3 d. ago Ontario asks if ’moon shot’ projects should go ahead under special economic zones

Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government is moving ahead with its plan to create so-called special economic zones to push forward projects it deems important, and is considering including “moon shot” ideas to qualify. The power to designate parts of the province as special economic zones was created in the controversial Bill 5, a law the […]

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3 d. ago Ontario asks if ‘moon shot’ projects should go ahead under special economic zone law

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government is moving ahead with its plan to create so-called special economic zones to push forward projects it deems important, and is considering including “moon shot” ideas to qualify. The power to designate parts of the province as special economic zones was created in the controversial Bill 5, a […]

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1 week ago Ford announces plans to ban speed cameras in Ontario: ‘Enough is enough’

Ford said the government will be launching a new fund for municipalities to install road safety measures

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1 week ago REVIEW: Matthew McConaughey propels intense action in ‘The Lost Bus’

“The Lost Bus” is a story of real-life heroism that plays like a runaway tour through a burning house. Based on events that took place during the 2018 Camp Fire – the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history – the movie is effective human drama but is more successful as a visceral, digitally […]

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1 week ago No contract awarded to study Hwy. 401 tunnel plan, one year after it was announced

Last year, Doug Ford unveiled a plan to tunnel an expressway beneath Highway 401. The government, however, still hasn't appointed a company to study the idea.

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1 week ago Premier Doug Ford under fire for plan to scrap speed cameras

Premier Doug Ford’s plan to scrap speed cameras on local roads has put him at odds with Toronto’s mayor and police chief. “Speed kills,” warned Mayor Olivia Chow. “Torontonians, especially those most vulnerable like children, need to be safe. And we know speed cameras work.  And that is why Toronto will always support having speed […]

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1 week ago MEDIA ADVISORY – Protests Against Ford Government’s Expanding Hospital Privatization Plans

TORONTO, Sept. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — “The Ford government is privatizing our public hospitals in a move that is costing patients thousands of dollars and taking away from our local public hospital services. Everyone’s help is needed to pressure them to stop it.” That is the message brought by Natalie Mehra, executive director of […]

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2 w. ago Ontario’s top cops favour speed cameras, contrary to Ford’s push to axe them

The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police has urged Ford to reconsider his plan, saying it will put pedestrians at risk

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3 w. ago Ontario municipalities urge Ford to reconsider plan to ditch speed cameras

Ford reacted to news earlier this week that 17 automated speed cameras were cut down in Toronto over two nights, saying if municipalities don't ditch them, he will.

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3 w. ago Philip Cross: Weak business investment undermines Canada’s growth

U.S. tariffs are hurting but the real story is that for 10 years now, investment has been lagging in Canada while booming in the U.S.

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3 w. ago Ford planning more U.S. advertisements to address ‘real story’ of tariff impact

Ontario premier takes aim at Republicans for not standing up to their political leader

Economics

4 w. ago WARMINGTON: Doug Ford hints at pulling all Crown Royal parent company’s brands if plant closes

Ontario Premier says Diageo will 'pay dearly' if the company doesn't reverse its planned Amherstburg whisky plant shutdown

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last month Ford warns Crown Royal maker will ‘pay dearly’ for plant closure

The premier's office couldn't say if Doug Ford was threatening to remove all of the company's products, which include Johnnie Walker, Guinness and Tanqueray, from the LCBO.

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