‘Get the shovels on the ground’: Ontario Premier Ford doubles down on Greenbelt plans
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‘Get the shovels on the ground’: Ontario Premier Ford doubles down on Greenbelt plans
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August 31, 2023
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is doubling down on his government's controversial plan to build homes on the province's Greenbelt, despite mounting criticism and Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk's scathing report into the deal. Eric Sorensen reports.
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‘Get the shovels on the ground’: Ontario Premier Ford doubles down on Greenbelt plans01:58 | August 31, 2023 -
Severe winter weather hammers southern Ontario01:12 | 19 minutes ago -
Why is Trump threatening to block the Gordie Howe bridge from opening?02:15 | February 10, 2026 -
Trump’s Gordie Howe bridge threat ‘doesn’t make any sense’: Windsor mayor02:18 | February 10, 2026 -
Record winter storm buries Eastern Canada02:15 | January 26, 2026 -
Flights, schools cancelled in Toronto as ‘historic’ winter storm wallops Ontario03:45 | January 25, 2026 -
Snowstorms smother Eastern Canada, cause power outage01:42 | January 19, 2026 -
Parts of Ontario, Quebec digging out of severe snowstorm02:04 | January 15, 2026 -
‘People are frustrated’: First Nation leaders call for action amid Kashechewan’s water crisis01:54 | January 14, 2026 -
Winter storm smothers Ontario, Quebec02:15 | December 29, 2025 -
ICE taps Ontario firm for 20 armoured vehicles02:06 | December 3, 2025 -
Ottawa, B.C. unveil anti-extortion measures02:08 | November 28, 2025 -
Canada, Ontario spending $3B on small modular reactors02:07 | October 23, 2025 -
Unplugged: GM ending electric van production at Ontario plant01:59 | October 21, 2025 -
How will Stellantis’ U.S. move impact Canada’s auto sector?02:13 | October 15, 2025 -
Hard foul: Why prized Canadian basketball artifacts could move to U.S.02:32 | October 7, 2025 -
Marineland threatens to euthanize 30 beluga whales as Ottawa, Ontario urge each other to take action01:45 | October 7, 2025 -
No injuries reported after small plane crash-lands near Toronto sports field01:30 | September 16, 2025 -
Safety tool or cash grab? Toronto speed camera vandalism sparks debate02:09 | September 9, 2025 -
Speed camera vandals on rise in Toronto as fines issued at mass scale02:06 | September 7, 2025 -
Trailblazing Canadian actor Graham Greene remembered as ‘iconic’02:11 | September 2, 2025 -
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Trump’s tariffs on Canada might be here to stay, U.S. Secretary of Commerce says02:12 | July 20, 2025 -
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‘People are suffering’: Dangerous heat roasts Eastern Canada02:11 | June 24, 2025 -
SGA caps all-time season by leading Thunder to 1st NBA title02:09 | June 23, 2025 -
How Ontario, Quebec are coping with dangerous heat dome01:48 | June 23, 2025 -
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander becomes 2nd Canadian to win NBA MVP02:03 | May 22, 2025 -
Female complainant in world junior sex assault trial begins testimony02:08 | May 2, 2025 -
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Ontario’s measles outbreak sees biggest spike in cases yet01:59 | May 1, 2025
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‘Get the shovels on the ground’: Ontario Premier Ford doubles down on Greenbelt plans01:58 | August 31, 2023
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Severe winter weather hammers southern Ontario01:12 | 19 minutes ago
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Why is Trump threatening to block the Gordie Howe bridge from opening?02:15 | February 10, 2026
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Trump’s Gordie Howe bridge threat ‘doesn’t make any sense’: Windsor mayor02:18 | February 10, 2026
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Record winter storm buries Eastern Canada02:15 | January 26, 2026
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Flights, schools cancelled in Toronto as ‘historic’ winter storm wallops Ontario03:45 | January 25, 2026
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Snowstorms smother Eastern Canada, cause power outage01:42 | January 19, 2026
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Parts of Ontario, Quebec digging out of severe snowstorm02:04 | January 15, 2026
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‘People are frustrated’: First Nation leaders call for action amid Kashechewan’s water crisis01:54 | January 14, 2026
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Winter storm smothers Ontario, Quebec02:15 | December 29, 2025
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ICE taps Ontario firm for 20 armoured vehicles02:06 | December 3, 2025
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Ottawa, B.C. unveil anti-extortion measures02:08 | November 28, 2025
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Canada, Ontario spending $3B on small modular reactors02:07 | October 23, 2025
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Unplugged: GM ending electric van production at Ontario plant01:59 | October 21, 2025
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How will Stellantis’ U.S. move impact Canada’s auto sector?02:13 | October 15, 2025
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Hard foul: Why prized Canadian basketball artifacts could move to U.S.02:32 | October 7, 2025
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Marineland threatens to euthanize 30 beluga whales as Ottawa, Ontario urge each other to take action01:45 | October 7, 2025
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No injuries reported after small plane crash-lands near Toronto sports field01:30 | September 16, 2025
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Safety tool or cash grab? Toronto speed camera vandalism sparks debate02:09 | September 9, 2025
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Speed camera vandals on rise in Toronto as fines issued at mass scale02:06 | September 7, 2025
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Trump’s tariffs on Canada might be here to stay, U.S. Secretary of Commerce says02:12 | July 20, 2025
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‘People are suffering’: Dangerous heat roasts Eastern Canada02:11 | June 24, 2025
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‘Get the shovels on the ground’: Ontario Premier Ford doubles down on Greenbelt plans
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August 31, 2023
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is doubling down on his government's controversial plan to build homes on the province's Greenbelt, despite mounting criticism and Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk's scathing report into the deal. Eric Sorensen reports.
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