Ford Government

• Some question Ford government timeline to slash number of conservation authorities

  Minister Todd McCarthy confirmed this week he would amalgamate the province's 36 conservation authorities into just nine, something he aims to achieve in the next year.

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• Ford government to allow shopping on 2 public holidays across Ontario

  Doug Ford said previously he was inundated with calls from people 'wanting to go to shopping malls' over the Family Day weekend. At the time, he mused about allowing more to open.

  Canada

  Mar 12
  
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• Ford government could keep school boards under supervision for ‘years’

  Education Minister Paul Calandra has put eight school boards under supervision over the past year, sidelining trustees at some of the province's largest school boards.

  Education

  Mar 11
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• Ontario elementary school teachers getting $750 spending accounts for supplies

  Beginning in September, teachers will be able to use the money to buy writing supplies, calculators, chalk, art, crafts and tissues, among other classroom supplies. 

  Education

  Mar 11
• How a ransomware attack left an Ontario government health agency scrambling

  Back in spring 2025, a vendor for an Ontario health agency was hit with a ransomware attack. It set-off weeks of confusion as officials tried to work out who was impacted.

  Canada

  Mar 11
• Ford government reveals date for budget, promises it won’t include cuts

  During an appearance at the Empire Club in Toronto, Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy revealed he would publish the budget on Thursday, March 26.

  Economy

  Mar 10
• Ford government confirms 75% reduction in number of conservation authorities

  The province announced the changes at an event on Tuesday, marking a minor shift from a previous plan to reduce the number of conservation authorities down to just seven.

  Politics

  Mar 10
• Ontario government home care vendor paid ransom to regain access to its servers: report

  In April 2025, servers belonging to Ontario Medical Supply, which works with Crown agency Ontario Health atHome, were locked after a ransomware attack.

  Canada

  Mar 10
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• Ford government mulls legal changes to stop B.C.-style drug superlabs

  Toward the end 2024, the RCMP busted an alleged drug lab on a property in Falkand, B.C., where the landlord said he had no idea what had taken place on the land he owned.

  Canada

  Mar 9
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• Ontario health agency vendor suffered major ransomware attack in 2025

  Ontario Health atHome came under scrutiny last year after one of its vendors was hit by a cyberattack that was kept under wraps for months. We now know the attack was ransomware.

  Health

  Mar 9