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Ontario colleges, universities and businesses call for more post-secondary funding

Three major organizations representing Ontario’s colleges, universities and business community are urging the province to boost investment in the post-secondary sector, saying the economic threat from the United States underscores the need.

Doug Ford unveils new cabinet with few changes to major portfolios

Premier Doug Ford unveiled a mostly unchanged cabinet Wednesday, keeping most of his high-profile ministers in their portfolios following an election he won on the promise of guiding the province through U.S. tariff threats with a steady hand.

ETFO report calls for funding increase amid ‘crisis’ in special education

The union representing Ontario’s elementary school teachers is sounding the alarm on the state of special education in the province.

Ontario’s gas tax cut will be made permanent, Ford’s office says ahead of expected price drop at the pumps

The federal government’s decision to axe the consumer carbon tax is not dissuading the Ford government from moving ahead with plans to make the Ontario gas tax cut permanent, a spokesperson for the premier confirmed to CP24.com on Tuesday.

A ‘significant issue,’ says applicants’ lawyer, as Charter challenge hearing for Ontario’s new drug policy law approaches

The fate of 10 supervised drug consumption sites (SCS) that are slated to close at the end of the month could soon be decided, as a judge considers a last-ditch legal challenge filed by one of the operators.

High-stakes meeting with U.S. ‘productive’ and ‘positive,’ Ford says

A high stakes meeting between Canada and the U.S. Thursday ended without any agreement on removing the tariffs, but Ontario Premier Doug Ford said it was “productive” and another talk is set to take place next week.

Trump says Ontario ‘shouldn’t be playing with electricity,’ ahead of Ford’s meeting in Washington

U.S. President Donald Trump is chastising Ontario for using electricity as a bargaining tool to fight off his tariff threats as Premier Doug Ford is set to meet with the U.S. commerce secretary in Washington Thursday.

‘Temperature needs to come down’: Ontario suspends 25 per cent export tax on electricity sent to U.S.

Premier Doug Ford has agreed to suspend the 25 per cent surcharge on the electricity Ontario sends to the U.S. after Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick offered an 'olive branch' and invited him to a meeting in Washington on Thursday.

Ontario to launch new volley of U.S. ads targeting tariffs

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province will be buying more ads south of the border to let Americans know about the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on their lives.

Premier Doug Ford, cabinet ministers to be sworn in on March 19

Doug Ford and his new cabinet will be sworn in on March 19 after a snap election last month returned the Ontario premier to office for a third term.

Crombie says she won't ask any Ontario Liberals to step aside so she can have a seat

Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie said Wednesday she intends to try again to win a seat in the legislature, but will be leading the party from outside the chamber for the foreseeable future.

‘Stronger mandate than we’ve ever had’ Ford defends early election that did little to change makeup of legislature

Premier Doug Ford is defending his decision to call an early election following a result which did little to change the standing of the parties in the legislature.

Ontario Liberal Party executive council votes to support Crombie as leader

The Ontario Liberal Party says its executive council has unanimously voted to support Bonnie Crombie staying on as party leader even though she did not win a seat in Thursday’s election.

Ontario shifts from Pap to HPV test for cervical cancer screening, but no at-home kits yet

Ontario will replace its main method of cervical cancer screening next week to a more accurate and less frequent test, but the dreaded speculum exam is not in the rear-view just yet.

‘Unjustified, unfair and frankly illegal,’ Doug Ford blasts Trump’s tariffs

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says new import tariffs imposed on Canada by the United States are “unjustified, unfair, and frankly illegal.”