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Ford government will not ‘take no for an answer’ on Highway 401 tunnel planThe plan was first floated by Premier Doug Ford weeks ago when he announced the start of a feasibility study to plan a 50-kilometre tunnel.PoliticsOct 12
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Ex-Ontario minister Kaleed Rasheed not seeking re-electionKaleed Rasheed won't run for another term in office, an announcement that comes more than year after he left the Progressive Conservative caucus over a Greenbelt-adjacent scandal.PoliticsOct 11
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Ford justifies top-ups for MPPs amid ‘tough’ cost of living, ‘unfair’ base salaryOntario Premier Doug Ford handed three MPPs minor promotions this week that will top up their salaries by $16,000 per year. He said on Friday some elected officials are underpaid.PoliticsOct 11
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‘Just the next step’: Ontario launches financially focused audit of children’s aidOn Wednesday, the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services launched a request for service to complete an audit of the child welfare system.CanadaOct 9
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Ontario engineers begin work-to-rule action, threatening to slow key highway projectsOn Tuesday, the union representing senior engineers working on government projects including highways and building code in Ontario began its first strike action in 35 years.CanadaOct 8
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Independent outlets, convenience store chains sign on to Ontario’s alcohol expansionOne month into the rollout of beer and wine to convenience stores and, even with big chains taking a chunk of the licenses, small business groups say it's generally going well.PoliticsOct 5
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Focus Ontario: Finance minister on alcohol liberalization and Doug Ford’s tunnel'Focus Ontario,' Global News' weekly Ontario politics show, returns ahead of the legislature's fall sitting. The finance minister is the show's first guest.CanadaOct 4
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Classroom crisis: Ontario student, teacher disparity to ‘widen’ more, internal document warnsDocuments prepared to brief the education minister predict a growing population and retirements will lead to a growing gap between the number of teachers and students in Ontario.PoliticsOct 2
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Ontario considered Hwy. 407 buyback before announcing tunnel dream, Ford saysDuring a conversation with AM 640, Doug Ford suggested he had looked at an opposition-led plan to buy back part or all of Highway 407 but opted to tunnel under the 401 instead.CanadaSep 30
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Cost of Ford’s Highway 401 tunnel dream would be ‘astronomical,’ experts sayThe potential cost of a tunnelled expressway below Highway 401 remains unclear, but comparable examples suggest it could be tens of billions of dollars.CanadaSep 26
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