Ontario premier calls cost of gas ‘absolutely disgusting,’ raises price-gouging concerns
Premier Doug Ford went off on gas prices on Thursday, mentioning concerns about price gouging and comparisons to gas prices south of the border.
Consumer
Apr 18
Ford faces calls to apologize over Umar Zameer ‘heinous crime’ bail post
Zameer was acquitted on Sunday in the death of Det. Const. Jeffrey Northrup, who died after he was hit by a vehicle in an underground parking garage at Toronto City Hall.
Crime
Apr 24
No businesses lined up for farmland being expropriated in Wilmot: Doug Ford
Premier Doug Ford says there is no potential business lined up for the land in Wilmot, Ont., that Waterloo Region has been looking to acquire, which has caused a stir in the area.
Canada
Apr 11
Ontario Premier Doug Ford asks LCBO to bring back paper bags for customers
Premier Doug Ford has asked the LCBO to reverse its decision to stop giving Ontario customers paper bags as people are 'stuck openly carrying alcohol in public.'
Canada
Apr 8
‘Treating people like adults’: Ford dismisses raising drinking age to 21 in Ontario
Ontario's top doctor recommended exploring a policy to raise the drinking age in the province but Doug Ford has dismissed the idea.
Canada
Apr 4
‘His own gravy train’: Cost of staffing Doug Ford’s office more than double Kathleen Wynne’s
The size and cost of the premier's office under Ontario Premier Doug Ford has expanded significantly since the premier took over, far outpacing spending under the Liberals.
Canada
Apr 2
Doug Ford gifted with can of gravy amid office spending blowback
Liberal MPP John Fraser, who levelled the gravy train accusation, attempted to drive home that point by gifting Premier Doug Ford a can of mushroom gravy.
Politics
Apr 9
Gravy sent to Premier Doug Ford briefly shuts down Ontario government building
Toronto police said they were called to Queen’s Park in downtown Toronto just after 11:30 a.m. after a suspicious package was found.
Politics
Apr 16
‘I’m not going to be bullied’: Tensions rise between Doug Ford, Whitby mayor over new hospital
The mayor of Whitby responds to Premier Doug Ford after the two criticized each other as the town moves forward with its advocacy campaign for the new hospital.
Canada
Apr 8
Honda’s $15B Ontario EV plant marks ‘historic day,’ Trudeau says
Justin Trudeau, Doug Ford and Honda executives are expected to announce the automaker is building an electric vehicle battery plant in Alliston part of a $15-billion investment.
Canada
Apr 25
Ontario NDP sets ultimatum for legislature keffiyeh ban, threatening to defy rules
Marit Stiles said that if Ontario Premier Doug Ford did not push to overturn a ban on the keffiyeh at Queen's Park, she and her entire caucus would defy the rule.
Politics
7 hours
Renewed tensions over Queen’s Park keffiyeh ban brewing
A debate around the Arab headdress erupted on Thursday after Ontario Premier Doug Ford said a ban from Speaker Ted Arnott "divides" people and called for it to be reversed.
Politics
Apr 22
Province announces hundreds of new GO train trips but none to Kitchener
Premier Doug Ford announced hundreds of new GO train trips but while the Kitchener line was expanded there will be no new trips in or out of Kitchener or Guelph as a result.
Canada
Apr 15
Tensions erupt at Queen’s Park over keffiyeh ban as government MPPs walk out
The issue first surfaced in the house last Thursday, when PC MPP Robin Martin defied Doug Ford and voted to block an attempt to lift the prohibition on wearing the Arab headdress.
Canada
Apr 23
Kitchener gets $14 million from province for reaching its 2023 housing target
Ontario Premier Doug Ford was in Kitchener on Thursday morning to dole out $14 million to the City of Kitchener for meeting its housing targets in 2023.
Canada
Apr 11
Ford government could reject latest federal housing package
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a new housing fund tied to fourplexes, a policy Ontario Premier Doug Ford is passionately opposed to.
Politics
Apr 2
Will fourplexes destroy ‘neighbourhood character’? What to know amid debate
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said allowing fourplexes to be built would be a 'massive mistake.' Experts say many of the common fears around fourplexes are unfounded.
Canada
Apr 4
Ford sends list of asks to Trudeau ahead of Ontario, federal budgets
In a letter addressed on Thursday, Doug Ford listed his signature Highway 413 project, a recently announced Milton GO train expansion and carbon pricing as key priorities.
Politics
Mar 14
Premier Ford says he only wants ‘Ontario students’ at medical schools
Asked about medical students leaving the province upon graduation, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he wants to put 'our kids first' and limit international spaces.
Education
Apr 3
Ontario extends 5.7-cent gas tax cut to the end of the year
Premier Doug Ford made the announcement Monday about one key affordability item that will be in the budget Tuesday.
Canada
Mar 25