Ontario Politics
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Assault charges against Sault Ste. Marie MPP Chris Scott droppedDomestic violence charges of assault and assault with a weapon against the member of provincial parliament for Sault Ste. Marie have been withdrawn.Politics8 hours
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Ontario matches feds’ tax perk for businesses on capital investmentsBethlenfalvy says Ontario's measures would provide about $8 billion in relief that will be a boon to the country over the long term by attracting more businesses to the province.Politics10 hours
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Ontario environment minister hopes to burn more garbage, build more landfillsOntario's environment minister says he hopes to burn more garbage for energy and build more landfills following U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff on Canadian trash.Politics10 hours
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Ontario pauses some skills training funding for unemployed people: career collegesThe Ford government is pausing at least some funding through Better Jobs Ontario, which helps unemployed people get skills training.PoliticsOct 28
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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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Ontario delayed inspections of 2 career colleges later given ‘fails’: court docsCritics say it points to severe mismanagement of public money and the government has made the wrong people pay the price.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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Toronto voters re-elect Olivia Chow as mayor of Canada’s largest cityUnofficial results showed incumbent Olivia Chow ahead of her main challenger, Brad Bradford, and 50 other candidates in Monday’s municipal election.PoliticsOct 26
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