54 h. ago Prince Harry and Doug Ford apparently had a dinner date at Toronto restaurant

Ontario Premier Doug Ford and beleaguered British Monarch, Prince Harry, were allegedly spotted sharing a meal at a Toronto restaurant.Just when you thought that 2025 political figure-celebrity dinner pairings couldn't get stranger than Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry: this. I guess with only weeks left in the year, the universe is ready to play all of its most bizarre cards.The OREA Powerhouse Conference, an annual gathering of the Ontario Real Estate Association, featuring keynote speeches and panels from a powerful selection of political and industry who's who, took over the Hilton Toronto on Monday, Dec. 1.Among the speakers were a fleet of current and past premiers and MPPS, as well as, you guessed it, Prince Harry himself.Though the conference is geared toward addressing and overcoming challenges in the province's real estate market, it also seems to have served a secondary purpose for two such speakers: fostering friendship.Prince Harry sighting: seen dining inside ...

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8 d. ago Ontario signs agreement with First Nation to speed up Ring of Fire road

On Thursday morning, Premier Doug Ford signed a new agreement with Marten Falls First Nation to move forward with an all-season road connecting it to Ontario's highway network.

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8 d. ago Ontario Poised to be Leader on Protecting Dogs and Cats Used in Research – Animal Alliance Calls for Stronger, Enforceable Regulations

Animal Alliance Praises Premier Ford While Observing: “This Is Not a Total Ban Yet.” TORONTO, Nov. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Animal Alliance of Canada (AAC) commends Premier Doug Ford and the Government of Ontario for taking concrete steps toward ending the use of dogs and cats in invasive medical research through the introduction of Bill […]

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1 week ago Q+A: Vianode CEO on St. Thomas plant, U.S. tariffs, EV market headwinds

The Free Press spoke to Vianode chief executive Burkhard Straube about the new plant that could eventually employ 1,000

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2 w. ago Vianode to spent $3.2B on graphite plant for EVs in southwestern Ontario

Vianode CEO Burkhard Straube says it will construct the plant in St. Thomas, Ont., and will initially create 300 jobs and ramp up to 1,000 jobs once the plant is operating fully.

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2 w. ago Vianode to spend $3.2B on graphite plant for EVs in southwestern Ontario

Vianode CEO Burkhard Straube says it will construct the plant in St. Thomas, Ont., and will initially create 300 jobs and ramp up to 1,000 jobs once the plant is operating fully.

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2 w. ago Premier Doug Ford lauds Norway firm's plans for $3.2B St. Thomas plant

Premier Doug Ford was in St. Thomas on Thursday morning to mark a $3.2-billion investment by Norway-based Vianode in a local plant officials say will eventually employ 1,000 and help power about two million electric vehicles annually. Synthetic graphite, key to the production of EVs and batteries, will be produced at the facility that’s expected […]

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2 w. ago $3.2B graphite plant to bring up to 1,000 jobs to St. Thomas

ST. THOMAS – The region’s newest manufacturing employer got a welcome – and a $670-million cheque – from Premier Doug Ford on Thursday. Ford was in St. Thomas to welcome Vianode, a Norwegian synthetic-graphite manufacturer, and its $3.2-billion investment. The plant is projected to employ 300 people when production begins in 2028, and could reach […]

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2 w. ago LCBO giving paper bag contract to Ontario company, 1 year after government order

A contract worth more than $10 million between Rosenbloom Groupe Inc. and the Crown corporation was signed last year, before Premier Doug Ford ordered the LCBO to replace it.

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3 w. ago JAY GOLDBERG: Ford’s prudent budget vs Carney’s spending floodgates: Ontario’s fiscal showdown

Premier Doug Ford has long been criticized for Ontario’s growing debt burden and his government’s overall lack of balanced budgets.

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3 w. ago Ontario unveils $210M for cities stripped of speed cameras to spend on infrastructure

The fund was promised when Premier Doug Ford announced he would force cities to remove their cameras, saying they don't work and offering to build speed bumps instead.

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3 w. ago Ford government refuses to release completed work on Hwy. 401 tunnel idea

Ontario is refusing to release already completed work on the viability of Premier Doug Ford's Highway 401 tunnel vision after signing a $9.1 million contract to study it again.

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