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Focus Ontario: American Accusations and OSAP Limitations -
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Ford government given advance warning of Stelco layoffs -
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Doug Ford comes under scrutiny over remark aimed at media -
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Premier Ford met with Loblaw CEO 1 day after dismissing grocery pricing legislation -
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Municipal leaders accuse Ford government of ‘divide and conquer’ tactics -
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Ford government to review Metrolinx, LCBO and other agencies amid hotel expenses scandal -
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Carney says possibility of jets at Billy Bishop airport not nixed ‘forever’ -
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Progressive Conservative caucus divided over Ontario hotel spending scandal -
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Ford government advised MPPs to use hotel benefit for late-night sittings -
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Ontario MPP Stan Cho charged riding association for upscale meals, hotels and limo rentals -
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Ford offers apology over Cho spending scandal -
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Doug Ford dismisses decline in popularity, says he’s ‘sure the heck not Justin Trudeau’ -
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Ford removes caucus chair after pension, private jet row -
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Focus Ontario: Harmony Short-lived -
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Ontario government releases details of $191K in extra private jet costs -
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Focus Ontario: Opposition to the Opposition -
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Ontario’s freedom of information requests scrapped as watchdog waits for impact -
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Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives tumble in the polls after jet fiasco -
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Focus Ontario: Here Come the Cancellations
Author Archives
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Former Ontario cabinet minister who resigned over expenses scandal defends promotionA former member of Ontario Premier Doug Ford's cabinet who resigned his post over an expenses scandal is defending his recent promotion.PoliticsOct 27
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OSAP ‘fraudsters’ in private career colleges ‘going to jail,’ Doug Ford claimsFord insisted that while the government grants come with "trust" and an expectation that "people are going to be honest," the OSAP system was defrauded by "bad actors."PoliticsOct 27
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Blue Box, cannabis, deficit on Ford government’s agenda after 21-week breakWhile the hiatus allowed the government to avoid scrutiny during Question Period, opposition parties say a number of issues have built up over the summer and fall.PoliticsOct 27
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‘They buy because it’s easy’: Legal shops want more than enforcement to fight illegal potThough the Ford government says it’s planning to introduce new measures to crack down on illicit cannabis sales, legal retailers are questioning why it took eight years following legalization for enforcement tools to be bolstered. Several legal sellers told Global News they want Ontario to take the new rules a step further, by allowing the...PoliticsOct 26
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Ontario begins probe of eight private career colleges over alleged OSAP ‘fraud’The government said investigators "gathered information and interviewed individuals" at the unnamed career colleges and suggested it plans to widen the inspections.EducationOct 20
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Ontario public-sector unions push province for workplace AI safeguardsLocal bargaining units are being told to investigate how AI is showing up in workplaces and to identify potential risks.PoliticsOct 20
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Trustees in supervised school boards won’t be sworn in after election: Ford governmentGovernment source told Global News that trustees in supervised school boards "will not be sworn in" until a board meeting officially takes place.PoliticsOct 19
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Stiles unavailable to canvass for Chow as Toronto election enters final weekMarit Stiles's unavailability to support Chow on the ground comes at a moment when the incumbent Toronto mayor is locked in a tight race with opponent Brad Bradford.PoliticsOct 19
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Doug Ford says Republicans might ‘pull the carpet’ under Trump if midterms are lostAs the mid-term elections draw closer, Ford is dipping a toe into American politics, stating that the Democrats might be able to flip the Senate and House of Representatives.PoliticsOct 14
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Liberals allege Ford government has political ties to career colleges under OSAP probeThe Liberals alleged Wednesday that cabinet ministers attended the campus opening of one of the suspected colleges mere months after the school was probed by government inspectors.PoliticsOct 14
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OPP yet to launch formal probe into alleged ‘egregious’ OSAP use at career collegesIn early October, the province sounded the alarm about six private career colleges and accused them of taking advantage the OSAP program.PoliticsOct 14
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Ontario NDP urges Ford, Carney to buy Stelco as firm eyes layoffsOntario NDP Leader Marit Stiles told reporters Tuesday that public ownership of Stelco is emerging as the only option to save roughly 350 jobs.PoliticsOct 13
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Bike lane advocates to challenge Ford government’s removal plans at Supreme CourtAhead of the lane removal, CycleTO and EcoJustice, two groups that launched the charter challenge, revealed they are appealing the case to Canada's highest court.PoliticsOct 13
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‘Caught in the middle’: Nearly 250 private career colleges impacted by OSAP freezeMore than 500 private career colleges are scrambling to assess their options after the Ford government cut off their eligibility for student loansPoliticsOct 8
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Ford government used “leverage” over taxpayer-funded company to extract political benefit: legal letterIn January 2025, as Premier Ford was preparing to call a snap election, Ford’s then chief of staff placed a phone call to discuss provincial funding along with a “favour.”PoliticsOct 7
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Ford government spent $2 million on McKinsey contract amid push for healthcare savingsThe Ford government listed the expense under "other payments" with little information on the scope of the contract or what services were provided.PoliticsOct 1
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‘No amount of money’ would have avoided Stelco slowdown, job loss: CEOIn an exclusive interview with Global News, the owner of Stelco, said the layoff decision was purely market-driven and that financial incentives could not fix the issue.PoliticsSep 30
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Ford government ‘Protect Ontario’ tariff program spent $140 million so farOn Tuesday, during committee at Queen's Park, Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy was grilled by opposition MPPs on how much of that cash has actually been deployed.PoliticsSep 30
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Ford government given advance warning of Stelco layoffsWhile the announcement came as a shock to employees, Ontario's minister of economic development told Global News the government was given a heads up.PoliticsSep 29
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Two year delay in EV battery plant construction ‘nothing but good news’: Ford governmentOn Thursday, PowerCo Canada, a subsidiary of German automaker Volkswagen, announced it would delay the production of the $7 billion giga factory in St. Thomas, Ont.PoliticsSep 25
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‘We control who and where’: Province at odds with municipalities over AI data centresThe Ontario government appears to be at odds with some of the province’s major cities over the future of AI data centres, with anxiety-riddled residents caught in the middle.PoliticsSep 25
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‘The world we are in’: Ford government signals deficits will continueAt the same time, Peter Bethlenfalvy is also warning taxpayers that service cuts could be on the horizon if Ottawa scales back financial transfers in the upcoming federal budget.CanadaSep 24
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Ford government says ‘people voted’ to cancel Starlink deal, won’t reveal costAt the start of the trade war with the United States, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced he would rip up a deal with Musk, then a close ally of President Donald Trump.PoliticsSep 24
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Most Ontarians don’t recognize current Ontario Liberal leadership contenders, poll findsWhile Liberal leadership candidates have worked to raise their profiles, a new poll of 1,600 Ontarians found all five are relative unknowns.PoliticsSep 24
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Number of Ontario LTC homes requiring ‘exceptional circumstance’ bail outs growingData shows how much money Ontario spends every year from its "homes in distress" fund, a pot set aside for long-term care operations on the brink of collapse.PoliticsSep 23
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