68 h. ago City hall's really big question: Just how much will London's population grow?

Are population projections from Queen's Park for London and Middlesex County overblown?

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3 d. ago NDP calls for RCMP to include ‘permanently deleted’ emails in Greenbelt probe

NDP Leader Marit Stiles is also acknowledging that the opposition parties at Queen's Park may have 'run out' of options to hold the government to account.

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8 d. ago Ontario surprise shaves nearly a point off London's projected tax hike

London politicians met Wednesday in the final advance meeting of their budget committee, finding some surprise savings through a legal interpretation by Queen's Park.

Economics

8 d. ago Sir John A. Macdonald statue outside Ontario legislature freed after being in a box for five years

The statue of Canada's first prime minister has been under hoarding since 2020, when it was vandalized with pink paint during a protest

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8 d. ago Boards around Sir John A. Macdonald statue at Queen’s Park removed

After five years, the boards surrounding the statue of Sir John A. Macdonald on the grounds of Queen's Park in Toronto have been removed.

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1 week ago Patrice Dutil: Ryerson’s toppled statue should be restored at Queen’s Park

Egerton Ryerson embodied the best of his generation and today must be recognized as the founder of Canada's public education system

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2 w. ago Greg Piasetzki: John A. Macdonald’s return to Queen’s Park an opportunity for historical literacy

The reappearance of his statue at the Ontario legislature is not the end of the conversation. It should be the beginning

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2 w. ago Hundreds of First Nations members protest mining bill at Queen’s Park

Premier Doug Ford’s government is pushing through a controversial mining bill despite the protests of several hundred First Nations members who came from the far north to the front lawn of Queen’s Park on Monday. “Kill Bill 5, kill Bill 5,” the crowd chanted. The province moved to shut down debate on a mining law […]

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2 w. ago Ford says he won’t reduce size of cabinet after Ontario MPPs get pay bump

Last week, legislation to increase the base salary for an MPP at Queen's Park from $116,550 to $157,250 passed all three readings and became law within minutes of being tabled.

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2 w. ago After 40 Years, Ontario Finally Recognizes Injured Workers’ Day

TORONTO and LONDON, Ontario and OSHAWA, Ontario and PETERBOROUGH, Ontario and THUNDER BAY, Ontario, June 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, Injured & ill workers will gather at Queen’s Park and across the province as they have done every June 1st for 43 summers. This year, however, they come together for the first ever provincially […]

Society

3 w. ago Workers Demand Protection from Extreme Heat – OFL Urges Government to Act

TORONTO, May 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As another sweltering Ontario summer approaches, the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL), frontline workers, and Ontario NDP MPPs gathered at Queen’s Park to demand immediate passage of the Heat Stress Act, a Private Members’ Bill that would establish enforceable heat protection standards for workers. The bill is tabled […]

Politics

3 w. ago WARMINGTON: Sir John A. Macdonald will soon be freed from his wooden encasement

A committee at Queen's Park has voted to let Canada's first prime minister out of his box on the legislature's front lawn

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3 w. ago Controversial Toronto statue that has been hidden for 5 years is coming back

After five years out of public view, the statue of Sir John A. Macdonald at Toronto's Queen's Park is set to make a return.The statue, which has stood near the Ontario legislature for over a century, was enclosed in a protective box in 2020 after being repeatedly vandalized during nationwide protests confronting Canada's colonial past and role in residential schools.The move to uncover the statue was approved early this month by Ontario's Board of Internal Economy, which makes decisions and provides direction on financial and administrative matters of the House of Commons, particularly concerning its premises and services.According to the board's May 12 meeting minutes, members agreed "that the (protective) hoarding around the Sir John A. Macdonald statue be removed as soon as cleaning is completed, and the existing signage be erected once complete."The statue was vandalized repeatedly in 2020. Photo: fotografiko eugen/Shutterstock.com.The mon...

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3 w. ago Boards around John A. Macdonald statue at Queen’s Park to be removed

During a summer of protests in 2020, a box was placed around the iconic statue of Canada's first prime minister to protect it from vandals.

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3 w. ago Toronto festival shutting down street with hundreds of free concerts this summer

Make sure to mark your calendar, because one of Toronto's biggest summer festivals is just around the corner, promising nearly a month full of music, dancing, and concerts — all for free.  The Beaches International Jazz Festival is a three-week-long music festival held each year in July, and is one of Canada's largest free jazz festivals with nearly one million attendees throughout its programs. Each year, the festival highlights internationally acclaimed jazz performers and local talent, including new generation jazz musicians. However, don't let the name fool you, because you can expect to hear a lot more than just jazz, with artists set to play genres spanning from hip hop to house, disco to funk, and ska to salsa. The festival takes place across multiple venues, including Woobine Park and Jimmie Simpson Park, as well as a two-kilometre stretch of Queen Street East during its annual StreetFest, which takes place on July 24 and 25 this ye...

Culture

3 w. ago King Charles to follow in mother’s footsteps in delivering throne speech

OTTAWA — King Charles is set to open a new session of Parliament on Tuesday, seated in a throne that incorporates a piece of English walnut from Windsor Great Park, a preserve of his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth. The Royal Family connection is especially appropriate given that the Queen was the first sovereign to […]

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4 w. ago First Nations leaders pledge ’confrontation on the ground’ over mining bill

Several First Nations travelled from the far reaches of northern Ontario to Queen’s Park on Thursday to have their voices heard on a proposed law that seeks to significantly speed up mining approvals in their traditional lands, only to come away exasperated with Premier Doug Ford’s government. Several dozen First Nations leaders and supporters sang […]

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4 w. ago MEDIA ADVISORY: CUPE 2073 to Hold Press Conference at Queen’s Park on Monday as Canadian Hearing Services Refuses to Bargain

TORONTO — When Canadian Hearing Services (CHS) came to the negotiating table last week amidst an ongoing province wide strike impacting thousands of Deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing Ontarians, they did so not to bargain – but to demand silence and acquiescence. CHS said they’d only be willing to make an offer to settle […]

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4 w. ago Toronto needs more money for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Ontario says it won’t pay

In the latest feud, Toronto is threatening to reduce its commitment and asking the provincial government to pay more. Queen's Park has, in no uncertain terms, said no.

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