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Ontario is cutting funding for seven supervised consumption sites, including the one in Peterborough. The province says it wants to shift focus to treatment and recovery efforts. Local organizations now have 90 days to adjust. Marc Woodhouse reports.

The Ontario government on Friday announced it will invest more than $1 million at Trent University to help train nurses for primary care. The funding is part of a push to expand local health care, and comes alongside changes to how colleges and universities are funded. Marc Woodhouse reports.

The federal and Ontario governments are pledging to inject billions of taxpayer dollars into housing-related infrastructure in the province. Mackenzie Gray looks at how the money will be spent, and how it could lead to more homes being built.

Ontario is taking another step in hopes of kickstarting homebuying and construction in the province. The Ford government is expanding a program that waives the HST on newly built homes. The province says Ottawa will help to foot the bill for the program – which as Mackenzie Gray reports, will also benefit builders.

Eight Ontario school boards are now under the control of the Ford government. It comes after the education minister appointed supervisors to take over day-to-day operations at the Peel District School Board and the York Catholic District School Board due to concerns over infighting and long-term financial sustainability. Nicole Di Donato has reaction to the...

The Ontario government is moving to limit the use of transparency legislation, excluding all ministers and their staff from freedom of information requests. As Colin D’Mello and Isaac Callan explain, it’s a move with implications for Premier Doug Ford and his cellphone.

The Ontario government is providing nearly $1.4 million dollars to rehabilitate water infrastructure in Selwyn Township, focusing on the George Street watermain and trunk sewer in Lakefield.

Ontario’s Ford government is using Google Docs to host policy proposals, cabinet remarks and briefing materials, Global News can reveal, raising questions about tracking and security of some of the province’s most sensitive documents. Colin D’Mello reports.

On Wednesday, Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow announced that the Ontario government has officially broken ground on the elevated guideway and four new stations in Toronto’s east end for the Ontario Line. “That’s real progress for Thorncliffe Park, Flemington Park and the Don Valley,” Chow said and added, “the Ontario Line will transform how people move...

Four more Beer Store locations will shut down on March 22, the company confirmed Monday. Locations in Brampton, Toronto, Hamilton and London will be the first closed in 2026. This comes as the retailer is no longer bound by its agreement with the Ontario government.

Justice Minister Sean Fraser says the government’s position on the appointment of judges is that “the judicial process is functioning,” but Ottawa welcomes the provincial government’s participation in the process. His remarks come after the premiers of Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and Saskatchewan jointly wrote a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney asking him to give...

The federal and provincial governments will both be committing $4.4 billion to cut development charges to get more housing built. The prime minister also announced his government, along with Ontario, and the City of Toronto will each be contributing $1 billion to build a new LRT line on the city’s east waterfront to serve tens...

The Information and Privacy Commissioner is pouring cold water on some of the government’s claims about why it needs to crackdown on transparency rules in Ontario. As Isaac Callan reports, she says the controversial proposals will actually make the province’s information more vulnerable to attack.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford defended his decision to restrict access to information laws in Ontario. On Tuesday, he said his government was “transparent” but cabinet and personal cell phone conversations “should not be FOI-able.”

Ontario Premier Doug Ford was asked on Monday about how exempting himself and his cabinet from Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) laws make his government more transparent and accountable, Ford said in his view, they are “doing exactly what the federal government is doing and what the other provinces are doing.” Ford added “It’s 40...

On the eve of delivering this year’s provincial budget, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Wednesday his government will give all home buyers purchasing a newly built home a break on HST.

Potential changes to freedom of information requests in Ontario are sparking debate over government transparency and public access to records. While widely used by journalists and residents, FOI requests are also a key accountability tool at the municipal level. Municipal Politics expert Myer Siemiatycki joins Megan King to break down what the proposed changes could...

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is calling on the B.C. and Quebec governments to get rid of their electric vehicle sales mandates. Angela Jung reports.

The Ford government is looking to open up HOV lanes on Ontario highways to solo drivers outside of rush hour. It’s all in an effort to help reduce traffic. Nicole Di Donato has reaction.

The Ford government is working on developing its own electronic medical records system for family doctors in Ontario that it says would make it easier to share information with other health-care professionals. The goal is to make care more efficient for both doctors and patients. Nicole Di Donato has more.