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The Ford government and a group of Ontario school boards are slowly moving forward with contrasting strategies to battle distractions in the classroom caused by social media apps like TikTok and Instagram. A government-led plan to meet with the executives of major social media companies to discuss how to combat …
Read More »Convenience store busted for allegedly selling alcohol before Ontario government expansion
A Toronto convenience store has had its liquor and lottery licenses suspended for selling alcohol weeks before the province officially rolls beer, wine and ready-to-drink beverages out to corner stores. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO), the Crown agency that manages licenses, said one of its inspectors arrived …
Read More »Unusual Ontario Place redevelopment bidding process leads to fresh questions
The NDP is asking fresh questions about the Ford government’s redevelopment of Ontario Place, particularly its plan to build a waterfront spa, after unearthing a new document laying out an unusual bidding process. Using freedom of information laws, the Ontario NDP obtained a government form for companies that were interested …
Read More »Ford’s PC Party to begin nominations in coming weeks with early election looming
Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative Party will begin nominating candidates in a matter of weeks, including sitting ministers who plan to run again, marking the latest sign Ontario is heading toward an early election call. Energy Minister Stephen Lecce and Agriculture Minister Rob Flack were among the PC MPPs to confirm …
Read More »Work begins to widen another portion of Highway 401 in Ontario
Ontario is moving forward with plans to further widen parts of Highway 401, with new plans announced to accommodate expansions east of Toronto. On Friday, Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria announced construction work to replace the Oshawa Wilson Road overpass in Durham Region, something that will eventually pave the way to …
Read More »Municipal leaders ask Ontario to appoint minister for housing needs, addiction
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario municipalities are asking the province to appoint a minister to tackle homelessness as leaders sound the alarm on the growing housing, mental health and addictions needs of their communities. Leaders from the Association of Municipalities of Ontario kicked off the organization’s …
Read More »Doug Ford increases size of Ontario cabinet again in latest reshuffle
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has bolstered the size of his cabinet to 37 ministers and associate ministers following a mini-summer reshuffle, breaking his own record for the province’s largest cabinet. On Friday, Ford was forced to move around his top team when Todd Smith stood down as minister of education …
Read More »Ont opposition parties criticize Ford for joking human patients could get MRIs at vet
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 14, 2024 2:18 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s opposition parties are criticizing Premier Doug Ford for joking about sending “overflow” human patients to a new animal hospital. Ford spoke Tuesday at the opening of a …
Read More »Ontario was ‘days away’ from tabling a bill on councillor harassment. So why is it still not law?
In the fall of 2021, the world of Ontario municipal politics was abuzz with excitement, expecting the provincial government to finally unveil a law that would tackle the growing issue of harassment on local councils. “I had heard it was days away from being tabled,” John Mascarin, a partner with …
Read More »Finance minister says government is an ‘open book’ amidst RCMP Greenbelt probe
Ontario’s finance minister says he has not been contacted by the RCMP in its ongoing Greenbelt investigation but insists he is an “open book” if detectives want to sit down with him. Last week, Premier Doug Ford’s office said current and former staffers were being interviewed by the Mounties “as …
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