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Ontario Premier Doug Ford has walked back last week’s pledge to wrestle some control away from the federal government to issue work permits to asylum seekers.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is continuing to call on the federal government to match U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods “dollar for dollar,” if a new trade deal isn’t reached by a Friday deadline, telling reporters that any response should also include an identical 50 per cent levy on U.S. aluminum and steel.  

Doug Ford and the Ontario PC party have the support of half of all committed voters in the province and continue to enjoy a “big lead over a divided opposition” at Queen’s Park, a new survey suggests.

The new CEO of Metrolinx won’t make as much as his predecessor but could still take home more than $800,000 thanks to a lucrative bonus package.

Premier Doug Ford said Prime Minister Mark Carney spent the night at the Ford family cottage on Monday night on Day 1 of the first ministers’ meeting in Huntsville, Ont.

A Burlington man has been charged after death threats were made against the Ontario Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks.

Ontario’s solicitor general says the province is adding 150 beds to three jails across the province using modular construction.

First Nations chiefs behind a legal challenge to a pair of federal and provincial laws meant to fast-track infrastructure projects say they are turning to the courts because they worry the laws will lead to environmental destruction.

Nine First Nations in Ontario are asking a court to declare a pair of federal and provincial laws meant to fast-track infrastructure projects unconstitutional and are seeking an injunction that would prevent the governments from using some of the most contentious aspects.

Ontario’s environment minister has apologized to First Nation chiefs for any “confusion” his letter caused when he asked the federal government to not reintroduce a bill that would enshrine clean drinking water rights in law.

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario is relaxing its policy against doctors treating themselves, family members and others close to them amid the province’s primary care crisis.

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.