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Two Ontario bills, one that reshapes housing rules and another that expands provincial control over school boards, have sped through Queen’s Park, leaving municipal leaders worried about the fallout. From eviction risks to reduced local oversight, cities and towns are working to understand how these rapid changes will affect their communities. Municipal politics expert Myer...

Bill 33 passed its third reading at Queen’s Park which will give Education Minister Paul Calandra more financial control over school boards. Jaden Lee-Lincoln reports.

The union representing workers at the soon-to-be-closed Crown Royal bottling facility in Amherstburg, Ont., says more than a third of the workforce has already left ahead of the Feb. 28 deadline. Global News’ Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Colin D’Mello reports.

A panel of three judges has thrown out an attempt by the province to stop the release of government calls on Premier Doug Ford’s personal cellphone, agreeing with Ontario’s transparency watchdog that they should be made public. Global News’ Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Colin D’Mello reports.

It’s a complicated prompt: What is the best way to steer students as they encounter artificial intelligence at an increasing rate. It’s also a question education officials in Ontario are still grappling with. Queen’s Park bureau chief Colin D’Mello reports on what’s being done.

The Ford government’s changes to auto insurance will leave drivers in Ontario with a “significant” choice in the new year, but one that advocates argue could leave some with less protection in the worst-case scenario. Global News’ Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Colin D’Mello reports.

A broken water main in Brampton caused a massive overnight flood in the Central Park and Queen Street East area. Hundreds of nearby residents say they have been without running water since mid-day Wednesday. Jaden Lee-Lincoln reports.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he is “not getting rid” of his embattled labour minister as the government continues to defend its controversial skills development fund amidst growing pressure. Global News’ Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Colin D’Mello explains.

Advocacy group Policing-Free Schools rallied outside Queen’s Park Wednesday to protest Bill 33, which would require school boards to work with police. The bill could allow officers back into schools and reinstate school resource officers. As Nicole Di Donato reports, critics say the move may negatively impact marginalized students.

New documents reveal construction on the long-anticipated Scarborough subway extension has been far from smooth. Queen’s Park bureau chief Colin D’Mello reports.

The supervisors that the Ford government sent into five Ontario school boards to deal with alleged mismanagement and financial issues will be eligible to claim up to $40,000 in expenses, Global News can reveal, although the ministry says they’ll be subject to strict rules. Global News’ Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Colin D’Mello reports.

As the Ford government barrels ahead with a fresh feasibility study on whether a traffic-transit tunnel can be built under Highway 401, Ontario’s labour minister has already told a PC-friendly union that it would eventually benefit from the construction contract. Global News’ Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Colin D’Mello reports.

Ontario is refusing to release already completed work on the viability of Premier Doug Ford’s Highway 401 tunnel vision after signing a $9.1 million agreement for a Canadian company to re-study the plan. Global News’ Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Colin D’Mello reports.

The Ford government will table its Fall Economic Statement on Thursday, just two days after Mark Carney’s first federal budget. Global News’ Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Colin D’Mello reports.

On this episode of Focus Ontario, a deep dive on the Fall Economic Statement, new jobs numbers, a look at the federal budget and Canada’s oldest veteran honoured at Queen’s Park. 

Queen’s Park is reacting to the federal budget as it prepares to unveil its own fall economic update.

Politicians are back on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, but the Ford government has delayed the return of the legislature in Ontario. Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Colin D’Mello reports.

The Ford government is amalgamating Ontario’s 36 conservation authorities into just seven and creating a new centralized agency to govern them, promising the change will not result in job losses or changes to their mandate. Global News’ Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Colin D’Mello reports.

The Ford government’s automated speed enforcement legislation will become law just two weeks after it was first introduced, compelling municipalities to remove speed cameras before roundabouts, speed bumps and flashing lights have been installed. Global News’ Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Colin D’Mello reports.

The Ford government will waive its portion of the sales tax on new homes for first-time buyers up to the value of $1 million as it bids to stimulate slumping home sales and housing starts in Ontario. Global News’ Queens’ Park Bureau Chief Colin D’Mello reports.