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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 caucus divided over Ontario hotel spending scandalGlobal News first reported hundreds of thousands of dollars in expenses billed by Willowdale MPP Stan Cho to taxpayers and donors over the course of three years.PoliticsJul 24
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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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‘It’s politics’: Premier Ford responds to allegations of spying on Bonnie CrombieOntario Premier Doug Ford says he doesn't approve of the Progressive Conservative party reportedly sending an operative to spy on Bonnie Crombie while she vacationed in Jamaica.PoliticsAug 13
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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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Liberals sweep all three federal byelectionsThe Liberals have won all three of the federal byelections that were held on Monday.PoliticsAug 31
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Trump and referendum talk to mark a tough-to-predict Quebec election, analysts sayA new Quebec election campaign is beginning with a slate of new leaders facing serious issues including resurgent referendum conversations and U.S. trade threats.PoliticsAug 24
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Premier Ford charged taxpayers for Florida trip to attend union conference at DisneyThe province's travel, meal and hospitality expense disclosure list shows four individuals expensed commercial flights and hotels totalling $11,709 for the trip in mid-July 2025.CanadaJul 28
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ANALYSIS: With four vacant ridings, why did Carney call just three byelections?The Liberals gave themselves a three-to-one financial advantage over the Bloc Québecois by holding off calling a race in the other vacant Québec seat, David Akin writes.PoliticsAug 3
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Conservative MP Larry Brock announces he will resign next monthBrock is the seventh MP to leave Poilievre's caucus since the 2025 election, with four of them crossing the floor to the Liberals.PoliticsAug 6
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Ontario police discover remains of 2nd missing person on rural propertyThe man's remains were found on a rural property that's been part of an ongoing investigation where the remains of another man were found last year.CrimeAug 5
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7 years later, Ontario police continue to search for missing Picton manJonathan Fowler, who would now be 40, went missing in 2019. OPP said he was last seen in Picton and has been known to frequent the Picton, Napanee, Kingston and Denbigh areas.CrimeJul 27
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Hockey Canada suspensions upheld for 4 players from 2018 world junior teamAn independent appeal board ruled that all five players breached Hockey Canada's code of conduct, but only one player's suspension was lifted immediately.SportsAug 12
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Ontario MPP charged riding association for restaurants, hotels and limo rentalDetailed disclosures from Stan Cho's constituency office show, between 2023 and 2026, the MPP billed the office for pricey dinners, airline tickets and hotel stay.CanadaJul 20
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Ford government advised its MPPs they could use hotel benefit for night sittingsFor more than a week, government MPPs have been facing scrutiny for charging downtown Toronto hotel stays to the taxpayer instead of commuting to and from Queen’s Park.CanadaJul 22
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‘They’re paying back the money’: Ford breaks silence on hotel expense scandalThe premier also defended his government when asked whether the hotel expenses violated his 2018 election promise that the party with the taxpayer dollar is over.CanadaJul 16
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Ford government pushed looser rules for MPP hotel benefit it now plans to reverseAs PC MPPs began charging taxpayers to stay in hotel rooms in downtown Toronto, members of the Ford government began quietly updating the expense rules for elected officials.PoliticsJul 17
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Ontario Liberal Leadership candidate gains another caucus endorsementEtobicoke-Lakeshore MPP Lee Fairclough, who launched her leadership bid in May, has steadily racked up endorsements from elected MPPs.PoliticsJul 15
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Ontario looks to axe rules Progressive Conservative MPPs used to claim hotel staysGlobal News was first to report on the hotel room expenses incurred by members of the Progressive Conservative government who live within driving distance of Queen's Park.CanadaJul 15