Ontario Politics
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Doug Ford ‘all in’ on ending seasonal time changes if Quebec, eastern U.S. agreeThe discussion about ending seasonal time changes has been revived for Ontario as several provinces and territories all opted to keep daylight time this year.Politics6 hours
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Ford says OSAP auditors will clear low-risk career colleges first; no timeline givenCareer college students say they don't know how they will pay their rent and living expenses, let alone tuition, without their OSAP funding that had been previously approved.Politics7 hours
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‘We’re in tough times’: Doug Ford shuts the door on new funding deal for TorontoThe initial three-year, $1.2 billion new deal was ironed out in November 2023 after Olivia Chow was first elected mayor.Politics7 hours
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Doug Ford says he did ‘cartwheels’ after seeing U.S. midterm election resultsAs soon as the newly elected U.S. officials are sworn in at the end of January, Ford said he’s directing his ministers to head down to Washington, D.C.Politics8 hours
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Ford government to approve AI data centres ‘sooner rather than later’ amid moratorium callsEconomic Development Minister Vic Fedeli said the government has been receiving "lots of proposals" for new projects, but wouldn't offer a timeline for when they'll be greenlit.CanadaNov 4
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‘Always expecting more’: Ford government pushes back against Toronto’s new deal bidDespite Chow’s renewed push, however, Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy indicated the province is not opening the door to talks on any renewed new deal.PoliticsNov 3
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Second Ontario ministry facing review over ‘inconsistencies’ in funding useLabour Minister Trevor Jones confirmed to Global News the ministry tapped KMPG to review Better Jobs Ontario and has paused new applications to the program.PoliticsNov 3
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OSAP pause hits paramedic students bound to work in underserved areasSome paramedic students approved to receive funding through a government program aiming to boost health-care staffing have been swept up in the provincewide pause on student aid.CanadaNov 3
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Thousands of OSAP applications came from a single IP address, ministry allegesIn completing its final decision to deny the schools OSAP eligibility this year, the ministry appears to have taken a closer look at IP address activity.PoliticsNov 2
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Why Toronto’s municipal election turnout beat the provincial averageUnofficial results collected by the Association of Municipalities of Ontario show 46 per cent of those eligible to vote in Toronto did so in this week's municipal election.PoliticsOct 31
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