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The federal government needs to “work around the clock to secure a deal” with the U.S., Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s office said in a statement after President Donald Trump threatened to impose a 35 per cent tariff on Canadian goods on Aug. 1.
Opposition critics are slamming the Ontario government’s decision to take over four Ontario school boards, including the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) and the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB), calling the move a “power grab” that silences elected trustees.
An Ontario court has dismissed the province’s attempt to appeal a court order that temporarily stopped it from ripping up three major Toronto bike lanes.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has signed an agreement with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to help build a railway to the mineral-rich Ring of Fire region.
Ontario’s decision to pause a sweeping set of school curriculum updates that were set to roll out this fall has led to criticism and questions from members of the school community.
The Ontario government says it would like to see up to 20,000 more orthopedic surgeries, such as hip and knee replacements, performed at private community surgical centres around the province over the next two years and is providing $125 million to make it happen.
Several laws, regulations, and changes in Ontario are taking effect on Canada Day, from disability payments to fuel tax. Here’s a look at some of the notable new rules in force on July 1:
A political decision one thousand kilometres from Jeronimo Kataquapit’s home in a remote First Nation near James Bay set the course for his summer. Now, the 20-year-old from Attawapiskat First Nation, his father, mother and older brother are headed upriver in two 24-foot freighter canoes on a 400-kilometre journey to “reassert First Nations’ presence” near the Ring of Fire region in northern Ontario.
Ontario’s education minister is taking control of four school boards, including the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) and Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB), to address what the ministry called ongoing cases of financial mismanagement.
Ontario has announced a pause on planned school curriculum changes that were set to take effect in September, including the introduction of early reading, math and STEM lessons in kindergarten classrooms.
Health Minister Silvia Jones says that an investigation is underway into a reported data breach at a third-party vendor amid claims that the personal health information of approximately 200,000 Ontarians may have been accessed.
Ontario is expanding its suite of publicly funded private community surgical and diagnostic centres.
The Ontario government will allow alcohol on board so-called 'pedal pubs' this summer.
Work is finally getting underway on the long-promised Woodbine GO Station in Etobicoke.
Ontario’s ombudsman is urging the province to address a “growing crisis” in correctional facilities, pointing to a record number of complaints about facilities in the last year as well as deteriorating conditions.
The interim head of Metrolinx has been appointed as the transit agency’s permanent chief executive officer.
