Ontario wrote off $1.4 billion of personal protective equipment, auditor finds
TORONTO -- Ontario wrote off more than one billion items of personal protective equipment at a cost of $1.4 billion since 2021, the province's auditor general found.
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Ontario signs deal with Marten Falls First Nation to fast track road to Ring of Fire
TORONTO -- Another northern Ontario First Nation has signed a partnership deal with the province to fast track construction on the road to the mineral-rich Ring of Fire.
Passage of housing bill sparks protest, clearing of Queen's Park public gallery
TORONTO -- Shouts and chants rained down upon politicians at the Ontario legislature Monday as the government passed a housing bill that critics say makes it easier for landlords to evict tenants.
Vianode to build $3.2-billion graphite plant for EVs in southwestern Ontario
A Norwegian company is investing $3.2 billion to build a synthetic graphite plant in southwestern Ontario.
Ontario NDP leader kicked out of question period after calling Ford government 'corrupt'
The leader of Ontario's official Opposition was kicked out of question period this morning after calling Premier Doug Ford's government "corrupt." NDP Leader Marit Stiles made the comment as the opposition continued to hammer Labour Minister David Piccini over the scandal-plagued Skills Development Fund. The auditor general found his office has been heavily involved in selecting projects under the $2.5-billion...
Ontario NDP leader kicked out of question period after calling Ford government 'corrupt'
TORONTO -- The leader of Ontario's official Opposition was kicked out of question period this morning after calling Premier Doug Ford's government "corrupt."
Carney asked Ford 'a couple of times' to pull anti-tariff ad, premier says
Prime Minister Mark Carney called Doug Ford "a couple of times" from Asia to ask him to pull an ad campaign that's being blamed for ending trade talks with the United States, the Ontario premier said Monday. Carney said this weekend that he told Ford he didn't think the province should run the ad that featured clips of former U.S...
Carney asked Ford 'a couple of times' to pull anti-tariff ad, premier says
Toronto -- Prime Minister Mark Carney called Doug Ford "a couple of times" from Asia to ask him to pull an ad campaign that's being blamed for ending trade talks with the United States, the Ontario premier said Monday.
Short, intense session set for Queen's Park after 137-day break
Premier Doug Ford's government returns to Queen's Park Monday for what promises to be a short but intense seven-week sitting that opposition parties say they fear is becoming a new and undemocratic norm. A lingering trade war with the United States, a consequential downturn in the economy with about 700,000 Ontarians looking for work, increasing inflation and a crashing housing...
Premier Doug Ford says he threatened to beat up Home Depot shoplifter
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he threatened to beat up a Home Depot shoplifter over the summer. Ford told an audience at the Empire Club in Toronto that bail needs to be strengthened because criminals have become emboldened. The premier relayed a story from the summer when he said he ditched his police detail to go to Home Depot to...
Premier Doug Ford says he threatened to beat up Home Depot shoplifter
TORONTO -- Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he threatened to beat up a Home Depot shoplifter over the summer.
'We need to get them out': Beluga trainer fired by Marineland speaks out
TORONTO -- Marineland's crumbling infrastructure, staffing shortage and lack of resources have created dangerous conditions for its belugas and they should be moved immediately, a fired beluga trainer says.
Ottawa, Ontario urge each other to help Marineland's belugas amid euthanasia threat
TORONTO -- The federal and Ontario governments are urging each other to help 30 belugas at Marineland, which has threatened to euthanize the whales if the park does not receive emergency funds from Ottawa.
Marineland's request for federal funds to care for belugas 'inappropriate': minister
Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson says Marineland's request for emergency funding, in a letter that warned 30 belugas at the park will otherwise be euthanized, is "inappropriate."
Marineland asks Ottawa for emergency cash to feed whales -- or euthanasia imminent
Marineland has asked Ottawa for emergency funding to feed and care for its whales, saying euthanasia is otherwise imminent.
Toronto hospital housing model 'a gift' to residents as ER visits reduced by half
TORONTO -- Every time Jason Miles walked out of prison, he would be bigger, stronger and meaner.
Marineland decries Ottawa decision to bar export of remaining beluga whales to China
TORONTO -- Marineland says it is "profoundly" disappointed by the federal government's decision to deny its request to ship 30 belugas to China.
Ottawa denies Marineland request to export its remaining beluga whales to China
Ottawa has denied a request from Marineland to send its remaining beluga whales to China, Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson said Wednesday
Ontario ends 2024-25 with lower deficit than predicted, enacts agency hiring freeze
TORONTO -- Ontario wrapped up the 2024-25 fiscal year with a significantly lower deficit than initially projected in the budget, yet the province will implement a modified hiring freeze in an effort to control ballooning agencies, Treasury Board President Caroline Mulroney said Friday.
'It's just terrible over there,' Premier Doug Ford says of Marineland
VAUGHAN -- Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the situation at Marineland is "terrible" for the 30 belugas that remain there, the last captive whales in Canada.
Ontario set to begin building road to the Ring of Fire
TORONTO -- Ontario is set to begin building the road to the Ring of Fire.
Eglinton Crosstown light rail project in Toronto delayed again
TORONTO -- A major transit project in Toronto has been delayed yet again.
Another beluga and a seal have died at Marineland. The deaths caught Doug Ford's attention
Another beluga whale and a harbour seal have died at Marineland, and those deaths have caught the attention of Ontario Premier Doug Ford, The Canadian Press has learned.
Ford to maintain U.S. booze ban until tariffs removed or new trade deal reached
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he will maintain his ban on American booze despite Canada dropping some retaliatory tariffs in the ongoing trade war with the United States. Ford says he will drop the ban on selling U.S. alcohol at the Liquor Control Board of Ontario when U.S. President Donald Trump removes tariffs placed on Canadian goods or when the...
Ford to maintain U.S. booze ban until tariffs removed or new trade deal reached
CALEDON -- Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he will maintain his ban on American booze despite Canada dropping some retaliatory tariffs in the ongoing trade war with the United States.
Construction on Highway 413 to start soon, Ontario Premier Doug Ford says
CALEDON -- Ontario Premier Doug Ford says construction on Highway 413 north of Toronto will begin within days.
Ontario to ban research testing on dogs and cats, premier says
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he will ban testing on dogs and cats.
Toronto community services face 'absolute fallout' of consumption site closures
TORONTO -- A great shift is underway in Toronto months after the closures of several supervised consumption sites, as their users seek alternatives and drop-in centres see an alarming jump in overdoses.
Ontario officially cancels Starlink contract, won't say how much that cost taxpayers
TORONTO -- Ontario has officially cancelled its $100-million contract with Starlink, but the province refuses to say how much it cost taxpayers to get out of the deal.
Ontario launching $260-million round of funding for skills development
TORONTO -- Ontario has opened up applications for a $260-million round of funding to train workers.
Doug Ford walks back pledge to issue work permits to asylum seekers
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has walked back last week's pledge to issue work permits to asylum seekers. Ford and the rest of the country's premiers said at their gathering last week they wanted more control over immigration, usually a purview of the federal government. The Ontario premier vowed to issue work permits to asylum seekers after he and Alberta Premier...
Doug Ford walks back pledge to issue work permits to asylum seekers
TORONTO -- Ontario Premier Doug Ford has walked back last week's pledge to issue work permits to asylum seekers.
Premiers call for improved relationship with China during trade war with the U.S.
Canada's premiers are calling on the federal government to improve the country's relationship with China, make changes to the bail system and spend more money on health care. They are meeting for the third and final day of their gathering in Huntsville, Ont. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and Ontario Premier Doug Ford say the country will need to deal more...
Premiers call for improved relationship with China during trade war with the U.S.
Huntsville, Ontario, Canada -- Canada's premiers have called on the federal government to improve the country's relationship with China in the face of the ongoing trade war with the U.S.
Premiers entering final day of meetings with public safety, internal trade on agenda
Canada's premiers are set to meet for the third and final day of their gathering in Ontario's cottage country, with internal trade, public safety and health care on the agenda. The premiers met with Prime Minister Mark Carney in Huntsville, Ont., on Tuesday to discuss the ongoing trade war with U.S. President Donald Trump after meeting with First Nation leaders...
Premiers entering final day of meetings with public safety, internal trade on agenda
Canada's premiers are set to meet for the third and final day of their gathering in Ontario's cottage country, with internal trade, public safety and health care on the agenda.
Prime Minister Carney to update premiers on U.S. trade talks as Aug. 1 deadline looms
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he'll update the premiers on the state of trade negotiations with the U.S. as they meet this morning in Ontario's cottage country. He says Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc will be in Washington, D.C., over the next few days and "we are only going to accept the best deal for Canada." The premiers are gathered...
Prime Minister Carney to update premiers on U.S. trade talks as Aug. 1 deadline looms
HUNTSVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to update the premiers on the state of trade talks with the U.S. as they sat down to meet in Ontario's cottage country Tuesday morning with an Aug. 1 deadline looming.
Premiers gathered to meet with PM call for new pipelines built with Ontario steel
As provincial leaders prepare to meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney later this morning, the premiers of Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan have signed a memorandum of understanding calling for the construction of new pipelines using Ontario steel. The premiers are gathered in Ontario's cottage country to talk about eliminating internal trade barriers and U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to impose...
Premiers gathered to meet with PM call for new pipelines built with Ontario steel
Toronto -- As provincial leaders prepare to meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney later this morning, the premiers of Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan have signed a memorandum of understanding calling for the construction of new pipelines using Ontario steel.
Trade war to dominate meeting with premiers, prime minister
TORONTO -- The growing trade war with the United States will be top of the agenda when Canada's premiers meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney today.
Ontario environment minister apologizes for 'confusion' over clean water bill letter
TORONTO -- Ontario's environment minister has apologized to First Nation chiefs for any "confusion" his letter caused when he asked the federal government to not reintroduce a bill that would enshrine clean drinking water rights in law.
First Nations call for Ontario environment minister's resignation
TORONTO -- Several dozen First Nations in Ontario are calling for the resignation of the province's environment minister after he asked the federal government to not reintroduce a bill that would enshrine clean drinking water rights in law.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford pitches railway to Ring of Fire, Alberta is on board
Ontario signed an agreement with Alberta to build infrastructure and energy corridors that include a possible railway to the mineral-rich Ring of Fire region, the premiers of both provinces announced on Monday.
Ontario First Nation slowed down traffic on Trans-Canada Highway over mining laws
A northern Ontario First Nation has completed a four-day demonstration that slowed down traffic on the Trans-Canada Highway, as it protests fast-tracked federal and provincial legislation designed to speed up mining and development.
Ontario expanding publicly funded hip and knee surgeries done in private clinics
TORONTO -- Ontario is expanding the delivery of publicly paid orthopedic surgeries through private clinics in an effort to reduce wait-lists.
Ontario expanding publicly funded private surgical and diagnostic centres
Ontario is expanding its suite of publicly funded private community surgical and diagnostic centres.
Two First Nations setting up encampment near proposed bridge to Ring of Fire
A political decision one thousand kilometres from Jeronimo Kataquapit's home in a remote First Nation near James Bay set the course for his summer.
Doug Ford says he treats First Nations 'like gold' but they 'keep coming hat in hand'
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he is willing to give First Nations what they want for their support in developing mines, but they cannot "keep coming hat in hand all the time to the government" for more money. Ford is set to meet Thursday with several dozen chiefs who are part of Anishinabek Nation, which represents 39 First Nations in...
Doug Ford says he treats First Nations 'like gold' but they 'keep coming hat in hand'
TORONTO -- Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he is willing to give First Nations what they want for their support in developing mines, but they cannot "keep coming hat in hand all the time to the government" for more money.
Ring of Fire road to bring prosperity to First Nation, problems for caribou: report
TORONTO -- A proposed road to the mineral-rich Ring of Fire in northern Ontario will bring economic prosperity to Webequie First Nation, though it may endanger caribou in the region, a newly released assessment finds.
Two First Nations working on roads to Ring of Fire do not support new mining law
TORONTO -- Two First Nations in and around the Ring of Fire that signed deals with the provincial government are speaking out against a new Ontario law.
More than 2,200 died of opioids in Ontario last year as numbers trend downward: data
TORONTO -- More than 2,200 Ontarians died from opioids last year, a 15 per cent decrease from 2023, newly released data from the Office of the Chief Coroner shows.
Last-minute changes to Ontario mining bill are not good enough, First Nations say
TORONTO -- Last-minute changes to a controversial Ontario mining bill are not good enough and ignore a central plea to work together on drafting legislation, First Nations said Thursday.
Ontario to amend mining bill, add Indigenous economic zones amid First Nations uproar
TORONTO -- Premier Doug Ford's government is set to capitulate to some First Nation demands on a controversial mining bill, though it will not kill the proposed law outright, The Canadian Press has learned.
CP NewsAlert: Ontario will amend mining bill amid uproar from First Nations
TORONTO -- Premier Doug Ford's government is set to capitulate to some First Nation demands on a controversial mining bill, though it will not kill the proposed law outright, The Canadian Press has learned.
Road, rail and mine blockades could be on horizon over Ontario mining bill: chiefs
TORONTO -- Road, rail and mine blockades could be on the horizon as First Nations ratchet up pressure on the Ontario government to kill a proposed bill that seeks to speed up large mining projects in the north.
Toronto Zoo warns of extinctions if Ontario mining bill becomes law
TORONTO -- Species could go extinct if Ontario passes a controversial mining bill that is set to transform its approach to endangered species and the environment, the Toronto Zoo warned the province.
Mining claims in Ring of Fire up 66 per cent over past 3 years: environmental group
TORONTO -- Mining claims in the Ring of Fire region are up 66 per cent over the last three years and now total an area 14 times the size of Toronto, an environmental group said Wednesday after compiling the data.
Vintners and brewers thrilled with supports in Ontario budget
TORONTO -- Ontario's vintners and brewers say they are thrilled with the support provided by the province in its latest budget.