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Ford says he knew layoffs were coming before loaning Algoma Steel $100MThe steel giant announced Monday it would lay off roughly 1,000 workers as a Sault Ste. Marie plant closure is being made to adapt to a “fundamentally altered” landscape.CanadaDec 3
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‘I broke out laughing’: Ford responds to concerns speed signs are too big for polesAlmost two weeks after banning automated speed enforcement cameras in municipalities, the Ford government sent enormous school zone signs to municipalities.PoliticsNov 27
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‘Fantastic news’: Ford welcomes ICE plan to order Ontario armoured vehiclesReports emerged this week of U.S. government procurement plans to order 20 Senator vehicles for its ICE officers, a move worth roughly $10 million.CanadaDec 3
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Doug Ford doubles down on ‘find a job’ comment after omnibus rental bill passesAs protestors were escorted from the chamber, Ford appeared to shout at one of them to 'find a job' from his seat within the legislature.PoliticsNov 25
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Ford says he will audit ‘left-wing radical groups’ opposed to government legislationFord's warning came after members of the tenant advocacy group ACORN interrupted the legislature to protest a controversial omnibus bill that shortens some eviction timelines.PoliticsNov 25
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Appeal over Doug Ford’s personal cellphone records heard at Ontario courtA panel of three Ontario judges heard arguments on a request by the provincial government for a judicial review of a decision handed down by the IPC last year.CanadaDec 11
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‘Don’t presume’: Ford explains why government continued to fund company under auditFord, who has previously said the government siphoned off funding the moment the situation was referred to the OPP, suggested the province always presumes innocence during audits.PoliticsDec 10
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Doug Ford government to introduce ‘Buy Ontario’ legislationThe province said the Buy Ontario Act would apply to all public-sector organizations, including municipalities, ministries, agencies, contractors and subcontractors.PoliticsNov 20
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Ford knocks back request to overrule Toronto’s luxury home tax planThe Toronto Regional Real Estate Board wrote to Premier Doug Ford asking him to step in to block the tax plan, which Chow announced as part of the city's upcoming budget.PoliticsDec 9
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Ford says trade negotiation ‘falls on’ federal government after commercial controversyDoug Ford appears to be falling in line behind Mark Carney as the federal government asserts its authority over high-stakes trade talks with the Trump administration.PoliticsNov 4
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Ontario signs agreement with First Nation to speed up Ring of Fire roadOn Thursday morning, Premier Doug Ford signed a new agreement with Marten Falls First Nation to move forward with an all-season road connecting it to Ontario's highway network.PoliticsNov 27
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Ford wants U.S. envoy to apologize for ‘unacceptable’ comments to Ontario trade repPremier Doug Ford says U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra should apologize to Ontario's trade representative over a reported expletive-laden tirade.CanadaOct 29
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Ford calls fixed election dates a ‘fake law’, defends proposed changesThe Ford government announced it intended to make major changes to the rules governing elections in Ontario, including to donations and the date voters head to the polls.PoliticsOct 28
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Ford to Quebec doctors amid compensation dispute: ‘Call me’Ontario Premier Doug Ford is telling Quebec doctors to give him a call as some consider moving to other provinces over a compensation dispute.HealthOct 29
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LCBO giving paper bag contract to Ontario company, 1 year after government orderA contract worth more than $10 million between Rosenbloom Groupe Inc. and the Crown corporation was signed last year, before Premier Doug Ford ordered the LCBO to replace it.PoliticsNov 19
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Defiant Ford defends ‘most successful ad in history of North America’A defiant Doug Ford said the commercial his government launched, to the fury of U.S. President Donald Trump, derailing trade talks, has 'achieved' its goal and will now end.PoliticsOct 27
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Ontario unveils $210M for cities stripped of speed cameras to spend on infrastructureThe fund was promised when Premier Doug Ford announced he would force cities to remove their cameras, saying they don't work and offering to build speed bumps instead.PoliticsNov 13
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Ontario Reagan commercial produced by firm with ties to Doug Ford’s PC partyOn Monday, Ford called the commercial 'the most successful ad in the history of North America' owing to the intense conversation and reaction triggered by the television spot.PoliticsOct 27
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Ford government refuses to release completed work on Hwy. 401 tunnel ideaOntario 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 contract to study it again.CanadaNov 10
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Ford wants to revisit ending ticket scalping amid Blue Jays ‘gouging’Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he wants to look into options to tackle scalping, including potential legislation, as Toronto Blue Jays ticket prices skyrocket.CanadaOct 22