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Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he will vote for Mark Saunders in Toronto’s upcoming mayoral byelection, but maintains he is staying out of the race. Ford recently put up a sign for Saunders, the city’s former police chief, on his lawn. “I’ve always said I’m staying out of the race …
Read More »Ford says no to Markham mayor’s call for York Region consolidation
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 15, 2023 11:33 am Updated June 15, 2023 11:36 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Premier Doug Ford has roundly rebuffed calls from the mayor of Markham, Ont., to consolidate the 10 municipal governments of York Region into one …
Read More »Ontario offering more money to automaker Stellantis, Ford says
Ontario is offering more money in a bid to keep automaker Stellantis from pulling out of building an electric vehicle battery plant in Windsor, Ont., Premier Doug Ford said Friday. Stellantis and LG Energy Solution announced last year that they were building the $5-billion plant, but have in recent days …
Read More »55th annual Majestics Car Club car show held in Regina
A staple of Regina’s event calendar was back this weekend as the Majestics Car Club held their 55th annual car show. Car enthusiasts from across western Canada and the northern United States were showing off their best wheels at the Viterra Trade Centre. Milt Raddysh, a longtime member of the …
Read More »Ford wants ‘to make sure’ Ontario Science Centre workers retain jobs despite move to smaller site
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he wants to ensure the some 400 people employed at the current Ontario Science Centre will continue to have jobs at the new site at Ontario Place, despite the smaller space. Ford made the comments during an unrelated press conference in Scarborough on Thursday. The …
Read More »Ford government commits to 95-year lease for private spa at Ontario Place
The company behind a controversial waterpark and spa that’s set to take over a major portion of Ontario Place has signed a 95-year lease with the province of Ontario — a long-term contract that the company argues is necessary in order to recoup its multi-million-dollar investment. Global News has learned …
Read More »Ford government promises fare integration between Toronto, surrounding regions by end of 2023
The Ford government has committed to integrating transit services and fares across the Greater Toronto Area by the end of 2023. Ontario’s associate minister of transportation Stan Cho said on Thursday afternoon that fare and service integration is “happening this year and will include Toronto.” He said that the province …
Read More »Merrilee Fullerton resigns as cabinet minister and MPP in Ford government
Ontario Premier Doug Ford was handed a shock resignation on Friday as Social Services Minister Merrilee Fullerton announced she was quitting politics and immediately stepping down as cabinet minister and Progressive Conservative MPP. Fullerton announced on Twitter that she “spoke with the premier and tendered her resignation” on Friday afternoon …
Read More »Ring of Fire topped agenda at recent meetings between Ford and Trudeau, docs show
An all-season road to Ontario‘s Ring of Fire — a region with rich deposits of critical minerals needed for battery manufacturing — appears to have been a primary preoccupation for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Doug Ford during four successive meetings in the latter half of 2022. Federal briefing …
Read More »Ford government accuses Ontario NDP of sending photographer to premier’s daughter’s wedding
Ontario government House Leader Paul Calandra accused NDP Leader Marit Stiles of sending a photographer to the wedding of Premier Doug Ford‘s daughter during an eyebrow-raising exchange at Queen’s Park — an allegation that the NDP says is false. Stiles said the suggestion was a sign of “desperation” from a …
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