Premier Doug Ford

• Premier Doug Ford’s 2018 mandate letter promised to hold cabinet ministers accountable

  In Doug Ford's 2018 mandate letters, obtained exclusively by Global News, the premier laid out his high expectations for incoming cabinet ministers and plan to ensure integrity.

  Politics

  Sep 11
  
• ‘No transparency’: Premier Doug Ford faces questions over use of personal phone

  Doug Ford made accessibility part of his brand, handing his personal number to voters and CEOs. Now, questions are being raised about him using the device for government work.

  Politics

  Aug 15
  
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• Ontario Science Centre employees ‘angry and confused’ by plan to move: union

  Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday that the employees are "excited" by the prospect, but the union says that's not the case.

  Politics

  Apr 26
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• Critics call on Ford government to release business case on Ontario Science Centre

  Key details, including the cost of constructing a new science centre compared to renovating the existing building, were left out of the announcement.

  Politics

  Apr 19
• Don’t vote for candidates who want to defund police, Ford tells Toronto voters

  Ontario Premier Doug Ford says voters in Toronto's upcoming mayoral byelection should not support anyone who wants to defund the police.

  Crime

  Mar 28
• Ontario’s top court strikes down third party election ad spending rules

  Ontario's top court has struck down third-party election advertising rules introduced by Premier Doug Ford's government as unconstitutional.

  Politics

  Mar 6
• Internationally trained nurses in Ontario call for better support

  Despite Premier Ford's announcement last fall to bring more internationally educated nurses into Ontario's health-care system, experts say more still needs to be done.

  Health

  Feb 22
• Ontario expands free tuition program to paramedic and lab tech students, Ford says

  Premier Doug Ford made the announcement in London, Ont., on Friday morning and said that the initiative will help 2,500 post-secondary students.

  Canada

  Jan 20
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• Expansion of private clinic procedures in Ontario will affect hospital nurse bargaining: union

  Premier Doug Ford announced Monday that the province will fund more procedures such as cataract surgeries, MRI and CT scans and hip and knee surgeries in the community.

  Health

  Jan 17
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• ‘Things could get worse’: New warning from Ontario children’s hospital as flu rates rise

  CHEO has expressed worries that the pace of admission and volume of hospital patients isn't expected to slow down anytime soon, saying 'things could get worse.'

  Health

  Dec 12, 2022