Highway 407

• Ford says he would ‘never rule out’ Highway 407 buyback

  On Wednesday, at an unrelated event, Ford was asked if he was still considering buying out the toll highway, which Ontario sold to a private operator in the 1990s. 

  Canada

  May 14
  
• Ford government confirms removal of tolls on part of Highway 407

  On Tuesday, the province announced it would remove the tolls from Highway 407 East, which runs through Durham Region from Brock Road to Highway 35/155, beginning on June 1.

  Canada

  May 13
  
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• Ontario drivers to get a ‘March break’ while driving on Hwy. 407

  March may be a sweeter than normal month for some who spend hours stuck behind the wheel around the Greater Toronto Area.

  Canada

  Mar 3
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• Ontario election: Parties promise to cut Highway 407 tolls but disagree on where

  On Wednesday, Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford was in Durham Region to announce his commitment to removing tolls from the public portion of Highway 407.

  Politics

  Feb 5
• Ontario election: NDP says it would initiate purchase of Hwy. 407, remove tolls

  Ontario’s NDP is promising to remove tolls from the privately owned Highway 407 and initiate a potential purchase of the highway in a pre-election pitch to voters.

  Canada

  Jan 27
• Ford says ‘it’s time to sit down’ with Hwy. 407 executives to discuss next steps

  Speaking to reporters on Thursday afternoon, Ford said he had not sat down with the operators of Highway 407 but admitted it was a conversation he needed to have.

  Politics

  Jan 10
• Ford government ‘in conversation’ with Hwy. 407 owners as buy back calls grow

  The Ministry of Transportatioon said conversations had taken place but didn't say what the government was considering or how far it had gone in its discussions.

  Politics

  Nov 28, 2024
• Ford government won’t share details of Hwy. 407 buyback plan it is ‘looking at’

  Ontario Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria was asked repeatedly on Thursday about plans Premier Doug Ford had previously indicated were underway to buy Highway 407.

  Politics

  Nov 7, 2024
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• Ontario considered Hwy. 407 buyback before announcing tunnel dream, Ford says

  During 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.

  Canada

  Sep 30, 2024
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• ‘He’s running’: Police video captures dramatic high-speed Lamborghini chase near Toronto

  Footage from a police helicopter shows officers pursing and eventually arresting the driver of a Lamborghini that lost a tire on Highway 407 during a high-speed chase.

  Crime

  Jul 12, 2024