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Cycling advocates are aiming to disrupt Doug Ford’s bike lane removal law and delay work to rip out the infrastructure until a broader case against the legislation can be heard in mid-April. Cycle Toronto is saying Bill 212, The Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, infringes on Charter rights and should be thrown out by…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Premier Doug Ford will not recall the legislature for more than a month, his office has confirmed, but plans to swear in his cabinet ministers in just over a week’s time as a tariff fight with the U.S. continues. Ford dissolved the legislature at the end…
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has begged Canadians not to boo the American national anthem during sporting games as a tariff war between the two neighbouring nations exploded on Tuesday morning. A trade battle between Canada and the United States has been brewing since before President Donald Trump was sworn in, with his threat to impose…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Cheques from the Ontario government are arriving ahead of an early election Premier Doug Ford is set to trigger next week, but some of the rebates have been addressed to people who passed away in the last year, the province confirmed. The cheques were announced by the…
The Ford government has announced a new approach to its cap on the number of international students attending Ontario’s colleges and universities as a further tightening of the federal rules trickles down. The number of places allowed for international students in Ontario is set to decline again in 2025, while more different types of international…
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is teasing he could call a snap election as early as next week, as his party looks to benefit from potential tariff turmoil to fuel the Progressive Conservative’s electoral chances. Asked by reporters on Wednesday if Ontarians should expect to see an election campaign begin next week, Ford answered “Stay tuned”…
As Premier Doug Ford weighs the pros and cons of calling an early election, the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party has started training staff on how to run an effective campaign, with multiple sessions slated for January and February this year. Nearly three years after the last province-wide election, Ford has repeatedly floated the idea of…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Premier Doug Ford has offered the strongest indication yet that he could call an early election in a matter of weeks, suggesting that if Donald Trump levies tariffs on Canadian goods, Ford may seek a new mandate more than a year ahead of schedule. Speaking at…
Months after he first mused about buying back portions of Highway 407 to alleviate congestion in and around Toronto, Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he hasn’t met with executives in charge of the private road. Speaking to reporters on Thursday afternoon, Ford said he had not met with the operators of Highway 407 but admitted…
Ontario’s homelessness crisis is “at a tipping point,” the group representing most of the province’s municipalities is warning, as the recorded number of homeless people ticks towards 100,000. A new report released by the Association of Municipalities of Ontario points to massive growth in the number of people experiencing homelessness, particularly in the southern parts…
