A council was gridlocked over development charges. Then Ontario promised .3B  | Globalnews.ca

Ontario health agency reports major data breach to watchdog without notifying patients | Globalnews.ca

Government and privacy officials are investigating a potential data breach involving the health data of hundreds of thousands of patients who have not yet been notified about an incident in the spring. On Friday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Health Minister Sylvia Jones and the Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) all appeared to confirm that the…

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A council was gridlocked over development charges. Then Ontario promised .3B  | Globalnews.ca

Ford government sends supervisors into more Ontario school boards, sidelining trustees | Globalnews.ca

The Ford government will sideline trustees at four school boards, including both Toronto administrations, as the education minister continues a hands-on approach to governance reform. On Friday, Minister Paul Calandra announced he would send supervisors into Toronto, Toronto Catholic, Ottawa-Carleton and the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board. The Thames Valley District School Board in western Ontario…

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A council was gridlocked over development charges. Then Ontario promised .3B  | Globalnews.ca

Ontario budgeted $52M for commercials meant to fend off U.S. tariffs | Globalnews.ca

It was a charm offensive aimed at American politicians and decision-makers for months. Lawmakers landing at Washington Dulles International Airport were met with signs reminding them that Ontario is “an economic partner that helps employ millions of American workers.” Politicians who thumbed through the pages of The Washington Post were told that Ontario is a…

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A council was gridlocked over development charges. Then Ontario promised .3B  | Globalnews.ca

‘Sales have stopped’: Ontario developers predict layoffs if cost to build doesn’t fall | Globalnews.ca

A developer lobby group is renewing calls to introduce tax cuts for new projects as housing starts continue to slow, warning that if something doesn’t change, tens of thousands of jobs could be at risk. On Monday, the Building Industry and Land Development Association released a brief calculation considering how far new home construction could…

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A council was gridlocked over development charges. Then Ontario promised .3B  | Globalnews.ca

Peel Region paused borrowing because of ‘perceived uncertainty’ from Ontario policies | Globalnews.ca

A major Ontario municipality was forced to stop borrowing money to invest in various projects for two years because of “perceived uncertainty” caused by policies and reversals put forward by the Ford government. The Region of Peel, one of the province’s largest local governments, didn’t borrow any money in either 2023 or 2024 because of…

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A council was gridlocked over development charges. Then Ontario promised .3B  | Globalnews.ca

Ford election trip to Washington, D.C., cost taxpayers over $100K, docs show | Globalnews.ca

Ontario taxpayers were on the hook for a six-figure bill covering Premier Doug Ford’s high-profile trip to Washington, D.C., during the snap winter election campaign, Global News can reveal, reviving accusations that the Progressive Conservative Party relied on government resources during its re-election bid. Ford faced criticism in February after the PC Party appeared to…

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A council was gridlocked over development charges. Then Ontario promised .3B  | Globalnews.ca

Anishinabek Nation chief says he briefed Ontario police on protests against Bill 5 | Globalnews.ca

A regional chief for Anishinabek Nation says he briefed Ontario Provincial Police Thursday on what to expect when First Nations take to the streets to protest provincial and federal legislation aimed at fast-tracking major projects. Scott McLeod said he was invited by an Indigenous relations coordinator to brief officers at the OPP’s Orillia headquarters on why First Nations oppose the legislation and why they see the bills as a violation of treaties…

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