Sep 28 2023 — Allison Jones — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Adil Shamji dropped out of the Ontario Liberal leadership race Thursday, throwing his support behind Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie. Shamji, an ER doctor and provincial Liberal representative for Don Valley East, said the Mississauga mayor'...
Sep 24 2023 — Allison Jones — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Ontario's legislature resumes sitting Monday on the heels of two cabinet ministers' resignations, a cabinet shuffle, and a major policy reversal – and that was just in the past week. Politicians will return to the business of the legislature ...
Sep 24 2023 — Allison Jones — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Ontario's legislature resumes sitting Monday on the heels of two cabinet ministers' resignations, a cabinet shuffle, and a major policy reversal – and that was just in the past week. Politicians will return to the business of the legislature ...
Sep 21 2023 — Allison Jones — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Ontario's integrity commissioner said Thursday there are "insufficient grounds" for him to conduct a full investigation into a stag-and-doe event for Premier Doug Ford's daughter, though he noted an "interesting" finding about ticket sales fo...
Sep 16 2023 — Allison Jones — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Jakub Lipinski recounts a long-running joke in Ontario's Niagara Region: if you want to make a small fortune in wine, you start with a big fortune. Lipinski, whose family runs Big Head Wines, was recently at the Ontario legislature to show su...
Sep 16 2023 — Allison Jones — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Jakub Lipinski recounts a long-running joke in Ontario's Niagara Region: if you want to make a small fortune in wine, you start with a big fortune. Lipinski, whose family runs Big Head Wines, was recently at the Ontario legislature to show su...
Sep 14 2023 — Allison Jones — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Ontario's chief medical officer of health is urging residents to get flu and COVID-19 vaccines this fall ahead of the respiratory virus season, starting with the people most at risk of severe illness and complications. Ahead of expected viral...
Sep 14 2023 — Allison Jones — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Ontario's chief medical officer of health is urging residents to get flu and COVID-19 vaccines this fall ahead of the respiratory virus season, starting with the people most at risk of severe illness and complications. Ahead of expected viral...
Sep 11 2023 — Allison Jones — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Ontario is holding consultations with colleges, universities and municipalities this fall on student housing, the colleges and universities minister said Monday, as a key report looking at post-secondary funding is expected soon. Speaking to ...
Aug 25 2023 — Allison Jones — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Ontario public high school teachers will not go on strike this fall, if members accept a tentative agreement reached Friday by their union to use binding arbitration if needed to get a contract. The Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federati...
Aug 25 2023 — Allison Jones — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Ontario public high school teachers will not go on strike this fall, if members accept a tentative agreement reached Friday by their union to use binding arbitration if needed to get a contract. The Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federati...
Aug 25 2023 — Allison Jones — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Friday he's confident that nothing criminal took place in his government's process of removing land from the protected Greenbelt for housing development. Ford took questions for the first time since the housing ...
Aug 24 2023 — Allison Jones — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Ontario Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner called Thursday for a public inquiry into Greenbelt land removals, saying the resignation of a top political staffer is a start, but it's far from the end. A report this month from the auditor general...
Aug 22 2023 — Allison Jones — The Canadian Press — Ontario's municipal affairs and housing minister says he is looking at potential tax changes to spur the creation of rental units. Speaking Tuesday at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference, Steve Clark reiterated a call for the federa...
Aug 22 2023 — Allison Jones — The Canadian Press — Ontario's municipal affairs and housing minister says he is looking at potential tax changes to spur the creation of rental units. Speaking Tuesday at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference, Steve Clark reiterated a call for the federa...