Northern Ontario First Nation begins building road to the Ring of Fire mining region
Construction has begun on one Ontario First Nation's road to the Ring of Fire mining region.
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Ontario raising speed limits on more highway sections across province
TORONTO -- Ontario is raising speed limits on more sections of highways across the province.
Several First Nations sign deal with Ottawa, Ontario to own part of a nuclear reactor
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Several First Nations sign deal with Ottawa, Ontario to own part of a nuclear reactor
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Housing advocate Eric Lombardi enters Ontario Liberal leadership race
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Ottawa endorses plan to move Marineland's whales to U.S. and Spain
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Ontario Liberal caucus member Rob Cerjanec enters party leadership race
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Ontario Liberal caucus member Rob Cerjanec enters party leadership race
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Ontario's solicitor general defends new powers to direct police boards
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Former federal cabinet member Navdeep Bains enters Ontario Liberal leadership race
TORONTO -- Former federal cabinet member Navdeep Bains has entered the Ontario Liberal leadership race.
Former federal cabinet member Navdeep Bains enters Ontario Liberal leadership race
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Ontario to name high-risk offenders on new website launching next year
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Judge's ruling on Ontario encampment 'cockamamie,' Premier Doug Ford says
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Island airport expansion will cost up to $5 billion, Toronto Port Authority says
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Toronto island airport expansion would lead to severe traffic, committee hears
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Ontario to expand jail capacity by 2,500 beds over 10 years at a cost of $3 billion
TORONTO -- Ontario's solicitor general says the province will expand its jails by 2,500 beds over the next 10 years at a cost of $3 billion to the taxpayers.
Ontario spent nearly $200k in aviation-related costs for returned private jet: docs
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Ontario inspecting commercial truck driver colleges after scathing audit: minister
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Ontario auditor general finds problems with medical AI transcription tool
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Commercial trucker training and licensing problematic in Ontario: auditor general
TORONTO -- Ontario is not effectively monitoring commercial truck driver training and licensing regimes, leading to many unqualified drivers on the roads, the province's auditor general found in a special report released Tuesday.
Ontario Liberal MPP Lee Fairclough enters party's nascent leadership race
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Ontario will not take over entirety of Toronto Islands: transportation minister
TORONTO -- The province says it will not take over the entirety of the Toronto Islands despite the language of its proposed legislation.
Six mistakenly released inmates still at large, Ontario Premier Doug Ford says
TORONTO -- Premier Doug Ford says six inmates mistakenly released from Ontario's jails remain at large.
Ontario's solicitor general sorry for saying improperly released inmates were caught
TORONTO -- Ontario's solicitor general and his No. 2 have apologized for "inadvertently" saying officials apprehended all 157 criminals who were mistakenly released from the province's jails over the past five years.
'Gravy plane': Ontario buys used $28.9-million jet for Premier Doug Ford
Ontario taxpayers are footing the bill for a $29-million private jet for Premier Doug Ford's use, a purchase opposition leaders say is a waste of money. The premier's office said the province purchased a used 2016 Bombardier Challenger 650 jet for $28.9 million. It will operate out of Toronto's Pearson International Airport. "As part of the job of being premier...
'Gravy plane': Ontario buys used $28.9-million jet for Premier Doug Ford
TORONTO -- Ontario taxpayers are footing the bill for a $29-million private jet for Premier Doug Ford's use, a purchase opposition leaders say is a waste of money.
Ontario buys used $28.9-million jet for Premier Doug Ford
TORONTO -- Ontario has bought an almost $29-million private jet for Premier Doug Ford's use.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford defends plan to increase jail capacity by thousands
TORONTO -- Ontario Premier Doug Ford defended his government's plan to build many more jails, saying the billions in cost will be worth it.
Ontario plans massive jail expansion, internal government documents show
TORONTO -- Ontario is planning a massive expansion of jails over the next few decades, The Canadian Press has learned.
Environmental groups launch constitutional challenge over Ontario's special economic zones
TORONTO -- Several environmental groups have launched a constitutional challenge seeking to kill an Ontario law that allows cabinet to suspend other laws.
Ontario delays path to balance, pumps billions into research and innovation in budget
Ontario is delaying a path to balance once more, as one of several shock absorbers meant to ease the province down a potentially bumpy economic road ahead, though it is currently faring better than previously feared in the face of U.S. tariffs. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy is for the third year in a row delaying a surplus, now projecting black...
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Premier Doug Ford, health minister defend supervised consumption site closures
TORONTO -- Ontario Premier Doug Ford and his health minister are defending the decision to shutter more supervised drug consumption sites.
Ontario's payout to Elon Musk over cancelled Starlink contract to remain secret
TORONTO -- Ontario's payout to Elon Musk's SpaceX over a cancelled Starlink contract will remain a secret after the two sides agreed to a confidential settlement, The Canadian Press has learned.
Ontario to make premier, cabinet ministers' records secret as it tightens FOI laws
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Ontario's payout to Elon Musk over cancelled Starlink contract to remain secret
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NDP politicians set off on road trip to highlight northern Ontario road dangers
TORONTO -- Three Ontario New Democrats have set off on a road trip from Toronto to the Manitoba border and back to highlight the dangers of northern roads.
Ring of Fire roads to be complete by 2031, ahead of schedule: Ford
TORONTO -- Construction on the roads to the Ring of Fire in northern Ontario should start this year and be completed by 2031, the province announced Monday.
Proposed Ring of Fire mine in northern Ontario clears another regulatory hurdle
TORONTO -- A proposed mine in Ontario's Ring of Fire region has cleared another regulatory hurdle despite a First Nation's protest.
Doug Ford defends decision to cut post-secondary student grants
TORONTO -- Ontario Premier Doug Ford is defending his government's decision to cut back on the amount of financial assistance for post-secondary students.
Ontario PCs reverse course on media ban, will let reporters cover Doug Ford's speech at party convention
TORONTO -- Doug Ford's Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario has reversed course on a media ban at its upcoming convention.
Marineland has solid plan to move whales and dolphins to U.S., minister says
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Ottawa gives conditional approval for Marineland to export remaining belugas to U.S.
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American aquariums say they are working to provide future for Marineland's belugas
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Toronto hospital to double housing program that reduces ER visits
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Rift surfaces between Doug Ford and Mark Carney over EV deal with China
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Bonnie Crombie resigns as leader of Ontario Liberal Party, effective immediately
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TORONTO -- Ontario government employees are expected to return to the office five days per week starting Monday, despite objections from public sector unions.
Ontario's integrity commissioner opens probe into Labour Minister David Piccini
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Feds, Ontario to sign deal reducing regulatory burden on Ring of Fire, other projects
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Feds, Ontario to sign deal reducing regulatory burden on Ring of Fire, other projects
TORONTO -- Ottawa and Ontario are set to sign a deal Thursday that will reduce the regulatory burden on large projects, including the road to the Ring of Fire, The Canadian Press has learned.
Ontario Liberals push province to sell off stored U.S. booze for charity
TORONTO -- Ontario's Liberals are pushing Doug Ford's government to sell the province's stockpile of U.S. booze that is sitting in storage.
Inside the Ring of Fire: A tale of two First Nations and a road that could change everything
WEBEQUIE AND NESKANTAGA FIRST NATIONS -- This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center.
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.
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
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