3 d. ago Ontario Public Service has highest Copilot use in Canada, as Ford government rolls out AI

The Ontario Public Service has the highest Microsoft Copilot use in the country, according to internal government documents, and is used weekly by more than 15,000 civil servants.

Politics

4 d. ago ‘A win for public safety’: Police seize $1M worth of illicit drugs in Ontario

Peel police say officers seized $1 million worth of illicit drugs, from cocaine to fentanyl, after suspected drug trafficking in the region led to a bust in Toronto.

Economics

1 week ago Fighting tariffs a political performance as Ford pays off developers and Americanizes Ontario’s economy: OPSEU/SEFPO responds to FES

Toronto, ON, Nov. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Ford government presented its fall economic statement yesterday, after rolling out the largest spending budget in Ontario’s history earlier this year. “The Ford government’s financial planning is for an imaginary Ontario – not the one we live in,” said JP Hornick, President of OPSEU/SEFPO. “A job-focused […]

Politics

1 week ago Ontario avoids public hearings on bills; one would boost education minister’s powers

A motion from House Leader Steve Clark looks to speed several bills through the legislative process after the government shortened the fall sitting by more than a month.

Politics

1 week ago Children’s author Robert Munsch donates letters, story drafts to Guelph Public Library

Children’s author Robert Munsch is donating his stash of story drafts, publisher notes and fan letters to the Guelph Public Library. The southwestern Ontario library said the collection will offer a rare glimpse into Munsch’s decades-long career, during which he penned bedtime classics including “The Paper Bag Princess,” “Love You Forever” and “Mortimer.” It will […]

Other

1 week ago Ford government supervisors can charge $350K per year to school boards

Several school boards in Ontario, including Toronto public, Toronto Catholic and Ottawa-Carleton, have been under the management of supervisors for months.

Politics

1 week ago Misconduct by Ontario lawyers and paralegals to be made public: ‘No brainer’

Ontario Law Society is set to drop its decades-long practice of withholding such information, even in cases involving sex assault by legal professionals

Other

2 w. ago KINSELLA: Carney is elbows down when dealing with bully Donald Trump

Who speaks for Canada? Ontario’s Doug Ford does. Manitoba’s Web Kinew does. B.C.’s David Eby does. So do many of the other provincial premiers. Prime Minister Mark Carney? Well, let’s ponder that. If there is one essential job requirement for Canadian prime ministers, it is to fearlessly advocate for the country, and for the people […]

Economics

2 w. ago Barbara Kay: The Islamic takeover of Ontario’s public schools

The education system normalizes Islamic exceptionalism and antisemitism

Society

2 w. ago U.S. ambassador should apologize to Ontario rep over reported tirade: Ford

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is calling on the U.S. ambassador to Canada to apologize to Ontario’s representative in Washington after sources say the ambassador shouted profanely about the province’s anti-tariff ad. Sources who spoke to trade representative David Paterson after the incident at an event Monday in Ottawa but were not authorized to […]

Other

2 w. ago ‘Cheese slipped off the cracker’: Ford calls on U.S. ambassador to apologize for profane rant against Ontario official

Ford said Pete Hoekstra's behaviour was 'unbecoming of an ambassador' and said he should phone David Paterson, Ontario's trade representative to the United States

Sport

2 w. ago Ford wants U.S. envoy to apologize for ‘unacceptable’ comments to Ontario trade rep

Premier Doug Ford says U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra should apologize to Ontario's trade representative over a reported expletive-laden tirade.

Economics

2 w. ago Colby Cosh: Canada’s mysterious new love for Ronald Reagan, free trade

Doug Ford's provocative ad campaign has turned him into Canada's second PM. If Danielle Smith did that, she'd be called a traitor

Economics

3 w. ago Doug Ford says Mark Carney and his chief of staff knew about Ontario anti

'My intention was never to poke the President in the eye. My intention was to inform the American people': Premier

Transport

3 w. ago Michelle DiEmanuele: From mandate to mission — how Ontario’s public service delivers 

Deputy ministers — Ontario’s senior non-partisan public servants — play a critical role in translating government priorities into action

Society

3 w. ago Ontario city to fine homeowners who block public paths with loose leaves

Burlington council has approved fines for residents who leave piles of leaves blocking sidewalks, bike lanes, roads or storm drains, citing safety and flooding risks.

Other

3 w. ago CHARLEBOIS: Premier Ford’s trade tantrum proves costly for Canada’s economy

Ontario's 'stand up to America' campaign leading to consequences already being felt across industries

Economics

3 w. ago Ontario will pull ads that triggered Trump in order to restart trade talks, Ford says

OTTAWA — Ontario will pause its anti-tariff television ad campaign in the United States on Monday so that Canada-U.S. trade talks can resume, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Friday. Ford said he decided to pull the plug on the campaign only after speaking with Prime Minister Mark Carney, who is travelling to Asia for back-to-back […]

Economics

3 w. ago WARMINGTON: Trade war between Canada and the U.S. heats up over Ford’s ad

Trump says Canada 'cheated,' Ford believes countries remain 'friends'

Economics

3 w. ago Donald Trump lashes out at Doug Ford and blames Ontario for trade talk breakdown

U.S. President Donald Trump has cancelled all trade negotiations with Canada, and he's blaming Ontario Premier Doug Ford.A television advertisement created by Ford's Ontario PC government, featuring an anti-tariff speech by former U.S. President and conservative political icon Ronald Reagan, drew an irate response from Trump on the controversial politician's Truth Social platform."The Ronald Reagan Foundation has just announced that Canada has fraudulently used an advertisement, which is FAKE, featuring Ronald Reagan speaking negatively about Tariffs. The ad was for $75,000," wrote Trump on Thursday night, adding, "They only did this to interfere with the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, and other courts."It’s official: Ontario’s new advertising campaign in the U.S. has launched.Using every tool we have, we’ll never stop making the case against American tariffs on Canada. The way to prosperity is by working together.Watch our new ...

Economics