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Launch of Hurontario LRT driving Ontario’s plan for enhanced fare integrationCanadaMar 31The Hurontario LRT, also known as the Hazel McCallion Line, does not have an official opening date but, when finished, it will run through both Brampton and Mississauga. -
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No specifics on how many homes will be built as Ontario earmarks billions in tax breaksPoliticsMar 31 -
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Ford government says U.S. tariff threat to crush economy ‘didn’t materialize’Mar 28 -
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Ontario finance minister says HST rebate won’t be extended: ‘This is a one-year sale’CanadaMar 27 -
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Ontario’s battered housing sector revises its projections down againCanadaMar 26 -
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Ford government runs deeper deficit, punts budget balance amid pessimistic outlookPoliticsMar 26 -
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Majority think Doug Ford is failing to protect Ontario, new poll showsPoliticsMar 23
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Majority think Doug Ford is failing to protect Ontario, new poll showsA survey conducted by Ipsos exclusively for Global News' Focus Ontario asked people how well they thought Premier Doug Ford was protecting Ontario on a number of files.PoliticsMar 23
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Watchdog says transparency crackdown will make Ontario more secret and less secureOntario's privacy watchdog says a Ford government plan to shield the premier, cabinet ministers and their staff from FOI laws is out step with rules elsewhere in Canada.PoliticsMar 21
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Ford maintains strong polling lead, even as number of voters wanting change increasesPolling conducted exclusively for Global News reveals Ford and his party remain the most popular choice for voters, even as the underlying numbers begin to soften.PoliticsMar 20
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Metrolinx promises building over DVP won’t lead to ‘multi-week, multi-month’ closureThe 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.CanadaMar 9
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Metrolinx sheds 400-plus consultants as agency grapples with growing mandateMichael 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.PoliticsMar 6
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Ford says he knew layoffs were coming before loaning Algoma Steel $100MThe steel giant announced Monday it would lay off roughly 1,000 workers as a Sault Ste. Marie plant closure is being made to adapt to a “fundamentally altered” landscape.CanadaDec 3, 2025
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Ontario government routinely ignoring environmental consultations, AG findsThe Ford government is routinely making decisions before environmental consultations have concluded and under-resourcing public education about those consultations, the AG found.EnvironmentDec 2, 2025
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Ontario may need to throw out millions of dollars in PPE: auditor generalDuring the height of COVID-19, the Ford government signed long-term contracts with Ontario manufacturers for desperately needed masks for health-care workers.PoliticsDec 2, 2025
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