario and Minnesota just two months before Walz joined the Democratic ticket.PoliticsAug 7
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Kamala Harris’s VP pick, unrest in the U.K. and other big stories this weekKamala Harris picked Minnesota governor Tim Walz as her running mate, Canada pulls diplomats' families out of Israel and other top stories this week.CanadaAug 10
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RCMP has questioned Han Dong’s financial agent in 2019 GTA Liberal nomination raceRCMP questioned a veteran Liberal political operative who handled finances associated with Han Dong’s 2019 campaign for the federal Liberal Party nomination in Don Valley North.InvestigationsAug 14
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Ontario moves to ban safe consumption sites near schools, limit new locationsOntario is set to ban consumption and treatment services sites within 200 metres of schools and child care centres, which will lead to the closure of 10 facilities.HealthAug 20
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Ontario’s strongest mayors? These leaders are making the most of Ford’s enhanced powersThe mayors of Brampton, Caledon and Brampton have all used strong mayor powers to make major staffing decisions. Internal documents show the provincial government is watching.PoliticsJul 18
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How Ontario suddenly scrapped a plan to deal with harassment on city councilsA law that would address the growing issue of harassment on local councils was promised in 2021, but never came. Documents obtained by Global News show just how close Ontario got.PoliticsAug 15
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TVDSB trustees slash budget deficit to $7.6M, blame province for shortfallThe board originally had a shortfall of $30 million, but trustees and staff managed to slash it down to $7.6 million over the course of a marathon meeting.CanadaJun 26
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‘Fire that minister’: Ontario NDP calls on Ford to sack minister of healthSpeaking to reporters at Queen’s Park on Monday, NDP Leader Marit Stiles accused the government of 'trying to pretend' there weren’t issues with the province’s health-care system.PoliticsMay 13
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Toronto students, teachers seek relief from hot classrooms amid heat waveWhen temperatures soar – as they have this week while much of Ontario experiences a heat wave – the class gets stuffy, the students get sweaty and learning can be difficult.WeatherJun 20
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Ontario legislature rises early for extended summer breakInside the legislative chamber, politicians made their final remarks before returning to their ridings for the summer months. They will not return until October.PoliticsJun 6
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Housing starts up in Ontario but towns say they’ve missed out on millions of dollarsSeveral municipalities in Ontario say that counting errors from a federal agency meant they missed out on housing target money they should have received.CanadaJun 18
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Developers say Ontario’s new affordable housing pricing will mean selling homes at a lossNew affordable housing definitions have been released by the provincial government but some in the building industry say they're too low to make any money.PoliticsJun 13
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Cost of Doug Ford’s cabinet, parliamentary assistants exceeds $10MThe cost of Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s most recent cabinet has increased by 72 per cent compared to the first inner circle he unveiled in 2018.CanadaJun 10
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Wide-ranging Ontario housing bill passes, set to become lawThe province’s Bill 185 was unveiled in early April with a wide-ranging set of changes to how homes are planned and built in Ontario.PoliticsJun 5
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When new hospital opens in Waterloo, Ont., another will close next door in KitchenerDespite the immense expected growth in population, a hospital in Kitchener will close at the same time as a new one opens its doors in Waterloo.CanadaJul 23
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Ontario cities to demand province address ‘thousands of people living in the streets’The Association of Municipalities of Ontario wants to see a complete social and economic prosperity review from the Ford government as part of a 'new deal.'PoliticsAug 16
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Opposition parties join calls for Ontario to recalibrate approach to homelessnessThe Ford government is facing demands to address homelessness encampments, and their causes, head-on as they pop-up in cities across Ontario.PoliticsAug 19
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King Charles ‘immensely saddened’ by wildfire destruction in Jasper National ParkKing Charles said the picturesque Rocky Mountain tourist destination in Alberta is a 'truly magical place' that has captivated travellers from Canada and abroad.CanadaJul 30
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Doug Ford unveils new education minister, weeks after naming her predecessorFormer Ontario education minister Todd Smith announced he had resigned from Doug Ford's PC government 'effective immediately' on Friday morning.CanadaAug 16