Ontario Politics

• 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

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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
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• 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
• Ontario ‘taking over’ Toronto’s island airport, will compensate city

  The future of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport has been a subject of much debate since Ford began referencing polling his government had done about expanding its runway.

  Canada

  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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• Metrolinx promises building over DVP won’t lead to ‘multi-week, multi-month’ closure

  The Ontario Line was first announced in 2019, with a current completion estimate in the early 2030s and an estimated cost of just over $27 billion.

  Canada

  Mar 9