4 h. ago Public panel set to examine Queen's Park handling of school boards

Western education researchers hosting webinars probing local school governance amid provincial takeover of several Ontario school boards.

Society

9 h. ago Ottawa's future should not be decided by Toronto's new rules | Opinion

Randall Denley: When decisions about purely local matters are made at Queen’s Park, not City Hall, political accountability is diminished.

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52 h. ago Education minister says school governance overhaul will come in New Year

Education Minister Paul Calandra has mused about the future of trustees, as he announced the takeover of several major school boards by Queen's Park, citing mismanagement.

Politics

6 d. ago Huge void carved below Toronto intersection will soon be a subway station

The $27 billion Ontario Line is shaping up to be a generational transit improvement, and while it's still a long road ahead to an anticipated 2031 completion date, some of the line's future underground stations are already beginning to resemble their final forms.Primed as the solution to Toronto's subway congestion woes, the 15-station, 15.6-kilometre line will link Exhibition Place in the southwest to Don Mills and Eglinton in the northeast, including a central tunnelled section through the heart of downtown.Crews are working away at the central tunnelled stretch, which includes underground stations at King/Bathurst, Queen/Spadina, Osgoode, Queen, Moss Park, and Corktown.Osgoode Station — connecting passengers with the existing Line 1 station of the same name — is among the stations being formed through underground mining operations, carving away space to accommodate future station platforms.The station works include a pair of excavation shafts at the northe...

Transport

1 week ago Queen’s Park passage of Bill 60 comes with catcalls, loud protests

Housing advocates charge that Bill 60 will destabilize the housing supply and make it easier to evict tenants.

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1 week ago Media Advisory: As Syphilis and Measles Spread, Public Health Workers Hold Urgent Briefing on State of Sexually Transmitted Infections, Water Safety, and Community Health

TORONTO — Unionized public health workers from across Ontario will hold an urgent media briefing at Queen’s Park and virtually over Zoom to sound the alarm on the deteriorating state of the province’s public health system. Frontline workers will discuss the re-emergence and rapid spread of syphilis, chlamydia, and gonorrhea, escalating risks of E. coli […]

Society

1 week ago Ford government passes controversial omnibus rental bill amidst protests

On Monday morning, Bill 60 passed its third reading at Queen's Park, the final stage before it receives royal assent and becomes law. 

Politics

1 week ago Toronto park could be transformed with cafe and relocation of popular landmark

Toronto's Queen's Park North might soon undergo a major revitalization, which could add a cafe and kiosk and relocate its recognizable equestrian statue. The public green space, which is located just north of the Ontario Parliament Building, is now in the second phase of community engagement for its redesign, which could see new features added to the historic park. As part of the project, a City survey, which is open until Dec. 14, is seeking feedback on design concepts, park amenities, and programming. The park's potential revitalization follows an offer from the wealthy Weston family in late 2024 to donate $50 million toward park improvements. One key proposal is the relocation of the equestrian statue of King Edward VII, which is part of Toronto's public art collection. Originally in Delhi, India, the statue was sold in the mid-20th century and installed in Queen's Park North in 1969, following the independence of India from Great...

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1 week ago Queen’s Park halls extra decked for holidays; Speaker aims to draw more visits

This year, holiday decor has expanded throughout the Ontario Legislature building

Society

2 w. ago Santa Claus Parade route and road closures in Toronto for 2025

Toronto's 121st annual Santa Claus Parade is hitting the city's streets this Sunday, Nov. 23, which will come with major road closures throughout downtown. With this holiday season staple being a huge production year after year, Toronto residents have grown accustomed to the annual detours and road closures that allow for a streamlined and free-flowing parade for everyone to enjoy. With that said, here are some key details you'll want to note for the upcoming parade, including road closures, detours, and the official route for the 2025 Santa Claus Parade. Santa Claus Parade route for 2025 The new route introduced in 2024 was a hit, and organizers are sticking with the same procession again this year.The parade will congregate at Christie Pits Park and depart at 12:30 p.m., taking a detour south at Bloor and Spadina, passing by the Royal Ontario Museum and Queen's Park, and continuing south on University. The floats and performers will le...

Transport

2 w. ago Ontario bill to give education minister more power over school boards set to become law

On Wednesday, Bill 33 passed its third reading at Queen's Park after a shortened debate and bypassing committee, with Royal Assent set to follow.

Politics

2 w. ago Why Ontario school trustees may be doomed, and what that means for students

Queen’s Park is signaling it may eliminate the elected officials who oversee the province’s 76 school boards.

Society

3 w. ago Toronto's newest park is now open but don't get too attached to it

Toronto's newest park is officially open, but you might not want to get too attached to the freshly debuted public space at 50 Queens Quay East.Menkes Developments and the City of Toronto unveiled the new 10,000 square-metre park on Monday, Nov. 10, delivered as part of Menkes' Sugar Wharf community. The space introduces a new public amenity to the rapidly evolving eastern waterfront, though, in typical Toronto fashion, this park is set to be ripped up in the not-too-distant future to be replaced by… another park.This temporary nature is reflected in the space's name, "Park in Progress," and its minimalist look from landscape architect O2 Planning and Design.With a permanent replacement a few years down the road, this space was never envisioned to be a masterpiece. A few notches above purely utilitarian, it is intended for community use in the interim while plans are forged for a permanent destination for this site.Park features include vast ex...

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4 w. ago RCCAO: Ontario’s Fall Economic Statement Demonstrates That Building Infrastructure Best Response to Turbulent Economy

RCCAO reacts to the Government of Ontario’s Fall Economic Statement presented today at Queen’s Park Vaughan, ON, Nov. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Government of Ontario renewed its commitment to building critical infrastructure across the province that will address longstanding challenges and boost Ontario’s economy in today’s Fall Economic Statement. Residential and Civil Construction […]

Economics

4 w. ago Local firms reeling as Queen's Park sinks Toronto 'green roof' bylaw

Repeal of a Toronto bylaw has sent the London-area green-roof industry into a tailspin with some calling it a “death knell” for their businesses. Toronto’s green roof bylaw, adopted in 2009 and the first in North America, made it mandatory for new developments 2,000 square metres or more to install so-called green roofs – which […]

Economics