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Olivia Chow can make a deal. Does she have a vision for Toronto?
Alex Bozikovic
opinion
Doug Ford’s business case for the Science Centre move is all spin
Alex Bozikovic
canada
Ontario agrees to take over upkeep of Toronto’s Gardiner and DVP highways
Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow return from a news conference in Toronto on Monday Nov. 27, 2023.
canada
Colleges ask Ontario to end tuition freeze, allow for 5% bump and funding boost
<div>Ontario's colleges want the province to immediately end its five-year-long tuition freeze. A tassel with 2023 on it rests on a graduation cap as students walk in a procession for Howard University's commencement in Washington, Saturday, May 13, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Alex Brandon</div>
opinion
Toronto’s next chief planner needs to go big
Alex Bozikovic
canada
New Ontario lieutenant-governor sworn into office
Ontario's provincial flag flies in Ottawa, Tuesday June 30, 2020. &nbsp;Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is appointing Edith Dumont as the new Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. THE&nbsp;CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
opinion
Watch out, premiers: Accountability creep is pushing politics farther away
Campbell Clark
opinion
Doug Ford’s free-spending fiscal ways in Ontario are worse than Kathleen Wynne’s
Grady Munro and Jake Fuss
canada
Four Ontario municipalities turn down strong mayor powers
Ontario Premier Doug Ford delivers remarks at Lakeshore Collegiate Institute in Toronto on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. Several Ontario municipalities have turned down the province's offer of strong mayor powers because of concerns either with housing starts the government has tied to the powers, or that they would lend themselves to a "dictatorship." THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
canada
Ontario Liberals Erskine-Smith, Naqvi team up to take down leadership front-runner Bonnie Crombie
Ontario Liberal leadership hopefuls Nate Erskine-Smith and Yasir Naqvi are teaming up to try to take down front-runner Bonnie Crombie, by asking their supporters to rank each other as second choice on the final ballot.
opinion
For Doug Ford, an audit of Ontario Place could be trouble
Alex Bozikovic
canada
Statue of Queen Elizabeth unveiled on grounds of Ontario legislature
Elizabeth Dowdeswell, fourth from left, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and Doug Ford, third from left, Ontario's Premier along with other guests unveil the newly placed statue honouring the late Queen Elizabeth II at Queen's Park in Toronto on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
canada
‘I wasn’t aware of it’: Doug Ford denies involvement in municipal land decisions
Ontario Premier Doug Ford holds a press conference regarding the gas tax at a gas station in Toronto on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
canada
Doug Ford’s office was involved in municipal land decisions, records reveal
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, left, looks over at Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Paul Calandra, at Queen's Park, in Toronto, Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
report on business
Premiers ask Ottawa for extension repaying COVID-19 small-business loans
Canada's premiers have sent a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking the federal government to extend the Jan. 18, 2024 repayment period for one more year for interest-free loans to small businesses and not-for-profits. Canada’s premiers P.J. Akeeagok, Premier of Nunavut, from left, Caroline Cochrane, Premier of the Northwest Territories, Danielle Smith, Premier of Alberta, Dennis King, Premier of Prince Edward Island, Tim Houston, Vice-Chair of the Council of the Federation and Premier of Nova Scotia, Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario, Heather Stefanson, Chair of the Council of the Federation and Premier of Manitoba, François Legault, Premier of Québec, Blaine Higgs, Premier of New Brunswick, David Eby, Premier of British Columbia, Scott Moe, Premier of Saskatchewan, Andrew Furey, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, and Ranj Pillai, Premier of Yukon, during the closing news conference at the Council of the Federation Canadian premiers meeting at The Fort Garry Hotel in Winnipeg, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
canada
RCMP opens probe into Ontario’s cancelled Greenbelt development plans
A government sign indicating entry into the Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve, in Pickering, Ont., Monday, June 19, 2023. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
canada
Bonnie Crombie raises more than $1-million for Ontario Liberal campaign, defends developer donations
Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie stands on stage with supporters at a rally in Mississauga, Ont., on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. Candidates in the Ontario Liberal Party's race to become the next leader kicked off the first official debate by taking aim at perceived front-runner Bonnie Crombie. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
canada
Nine-year-old girl fatally hit by vehicle in Vaughan, Ont.
York police have charged two 13-year-old girls with assault after a teen girl was stabbed in an altercation in a Vaughn parking lot on Saturday.&nbsp;A York Regional Police patch is shown Dec, 19, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey
canada
Former Doug Ford aide Amin Massoudi paid $237,000 by PC caucus services
Ontario PC Leader Doug Ford and his Deputy Chief of Staff Amin Massoudi, right, return from a private chat following a campaign event in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., on Friday, June 1, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
canada
Ontario will not compensate Greenbelt developers, housing minister says
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing and Government House Leader Paul Calandra speaks to reporters in Toronto, on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
report on business
Ontario vows to balance interests of all Indigenous communities in mining development
Members of the Land Defence Alliance, left to right, Cecilia Begg from Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug, Chief Chris Moonias of Neskantaga First Nation, Chief Rudy Turtle of Grassy Narrows First Nation and deputy chief Stanley Anderson of Wapekeka First Nation sit at a formal table set up outside the Legislature ready to meet with Premier Ford seeking his signature on a declaration of respect for their rights on the lawn of Queen's Park in Toronto on Tuesday, September 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Carlos Osorio
morning update newsletter
Morning Update: House Speaker pressed to resign after veteran of Nazi unit honoured
Speaker of the House of Commons Anthony Rota speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
opinion
Doug Ford is very, very sorry. But for what?
Tony Keller
canada
Ontario PCs vow to enshrine Greenbelt boundaries in law, but block NDP bill
Paul Calandra, right, Ontario’s Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister responds to questions as Ontario Premier Doug Ford, left, listens at Queen’s Park in Toronto on Monday, September 25, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
opinion
Ford backing down on the Greenbelt was a win for democracy in Ontario
Marcus Gee
canada
Ontario Premier Doug Ford shuffles cabinet again, moves David Piccini to Labour
Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow attend a news conference following their meeting at the Queens Park Legislature in Toronto on Monday, Sept.18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford announces reversal of Greenbelt plan
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Ontario watchdog won’t probe Ford daughter’s wedding, stag-and-doe
Ontario Premier Doug Ford announces that he will be reversing his government’s decision to open the Greenbelt to developers during a press conference in Niagara Falls, Ont., Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. The announcement comes after a second cabinet minister resigned in the wake of the Greenbelt controversy. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tara Walton
politics
Politics Briefing: Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Greenbelt lands won’t be developed after all
Ontario Premier Doug Ford leaves a news conference following his meeting with Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow at the Queens Park Legislature in Toronto on Monday, Sept.18, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
canada
Doug Ford reverses Ontario’s Greenbelt plans, calls decision to open up land a ‘mistake’
Ontario Premier Doug Ford announces that he will be reversing his government’s decision to open the Greenbelt to developers during a press conference in Niagara Falls, Ont., Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. The announcement comes after a second cabinet minister resigned in the wake of the Greenbelt controversy. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tara Walton
canada
Notes suggest City of Ottawa considered leaving big-rig trucks on Wellington indefinitely, court hears
<div>Ottawa' emergency services manager is expected to take the stand for the third day in a row in the criminal trial of two 'Freedom Convoy' organizers. Kim Ayotte, General Manager of Emergency and Protective Services at the City of Ottawa, arrives at the courthouse in Ottawa where he will appear as a witness at the trial of "Freedom Convoy" organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang</div>
canada
Doug Ford makes appearance at plowing match amid Greenbelt controversy
Ontario Premier Doug Ford plows a field with a tractor at the 2023 International Plowing Match and Rural Expo, in Bowling Green, Ont., Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
canada
Olivia Chow meets with Doug Ford as premier backs new financial deal to address budget shortfalls
Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow take their seats after looking at family photos in the Premier's office as they hold a meeting at the Queens Park Legislature in Toronto on Monday, Sept. 18,2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
canada
Ontario Liberal leadership debate kicks off with warning to avoid ‘Doug Ford lite’
Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie stands on stage with supporters at a rally in Mississauga, Ont., on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. Candidates in the Ontario Liberal Party's race to become the next leader kicked off the first official debate by taking aim at perceived front-runner Bonnie Crombie. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
opinion
The Greenbelt scandal isn’t about housing. It isn’t even about the Greenbelt
Tony Keller
politics
Politics Briefing: Replacement plane, parts sent to India to bring Justin Trudeau, Canadian delegation home
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's plane is seen on the tarmac after being grounded due to a technical issue following the G20 Summit in New Delhi, India on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick