Ontario Politics

• 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

  19 mins
  
• Ford considers filling part of Lake Ontario to build massive convention centre

  Premier Doug Ford confirmed reporting he was considering filling part of the lake to build a new convention centre, which he has priced at 'a few billion' dollars.

  Canada

  Mar 6
  
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• Trustee says they were ‘fully cut off’ from information on Ford government takeover

  The Ford government confirmed that the Peel District School Board would be under provincial supervision, a move that has sidelined trustees and replaced them with an appointee.

  Politics

  Mar 6
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• Metrolinx sheds 400-plus consultants as agency grapples with growing mandate

  Michael Lindsay was tapped to lead the Crown corporation in 2025, tasked with refocusing its mandate and bringing years-delayed transit lines into service for the first time.

  Politics

  Mar 6
• Ford government takes over 8th Ontario school board, sidelining trustees

  The news comes a little over a month after Peel District School Board was put under supervision and York Catholic District School Board was told it could be next.

  Politics

  Mar 5
• Alliston, Ont. man charged with threatening Premier Doug Ford

  Ontario Provincial Police said Thursday that the alleged threats date back to Feb. 13, when members of its protective services section began an investigation.

  Crime

  Mar 5
• Ford government to order paper report cards back to all Ontario schools

  The Ministry of Education suggested in a statement that some parents had struggled with digital report cards, which generally need to be downloaded using a password.

  Education

  Mar 5
• A year after it was removed from LCBO, $2M in U.S. booze is expiring

  On March 4, 2025, in response to the first round of tariffs levied by U.S. President Donald Trump, the premier banned American booze from the LCBO.

  Politics

  Mar 4
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• Ford government names advisers for potential EQAO test overhaul

  Education Minister Paul Calandra released testing data at the end of last year after sitting on it for weeks to consider scores he acknowledged were 'not good enough.'

  Canada

  Mar 4
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• Toronto-Quebec City high-speed rail project running into rural opposition

  A proposed high-speed rail line between Toronto and Quebec City is facing growing opposition from some rural Ontarians and Quebecers.

  Politics

  Mar 4