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Voters heading to polls in 3 Ontario byelectionsPremier Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives are hoping to hold on to two seats while the New Democrats wish to hold onto the third.PoliticsSep 3
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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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Ford calls three Ontario byelections for early SeptemberScarborough Southwest has been vacant since February when Doly Begum, who held the riding provincially for the NDP, resigned to successfully run for the federal Liberals there.PoliticsAug 5
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Ford says cabinet shuffle prepares Ontario for ‘long haul’ in Trump tariff warDoug Ford announced the changes Thursday, which included the creation of a new position: associate minister of artificial intelligence adoption.PoliticsSep 10
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Progressive Conservatives, NDP hold on to their seats in Ontario byelectionsLittle has changed at Queen's Park after Premier Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives and the Opposition New Democrats held on to their seats in three byelections Thursday.PoliticsSep 4
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Ontario byelections near finish line with trade war looming largeCandidates say a variety of provincial issues has popped up during campaigning, but U.S. President Donald Trump's latest round of tariffs.PoliticsSep 2
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Ontario MPP and sport minister announces retirement from politicsNeil Lumsden, who sits as the MPP for Hamilton East-Stoney Creek, wrote an open letter announcing his retirement from politics.CanadaJul 17
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Caroline Mulroney set to resign from Ford government in early JuneOn Sunday, Mulroney said she told Ford that she has decided to "resign from Cabinet" on June 5 and will walk away from her York-Simcoe seat triggering a by-election.PoliticsMay 25
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Ontario civil servants can work some FIFA World Cup game days remotely: governmentOPS unions advocated for alternative work arrangements during the soccer tournament, citing concerns about increased congestion, ongoing construction and disrupted sidewalk access.PoliticsMay 26
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Doug Ford regularly worked from home after ordering civil servants back to officeA copy of the premier's itinerary obtained by Global News shows that over five weeks from early January, Ford took a range of meetings at his house or virtually.PoliticsApr 27
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More than 400K people on Ontario’s sunshine salaries list, OPG highest earnersAll five of the province's top earners worked for Ontario Power Generation, while health-care executives and the public pension board also made the top 10.PoliticsMar 27
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Solicitor general among Ontario cabinet ministers whose vehicles have been stolenFour cabinet ministers have had vehicles stolen in the past four years, two of them in recent months. Premier Doug Ford's office says that shows 'no one is immune.'PoliticsOct 9, 2025
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Ford government introduces hiring freeze for Metrolinx, LCBO and other agenciesOn Friday, Treasury Board president Caroline Mulroney announced the freeze, saying agencies, boards and commission public bodies had swelled in size in recent years.PoliticsSep 26, 2025
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Ontario ends 2024-25 with significantly lower deficit than predictedTreasury Board President Caroline Mulroney and Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy released public accounts that show the province ended the year with a deficit of $1.1 billion.EconomySep 26, 2025
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The Ford government legalized speed cameras in 2019. Now, it says they’re a ‘tax grab’Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government created the framework for cities to introduce automated speed cameras in 2019, but is now pushing to have them eliminated.CanadaSep 23, 2025
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Ontario public servant unions rallying against Ford’s return-to-office mandatesUnions representing Ontario public sector workers are holding a rally Thursday outside of Queen's Park to protest the province's return-to-office mandate.PoliticsSep 18, 2025
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Ontario civil servants will return to office full time, ending pandemic-era rulesThe government said staff who are going to work three days a week will move to four days in October, moving toward a full return by Jan. 5, 2026.CanadaAug 14, 2025
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Edmonton Oilers look to return Stanley Cup to Canada as final kicks offThe last time a Canadian team won the Stanley Cup was in 1993, despite a team from Canada being in the finals multiple times since.CanadaJun 4, 2025
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Some workers still wait for Bill 124 compensation despite Ford government reversalAt the beginning of 2024, the government agreed to reverse its Bill 124, a measure which had capped public sector pay increases at one per cent annually for three years.CanadaMay 9, 2025
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Ontario raises questions over future of $10-a-day child-care dealEducation Minister Paul Calandra sent a letter to parents on Tuesday raising concerns as the federal election campaign enters its final, frenzied stretch.PoliticsApr 23, 2025