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As deadline looms for Ontario municipal elections candidates, some seats uncontestedWith the window to run in this year's Ontario municipal elections about to close, observers and advocates are paying attention those who have and haven't signed up.PoliticsAug 20
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Ontario sees modest gains in municipal election competition, report showsNearly one in four mayors, reeves and other heads of council in Ontario have been acclaimed, down from the previous two election years.PoliticsSep 9
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Fewer people running for trustee in some of Ontario’s supervised school boardsNew legislation has reduced the role of trustees, including cutting budget responsibilities at English-language boards, and mostly removing their role in central bargaining.PoliticsAug 18
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Nominations to run in Ontario’s fall municipal elections set to closeA clearer picture of the choices Ontarians will face at the ballot box is set to emerge Friday afternoon as nominations for the fall municipal elections come to a close.PoliticsAug 21
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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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Why some Canadian website maps show ‘Lake America’ instead of Lake OntarioThe issue first arose after several websites including Hydro One, Elections Canada, Infrastructure Ontario and others showed Lake America on their maps.CanadaAug 31
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Ontario’s order for new subway trains could be hit by Canadian counter-tariffsThe retaliatory tariffs could apply to self-driving, electric trains ordered by the Ford government for the Ontario Line that will be built south of the border.EconomyAug 26
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Election finance complaint submitted about Brampton MPP over ads in father’s newspaperGrewal unseated the NDP’s Gurratan Singh in 2022 in Brampton East, winning the riding again in the 2025 snap election.PoliticsJul 23
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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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Steven Guilbeault steps down as MP for Laurier–Sainte-MarieThe MP for Laurier—Sainte-Marie said he's leaving government on a matter of principle because the party's direction on energy and the environment changed under Carney's leadership.PoliticsSep 1
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Ford says world will always ‘call it Lake Ontario’ after Trump’s renamingTrump’s order says the U.S. lays claim to most of the 'volume' of Lake Ontario and is largely responsible for its security, economic activity and environmental stewardship.CanadaAug 29
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Canadians set to cast their ballots in B.C., Ontario and Quebec byelectionsThe vote is taking place in three ridings across the country, one in B.C., another in Ontario and a third in Quebec following the resignations of their MPs.PoliticsAug 30
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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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Mississauga, Ont. council set to vote on temporary data centre moratoriumThe city is the latest in Ontario to consider a pause as it studies what guardrails it could place on energy-intensive data centres fuelling the artificial intelligence boom.Canada1 hour
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Lake Ontario merchandise turns Trump order into fundraiser to protect the lakeA Lake Ontario-inspired phrase is being turned into merchandise, with part of the proceeds going toward protecting and restoring the lake.CanadaSep 11
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Voting begins for byelections as Trump trade war looms over CanadiansElections Canada said 39,500 Canadians have already voted in advance polls according to its preliminary figures, from Aug. 21 to Aug. 24PoliticsAug 31
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Byelection wins a ‘clear message’ of support for trade stance, Carney saysPrime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals sweep three byelections to strengthen majority mandate amid trade war with Donald Trump’s administration.CanadaSep 1
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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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‘Silencing the people of Ontario’ Provincial legislature remains silent amid extended summer breakWhile the Legislature was originally intended to resume on Sept. 14, the Ford government pushed that date until Oct. 27 leading to criticism from opposition MPPs.PoliticsSep 15
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Indigenous turnout remains low in Quebec amid calls for political inclusionThere are a number of signs scattered along the suburban streets of the Mohawk community of Kahnawake, across the river from Montreal.PoliticsSep 14