Colin D’Mello
Queen’s Park Bureau Chief, Global News Toronto
Colin D’Mello is one of Ontario’s most prominent political journalists, currently working as the Queen’s Park Bureau Chief at Global News.
He began his career as a radio reporter in Moncton, NB., before returning to Ontario. He helped launch 1310 News in Ottawa and later reported for 680 News in Toronto. In 2011, Colin moved to television broadcasting, beginning a long run at CTV News where he most served as their Queen’s Park Bureau Chief. He also held the role of President of the Queen’s Park Press Gallery, advocating for journalists and helping to manage the relationship between newsrooms in Ontario and the provincial legislature. In April of 2022, he joined Global News.
Colin was born in Kuwait and lived there until 1998, crediting the events of the first Gulf War for shaping his interests in political reporting. He is a graduate of the broadcast journalism program at Seneca College and worked as a guest lecturer at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU).
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Carney says possibility of jets at Billy Bishop airport not nixed ‘forever’ -
Progressive Conservative caucus divided over Ontario hotel spending scandal -
Ford government advised MPPs to use hotel benefit for late-night sittings -
Ontario MPP Stan Cho charged riding association for upscale meals, hotels and limo rentals -
Ford offers apology over Cho spending scandal -
Doug Ford dismisses decline in popularity, says he’s ‘sure the heck not Justin Trudeau’ -
Ford removes caucus chair after pension, private jet row -
Focus Ontario: Harmony Short-lived -
Ontario government releases details of $191K in extra private jet costs -
Focus Ontario: Opposition to the Opposition -
Ontario’s freedom of information requests scrapped as watchdog waits for impact -
Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives tumble in the polls after jet fiasco -
Focus Ontario: Here Come the Cancellations -
Focus Ontario: Turbulence or Tailspin? -
Will private jet blunder, FOI changes haunt Doug Ford? -
Focus Ontario: Trustee Turmoil
Author Archives
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Ontario’s alcohol industry bracing for U.S. import ban after early trade war gainsOntario alcohol makers are now bracing for the impacts of a total ban on alcohol imports from Canada to the United States.CanadaSep 9
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Ontario hit 58% of 2025 housing goal, even after adding long-term care, student bedsA briefing note shows that, even by its own modified definition of new housing, the province only achieved 58 per cent of its 2025 target.PoliticsSep 9
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Inside the Ford government’s pause on all freedom of information requestsThe Ford government made the unprecedented decision to pause all transparency requests for more than a week. Here's what happened behind the scenes.PoliticsSep 8
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Ford tells ‘thin-skinned’ media news conference without reporters was ‘no big deal’On Thursday, the premier's office organized an announcement in Mississauga, Ont., styled to look like a news conference.PoliticsSep 4
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How Ford government staff crafted answers on Ontario Science Centre snowstorm survivalEmails show Ford government political staff helped shape public responses about the Ontario Science Centre roof after a major snowstorm.CanadaSep 4
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Ford says ‘beautiful’ Lake Ontario sign was worth $25K price tagLast week, Ontario Premier Doug Ford travelled to Winona to unveil a giant blue sign that reads "Lake Ontario now and always" in both English and French.PoliticsSep 3
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‘Thank God we don’t have the media’: Ford praises closed-door announcementThe joke was Doug Ford's last remark at an event which looked like a news conference but had no reporters in attendance, part of a recent trend for his government.CanadaSep 3
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Toronto councillor tried to cancel FordFest after resident raised concerns about eventFordFest is an annual barbecue and festival organized by Premier Doug Ford, which was held in Thomson Memorial Park in Scarborough this year.PoliticsSep 2
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Progressive Conservative MPPs say they have repaid thousands in hotel room expensesHardeep Grewal and Charmaine Williams said they had repaid $27,275 and $15,865 respectively for Toronto hotel rooms after being ordered to do so by the premier.CanadaSep 2
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Transport minister says Metrolinx service cuts ‘temporary in nature’On Saturday, Metrolinx announced it would be reducing service on several of its routes until next spring, after offering enhanced service during the summer.CanadaSep 1
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Ford government announces plans to restart bike lane removals in TorontoThe Ontario Court of Appeal previously overturned a lower court's decision that removing bike lanes violated the Canadian Charter, allowing the government to proceed with its plan.CanadaSep 1
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Doug Ford’s giant Lake Ontario sign cost $25K, premier’s office confirmsThe sign, which reads Lake Ontario now and always in English and French, was unveiled just days after Trump signed an order declaring the body of water as Lake AmericaPoliticsSep 1
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Judge grants injunction suspending new Ontario bail payment requirementsTwo groups argued Ontario’s new rules requiring a cash deposit for bail encroach on federal jurisdiction and will make it harder for people to be released as they await trial.CanadaAug 31
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Early voter turnout down slightly for 2 of Ontario’s 3 byelectionsFigures released by Elections Ontario track the number of early ballots cast in Scarborough Southwest, Hamilton East-Stoney Creek and York-Simcoe.PoliticsAug 31
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Hazel McCallion LRT struggled with liquidity, design and ‘quality of work performed’Briefings obtained by Global News show that, throughout 2025, Metrolinx and the Ford government were worried the light rail build was 'experiencing a number of issues.'CanadaAug 31
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Ontario legislature faces calls to return amid trade war. Ford calls it ‘gutter politics’The trade war between Canada and the United States intensified over the weekend, after talks to secure an agreement fell apart and Prime Minister Mark Carney recalled negotiators.PoliticsAug 25
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford admits ‘it got a little heated’ with President Donald Trump'Things got a little heated, it got a little personal yesterday,' Premier Doug Ford told CNN on Tuesday morning, agreeing with Wolf Blitzer it is time to lower the temperature.CanadaAug 25
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Ford government celebrates construction work on northern Ontario mining roadsOn Monday, the Ontario government and Aroland First Nation announced that ground had broken on work to upgrade the Anaconda and Painter Lake roads, part of a broader network.CanadaAug 24
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Ford calls Trump a ‘loser’ and ‘dictator’ after president posts about Ontario premierPremier Doug Ford is once again threatening to cut off electricity exports to the United States amid an escalating trade war that will have significant impact on steel and autos.CanadaAug 24
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford silent on request to restock American alcoholFor more than a year, Ontario consumers have gotten used to not seeing any American alcohol on the shelves of the LCBO.CanadaAug 21
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Ontario minister charged trade mission meals to riding association instead of governmentVic Fedeli, Premier Doug Ford's trade minister, hasn't charged the public for his meals or other expenses on trips, but records reveal party donors are footing the bill.PoliticsAug 21
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Education minister ‘very optimistic’ Ontario teacher negotiations won’t bring disruptionEducation contracts will expire at the end of August, but they've already faltered over technical disagreements between the government about which issues should be negotiated.CanadaAug 20
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Punished for dissent: top municipal officials speak out about working with Ford governmentTop municipal civil servants described a government that rushes through the consultation process, and is often "thin-skinned and unforgiving" when faced with criticism.PoliticsAug 18
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Premier Ford met with Loblaw CEO 1 day after dismissing grocery pricing legislationPremier Doug Ford held a private meeting with the CEO of one of Canada's largest grocery chains as the government rejected efforts to further regulate the industry.PoliticsAug 18
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Ford government to review Metrolinx, LCBO and other agencies amid hotel expenses scandalFinance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy said the government would kick off a review of eight agencies, including Metrolinx, the LCBO and the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario.PoliticsAug 5