40 h. ago Toronto Catholic trustees plot meeting, consider taking Ford government to court

Trustees at Toronto's Catholic school board are attempting to schedule a rogue meeting to get a legal opinion on their constitutional privileges as they face an overhaul.

Politics

3 d. ago Ford government won’t eliminate French, Catholic trustees but English board has no cover

Constitutional language and religious rights offer some protection to Catholic and French trustees, but the English public system could see them scrapped entirely.

Politics

3 d. ago Ford government declines to say if temporary foreign worker program should end

Premier Doug Ford's office declined to take a position on whether or not the temporary foreign worker program should come to an end amidst growing unemployment in his province.

Politics

3 d. ago Ng: Ford government was right to take over Ottawa public school board

Parents need a responsible board of trustees to govern the education of their children. The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board fell short.

Politics

4 d. ago LILLEY: Ford government won’t scrap school boards, but maybe they should

Province will consider changes to how boards operate but isn't planning to eliminate boards entirely at this point.

Politics

4 d. ago Ontario NDP defends province’s trustees as Ford government dangles axe

The education minister has sidelined the elected officials at some of the province's largest school boards and is mulling a complete overhaul of the power given to trustees.

Politics

4 d. ago Ford government to review policy that only records worst cases of school violence

Only tracked hundreds of violent incidents in schools last year, but individual boards recorded thousands. That's because of the threshold the province applies to reporting.

Events

8 d. ago Ford promises new Ontario dangerous driving law in honour of man killed in crash

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says his government will introduce legislation this fall to strengthen dangerous driving laws in honour of a father of three who was killed last month by an alleged dangerous driver. Andrew Cristillo, 35, was killed Aug. 3 in a head-on crash in Whitchurch-Stouffville that also left his wife and […]

Events

1 week ago Ford government won’t order LCBO to remove Crown Royal from shelves — for now

On Tuesday, Ford ended a news conference by pouring out a bottle of the Canadian whisky, after its parent company, Diageo, announced it would shutter a plant in Amherstburg, Ont.

Politics

2 w. ago Statement from TRREB, Cornerstone, OREB, OnePoint, and CLAR on Ford Government Review of RECO

TORONTO, Aug. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ontario’s five largest REALTOR® associations, representing more than 90 per cent of the nearly 100,000 REALTORS® in the province, support the Ford government’s decision to intervene in the review of the Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO) following the iPro Realty Ltd. investigation. Our associations welcome a full […]

Politics

2 w. ago Federal, provincial public servants should be in office 5 days week: Ford

OTTAWA — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the federal government and municipalities across Ontario should mandate their workers to return to the office full time. Speaking to reporters in Inglewood, Ont., Wednesday, Ford applauded the City of Ottawa’s recent decision to require its employees to work five days a week in the office starting in […]

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2 w. ago Federal, provincial public servants should work in the office 5 days a week, says Doug Ford

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the federal government and municipalities across Ontario should mandate their workers to return to the office full time. Speaking to reporters in Inglewood, Ont., Wednesday, Ford applauded the City of Ottawa’s recent decision to require its employees to work five days a week in the office starting in the new […]

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2 w. ago Public servants should work in office 5 days a week, Doug Ford says

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the federal government and municipalities across Ontario should mandate their workers to return to the office full time. 

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2 w. ago Ford government hands out Hwy. 413 construction contracts, confirms efforts to realign

Construction on Highway 413 will kick off in the coming months, the government said, even as the overall costs and completion date for the project remains a tightly guarded secret.

Politics

2 w. ago Home construction in Ontario is at a ‘standstill,’ housing minister says

Ontario's Minister of Housing is acknowledging that new home construction in the province is at a "standstill." Critics say the Ford government is "waving the white flag"

Politics

3 w. ago Ford government formally appeals ruling deeming Toronto bike lane removal unconstitutional

Premier Doug Ford's government has formally filed a notice of appeal challenging a court ruling deeming its plan to tear out dedicated bike lanes in Toronto unconstitutional.

Politics

3 w. ago OFL: Calandra’s Threat to Eliminate School Boards Is Deliberate Misdirection from the Government’s Failures

TORONTO, Aug. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) is condemning Education Minister Paul Calandra’s suggestion to eliminate elected school boards, calling it a deliberate act of misdirection designed to shift attention away from the Ford government’s devastating record on education. “This isn’t about fixing schools — it’s about deflecting blame,” […]

Politics

3 w. ago Ontario tops up infrastructure funding pot with $1.6B more for towns and cities

The Ford government is topping up a pot of money designed to help towns and cities boost lagging housing numbers by building more roads and sewers.

Economics

3 w. ago JARVIS: Doug Ford hasn’t ended the party with taxpayers’ money

This dangerous dance cannot go on much longer. The Ford government needs to make some serious cuts.

Economics