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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
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Queen Elizabeth statue coming to Ontario legislature after delay
Queen Elizabeth II officially opens the session of Parliament in the Senate chamber in Ottawa on Oct. 18, 1977. A statue of Queen Elizabeth II is coming to the Ontario legislature grounds, ending the project's yearslong delay and reigniting a conversation about the commemoration of polarizing historical figures.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Staff
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Ontario to introduce new mental health curriculum for students
Increase in demand for child and youth mental health services in Canada in recent years might suggest that today’s students are struggling more than previous generations, but it could also suggest they feel more empowered to address mental health needs
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Ontario home-care organizations ask province for help before health-care reforms
The Ontario legislature's front entrance at Queen's Park is seen in Toronto, Friday, June 18, 2021. At 130 years old, Ontario's legislature is showing its age. There are lead pipes and asbestos running through the walls, mountains of old cables and wires stacked on top of new ones, an inefficient steam heating system with parts that frequently fail and fire safety systems in need of upgrading. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Ontario legislature eyes full shutdown for major renovations, likely to cost over $1-billion
Signs reading “Do not drink tap water” are seen in the washrooms inside the Ontario Legislative Building at Queen’s Park, in Toronto, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Allison Jones
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Ontario budget watchdog projects years of surplus, despite economic slowdown
The Ontario legislature's front entrance at Queen's Park is seen in Toronto, Friday, June 18, 2021. Ontario's legislature is set to resume this week for the first time since the re-election of Premier Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives amid a health-care staffing crisis and skyrocketing inflation.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Ontario’s legislature passes bill giving Toronto, Ottawa so-called strong mayor powers
The Ontario legislature's front entrance at Queen's Park is seen in Toronto, Friday, June 18, 2021. Ontario's legislature is set to resume this week for the first time since the re-election of Premier Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives amid a health-care staffing crisis and skyrocketing inflation.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Ontario introduces ‘strong mayor’ legislation, will apply to Toronto and Ottawa first
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Steve Clark answers questions after an announcement in the Ontario Legislature, in Toronto, Monday, Dec. 7, 2020. Ontario is set to introduce legislation today to give large municipal leaders so-called strong mayor powers as a way to get housing built more quickly.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
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Ottawa legislator John Fraser selected as Ontario Liberals’ interim leader
John Fraser speaks to reporters at the Ontario Legislature in Toronto on Thursday November 29, 2018. Ontario's Liberal caucus has selected the Ottawa legislator as the party's interim leader. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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The future of the Ontario Liberals is at stake on June 2
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Ottawa recovery dominates first day back in session at Ontario legislature
The Ontario legislature's front entrance at Queen's Park is seen in Toronto, Friday, June 18, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Ontario lowers deficit projection for this year to $13.1-billion
The Ontario legislature's front entrance at Queen's Park is seen in Toronto, Friday, June 18, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Toronto hospitals, police prepare for trucker protest against COVID-19 measures outside Ontario legislature
Large concrete planters were moved in front of the driveway at the Ontario Legislature at Queens Park on Feb 2, 2022. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail. The planters were in anticipation of a potential trucker protest against vaccination mandates, this weekend.
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Business, labour groups divided over preferred COVID-19 isolation policies
Kieran Moore, Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health attends a media briefing at the Ontario Legislature in Toronto, Friday, Dec. 17, 2021. A news conference scheduled by Ontario's top doctor to share new rules on COVID-19 testing and case management has been postponed as officials review isolation guidelines in light of changes made in the United States. HE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Ontario Legislature orders Laurentian University to hand over documents tied to insolvency
The main entrance to the Laurentian University campus on Monday February 1/2021. Gino Donato/The Globe and Mail
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Ontario to require most electricity, natural gas utilities give customers access to their usage data
Ontario Government House Leader Todd Smith speaks to reporters following an early morning PC Caucus meeting at the Ontario Legislature in Toronto on Thursday, November 29, 2018. he federal government should consider dropping retaliatory tariffs against the United States, Ontario's economic development minister said Monday, as he and his Quebec counterpart pressed Ottawa for action on American levies on steel and aluminum. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Ontario throne speech sets out economic recovery from COVID-19 as priority
The Ontario legislature's front entrance at Queen's Park is seen in Toronto, Friday, June 18, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Ontario legislature prorogued until after federal election
The Ontario legislature's front entrance at Queen's Park is seen in Toronto on June 18, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Ontario imposes restrictions on industrial operations in northwest as wildfires burn
The sun rises through a cover of wildfire smoke above the CN Tower and downtown skyline in Toronto, Ontario, Canada July 20, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Ford to invoke notwithstanding clause to override Superior Court ruling on election advertising
Ontario Premier Doug Ford holds a press conference at the Ontario Legislature in Toronto, Thursday, May 13, 2021. Experts say Ontario will need to leverage clarity and collaboration to reach its goal of fully immunizing all willing adults against COVID-19 by mid-September. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
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Ontario legislature moves Egerton Ryerson painting and bust after NDP request
1963. Statue of Rev. Egerton Ryerson in Toronto, September 30, 1963. Photo by Boris Spremo / The Globe and Mail. Neg. #63273-67
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RCMP probing Ontario group’s ads siding with government in 2020 dispute with teachers
Protesters join a demonstration organized by the Teacher's Unions outside the Ontario Legislature, in Toronto, as four Teacher's Unions hold a province wide education strike, on Friday, February 21, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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City of Toronto tells Supreme Court that Doug Ford’s government disrupted democracy by slashing council during election
Skaters took to the rink at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto on Friday afternoon just before the City of Toronto announced the closure of public facilities amid the coronavirus pandemic. While the crowds were a lot smaller in downtown Toronto, there were still dozens skating on the rink and around the TTC stations. March 13, 2020 (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
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Ontario Legislature cancels Chinese flag-raising event following outcry
The Ontario provincial legislature building in Toronto.
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Windsor-Essex allowed to move into Stage 2 on Thursday, except for areas with farm outbreaks
Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks at the legislature, at Queen's Park, in Toronto, on June 22, 2020.
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Ontario high school teachers ratify collective agreement with province, union says
Protesters join a demonstration organized by the Teacher's Unions outside the Ontario Legislature, in Toronto, as four Teacher's Unions hold a province wide education strike, on Friday, February 21, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Ontario legislature to sit Tuesday to extend state of emergency by another 28 days, Ford says
Ontario Premier Doug Ford responds to a question during his daily update regarding COVID-19, at Queen's Park, in Toronto, on April 11, 2020.
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Ontario legislature unlikely to stop saying Lord’s Prayer at the start of each day
There is little appetite to scrap the Christian ritual, which some other provinces have dropped. In the Ontario legislature, it’s followed daily by a rotating selection of prayers from other faiths, and silent ‘moments of reflection.’