40 m. ago Ontario pauses 15 government advertising campaigns deemed to be partisan

When Doug Ford called a snap election, Ontario's top civil servant paused 15 government ad campaigns that had previously been flagged by the auditor general as partisan.

Politics

40 m. ago Ontario votes 2025: Party leaders fan out on last weekend of election campaign

Ontario's main party leaders are fanning out across the province today, with Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford expected to visit Thunder Bay, Iroquois Falls and Timmins.

Politics

17 h. ago LILLEY: Ford plays the long game in charm offensive against Trump

From ads to meetings in the American Capitol, Doug Ford is playing the long game in the fight on Trump's tariff threats

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18 h. ago Chris Selley: Fantasy election platforms are still essential documents

Shouldn't political parties know what they stand for long before the writ drops?

Politics

19 h. ago Ontario NDP, Liberals release election platforms promising billions in new spending

The NDP says it will increase government revenue through tax increases, while the Liberals say they will find efficiencies

Politics

22 h. ago Ontario election: PCs see support dip but remain far ahead, new Ipsos poll says

A poll conducted exclusively by Ipsos Global Public Affairs for Global News shows if the election were held tomorrow, the PCs would record a comfortable win.

Politics

22 h. ago Ontario NDP, Liberals release election platforms, promise billions in new spending

Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie released the party's full platform today, as did the NDP, with less than a week to go until election day

Politics

24 h. ago Ontario Liberals make $65B in new promises, pledge to find $28B in savings

Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie released the party's full platform Friday, as did the NDP, with less than a week to go until election day on Thursday.

Economics

24 h. ago Premiers Ford and Houston appeal to governors in latest push to stop Trump’s tariffs

WASHINGTON — Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston are reaching out to state governors in Washington, D.C. as the deadline to avert U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs inches closer. The premiers are to attend the National Governors Association winter meeting today, where Trump and key members of his team are set […]

Politics

25 h. ago Cornies: Doug Ford denies voters debate on provincial issues

Ontarians can be forgiven for sleepily stumbling toward the ballot box on Thursday, that's how stupefying the current campaign has been, set against the backdrop of Trump 2.0.

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29 h. ago Doug Ford, ‘an old fashioned charismatic politician,’ is close to his third majority government

A third majority 'would make Doug Ford one of the most successful politicians in Canadian history, period'

Politics

29 h. ago Ontario election 2025: Where the leaders are on Friday, Feb. 21

Here’s where the leaders of Ontario’s main political parties are on Friday, Feb. 21.

Politics

40 h. ago ‘Energizer Bonnie’ Crombie won’t back down from a fight, friends and loved ones say

The Ontario Liberal Party leader sat down for an interview and the thought of not being with her loved ones seemed to weigh on her more heavily than the number itself.

Other

41 h. ago Ontario parties bring competing election ads to 4 Nations final

Team Canada is set to face off against Team U.S.A. in Boston on Thursday evening as part of a hotly-anticipated rematch between the two hockey rivals.

Politics

41 h. ago LILLEY: Strange days as Ontario election campaign winds down

We are hitting the silly season for Ontario's election as the NDP and Liberals battle for second place

Politics

41 h. ago Ontario's cancellation of Starlink contract could impact millions of Canadians

Ongoing geopolitical tensions between Canada and the U.S. put Starlink in the crosshairs, potentially impacting 2 million Canadians.Ontario Premier Doug Ford threatened to cancel the government’s $100 million Starlink deal with the satellite internet service operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, but paused retaliatory measures against the U.S. amid the Canadian and U.S. government’s agreement to pause tariffs against one another for 30 days. With that, Ookla, known for its global broadband speed tests, researched what would happen if Starlink were cancelled in Ontario and other parts of Canada.According to Ookla's Speedtest Intelligence data of Starlink users in Canada, roughly two million Canadians would feel the effect of Starlink's disappearance. Ookla extrapolated the number based on the share of Speedtests Canadians performed using Starlink.This would highly affect people in Nunavut, where 44 percent of Speedtests were performed using S...

Economics

42 h. ago Unifor has ‘grave concern’ over Stellantis work halt in Brampton, Ont.

BRAMPTON, ONT. — The country’s largest private sector union says it’s gravely concerned by Stellantis’ unexpected announcement that it’s halting work at the Brampton Assembly Plant in Ontario. The company has been retooling the plant for both electric and gas Jeep Compass vehicles and was set for production to start later this year. Stellantis said […]

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43 h. ago Crombie says Ontario Liberals would provide OHIP coverage for mental health care

Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie says a Liberal government would cover mental health care under the Ontario Health Insurance Plan. She made the announcement in a speech today to the Canadian Club, telling the Bay Street audience that productivity is directly related to mental health in their companies’ workforces. Crombie has made health care a […]

Science

45 h. ago N.S. premier joins Doug Ford at PC campaign stop as advance polls open

The two presented their solutions for Canada's interprovincial trade barriers, which have come into sharp focus under the threat of 25 per cent tariffs from the United States.

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45 h. ago Doug Ford says Ontario PCs would help tear down Canada’s internal trade barriers

Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford says his party will work to tear down interprovincial trade barriers amid ongoing U.S. tariff threats, as he prepares for his second trip to Washington, D.C., during the Ontario election campaign. Ford says a PC government would remove all of Ontario’s remaining party-specific exemptions under the Canada Free Trade Agreement, […]

Economics