8 h. ago LILLEY: Interesting outcomes in an uninteresting provincial election

The big shocker of the night was Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie losing in Mississauga East Cooksville

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13 h. ago Ontario election: London voter turnout was dismal, but not as dismal

Voter turnout in three of four London ridings was above the provincial average, early results from Elections Ontario show.

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15 h. ago Ontario election: Voter turnout higher than expected in 2025, early data shows

Early data from Elections Ontario suggests that the 2025 provincial election had around 45 per cent of eligible Ontarians cast their ballot.

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16 h. ago OREA Congratulates Premier Doug Ford and the Progressive Conservatives on their 2025 Provincial Election Win

TORONTO, Feb. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — “The Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) would like to congratulate Premier Doug Ford and Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives (PCs) on winning their third majority government. Ontario’s REALTORS® look forward to working with the newly re-elected provincial government and all elected MPPs to bring housing affordability back for Ontario’s young […]

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21 h. ago Deachman: My demands on Ottawa's behalf for the new Ontario government

What should Ottawa residents hope to see following Thursday's provincial election? How about transit help, doctors and a boost to housing?

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32 h. ago ONTARIO VOTES LIVE: News, analysis and election results as it happens

Ontarians decide which party will govern for the next four years

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3 d. ago Ontario election: Group demands 'effective' rent control at London rally

The anti-poverty and tenants’ rights group is pushing for rent control to become a ballot issue in Thursday’s provincial election

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3 d. ago ’Havens of love and care’: Ontarians protest closures of supervised consumption sites

Dozens of people gathered outside Ontario’s health ministry in Toronto on Tuesday, two days before the provincial election, to protest the province’s plans to shut down 10 supervised drug consumption sites by the end of March. Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative government announced last summer that it would close the consumption sites, including five in Toronto, […]

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3 d. ago Seuls 6 % des électeurs ont voté par anticipation en Ontario

Plusieurs experts s’inquiètent du manque d’engouement de la population pour cette élection déclenchée en plein hiver.

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4 d. ago Ontario election: Candidate's exit was dramatic, sure, but won't tilt London riding

The late withdrawal of a London-area NDP candidate who crashed out on the provincial election campaign trail over past comments about Black women may be spectacular – but it’s unlikely to really affect her riding’s race results. Elgin-Middlesex-London, held by the Progressive Conservative since 2011, lost one candidate last week when New Democrat Amanda Zavitz […]

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4 d. ago Ontario election: Candidate's exit was dramatic, but won't tilt London riding

The late withdrawal of a London-area NDP candidate who crashed out on the provincial election campaign trail over past comments about Black women may be spectacular – but it’s unlikely to really affect her riding’s race results. Elgin-Middlesex-London, held by the Progressive Conservative since 2011, lost one candidate last week when New Democrat Amanda Zavitz […]

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4 d. ago Why Doug Ford keeps steamrolling his Ontario election critics: Full Comment podcast

They said that calling an early provincial election was hubris, yet Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford may win an even bigger majority on Feb. 27. They scoffed when he claimed a vote was needed to fight U.S. tariffs, but that turned out to be all Ontarians were thinking about. And, as Brian Lilley discusses […]

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4 d. ago How Doug Ford keeps steamrolling his Ontario election critics: Full Comment podcast

They said that calling an early provincial election was hubris, yet Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford may win an even bigger majority on Feb. 27. They scoffed when he claimed a vote was needed to fight U.S. tariffs, but that turned out to be all Ontarians were thinking about. And, as Brian Lilley discusses […]

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5 d. ago Leaders fan across province for last Sunday of Ontario election campaign

Ontario’s main party leaders are fanning out across the province again today as the final weekend of the provincial election wraps before election day. Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford is spending a second consecutive day in northern Ontario and is expected to visit Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury. Ford is set to release his party’s […]

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8 d. ago Ontario election 2025: What you need to know about voting in the provincial election

The PC's currently have 79 members in the provincial legislature, followed by the NDP at 28 and the Liberals at nine. There are six Independents and two Green party members.

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9 d. ago 2025 Ontario Election – How Each Provincial Party’s Housing Platform Stacks Up

OREA surveyed and reviewed each provincial party on their commitment to fix the housing affordability crisis TORONTO, Feb. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — To keep Ontarians informed on which candidates say they will support pro-growth, pro-ownership, and pro-affordability housing solutions in the upcoming 2025 Ontario election, the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) surveyed all major […]

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1 week ago Affordability in focus as Ontario party leaders meet in provincial election debate

Discourse also touched on health care and public safety, with promises to connect more people to primary care and to address crime rates

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1 week ago Ontario election: Party leaders to face off live in televised debate

The leaders of Ontario’s main political parties will reconvene this evening for a live studio debate with 10 days to go in the election campaign. Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford, NDP Leader Marit Stiles, Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie and Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner will be in Toronto for the debate hosted by CBC in […]

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1 week ago Ontario election: Group urges voters to turn homeless crisis into key issue

A grassroots group of municipal politicians is urging voters to make homelessness a provincial election issue, with the equivalent of a city larger than Sarnia living on the street across Ontario.  Calling the encampments that have cropped up in municipalities big and small in recent years a “human rights crisis,” the Ontario Coalition for the […]

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