Video Archives
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Doug Ford dismisses decline in popularity, says he’s ‘sure the heck not Justin Trudeau’ -
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Ford removes caucus chair after pension, private jet row -
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Focus Ontario: Harmony Short-lived -
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Ontario government releases details of $191K in extra private jet costs -
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Focus Ontario: Opposition to the Opposition -
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Ontario’s freedom of information requests scrapped as watchdog waits for impact -
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Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives tumble in the polls after jet fiasco -
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Focus Ontario: Here Come the Cancellations -
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Focus Ontario: Turbulence or Tailspin? -
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Will private jet blunder, FOI changes haunt Doug Ford? -
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Focus Ontario: Trustee Turmoil -
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Ontario education minister lays out education reform and possible social media ban -
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Ontario’s evolving explanation for how it accidentally released 150 inmates -
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Dozens of inmates released from Ontario jails every year because of ‘errors or oversight’ -
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Liberal Hospitals Critic on system status -
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Housing minister on trying to end Ontario’s homebuilding slump -
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Focus Ontario: Development Charge Drama -
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Ontario’s finance minister defends budget after lower-than-expected tariff impact -
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Focus Ontario: Billions from Balance -
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Environment minister explains conservation authorities amalgamation
Author Archives
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‘They’re paying back the money’: Ford breaks silence on hotel expense scandalThe premier also defended his government when asked whether the hotel expenses violated his 2018 election promise that the party with the taxpayer dollar is over.CanadaJul 16
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Ontario looks to axe rules Progressive Conservative MPPs used to claim hotel staysGlobal News was first to report on the hotel room expenses incurred by members of the Progressive Conservative government who live within driving distance of Queen's Park.CanadaJul 15
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Transparency law changes block release of Ford government speed cameras studiesAs Premier Doug Ford railed against automated speed cameras and called them a 'cash grab,' Global News sought to understand what information the government had considered.CanadaJul 15
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Progressive Conservative MPPs living in Peel Region bill thousands for hotels in TorontoThe trio represent ridings in Brampton and Mississauga, but filed 30 expense claims asking the legislature to refund the costs of special accommodations in Toronto.PoliticsJul 15
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Ontario Liberal Leadership candidate gains another caucus endorsementEtobicoke-Lakeshore MPP Lee Fairclough, who launched her leadership bid in May, has steadily racked up endorsements from elected MPPs.PoliticsJul 15
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Ford cabinet minister agrees to repay cost of all hotel stays in Toronto, where he livesThe pledge to repay the full amount comes only hours after Stan Cho’s office indicated he would only repay some of the costs, as the minister faces internal and external pressure.PoliticsJul 14
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Ford government minister bills taxpayers $16K for Toronto hotels despite living in cityBetween 2023 and 2026, Tourism, Culture and Gaming Minister Stan Cho charged the Ontario Legislative Assembly $16,203 for 'Toronto accommodation.'CanadaJul 14
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Ford government preparing to update ticket resale law months after passing itMultiple industry sources told Global News that the premier's office instructed the minister prepare regulations to fix the new law, with options still to be determined.PoliticsJul 14
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Ontario says naming ministers whose vehicles sped would reveal ‘travel habits’Documents obtained by Global News revealed vehicles registered to Doug Ford's cabinet were clocked speeding 23 times over three years, racking up more than $3,300 in fines.CanadaJul 13
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Ontario education minister ‘clarifying’ students will be allowed to miss class for sportsNew attendance rules kick in next academic year, when attendance and participation will make up either 10 or 15 per cent of a final mark for students, depending on the grade.EducationJun 30
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Worries mount that Ontario’s auto insurance changes will increase costsIn early 2024, as part of Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy’s spring budget, the government overhauled the province’s auto insurance laws to create more flexibility and choice.PoliticsJun 30
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Ontario applies new transparency law to Premier Doug Ford’s cellphone, denies accessThe government announced this spring it would tighten Ontario's transparency laws to offer near-blanket exemptions for the premier, ministers and all of their political staff.CanadaJun 30
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Smaller interim Ontario Science Centre opens on Toronto’s waterfrontThe Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming unveiled the new Harbourfront Centre location on Monday, two years after the permanent science centre was abruptly closed to the public.PoliticsJun 29
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Doug Ford visits northern Ontario to mark construction for road to Ring of FireDoug Ford flew into the remote Webequie community on Thursday for the first time since taking office in 2018 to celebrate a construction milestone for the long-awaited work.PoliticsJun 25
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Internal Ford government notes admit it will ‘not reach’ 1.5M homes targetAs a central plank of its 2022 election campaign, the Ford government pledged it would construct 1.5 million new housing units by 2031.PoliticsJun 25
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Doug Ford pushes back on negative polling as some conservatives begin ‘contingency planning’While Ford has a comfortable three years remaining in his current mandate, recent polling has raised questions about how much runway the premier has left.PoliticsJun 24
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Ford fest photos colour corrected to remove ‘orange hue’: Premier’s OfficeThe scene came after weeks of negative headlines, including the purchase of a $28.9 million jet for the Premier's use, and polling that put Ford's approval rating at 21 per cent.PoliticsJun 23
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Metrolinx writes off $500M in signalling upgrades that are no longer usefulAs part of its annual report, Metrolinx said it would write off $504 million spent on signalling work for the Union Rail Corridor section of its track, which began in 2013.CanadaJun 22
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Ford government mum on whether it will offer update on its 1.5M homes goalClose to three years ago, the Ford government began setting targets for the number of new homes in towns and cities around Ontario.PoliticsJun 22
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Polling firm sends Doug Ford legal letter demanding retraction over ‘fake’ poll commentOn Thursday, Global News learned the firm sent Ford's office a letter demanding a retraction after Ford claimed a poll was "fake."PoliticsJun 19
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Ford government refusing to release secret report that suggested selling off ROM artifactsConsultancy firm Ernst & Young completed an audit of the Royal Ontario Museum toward the end of 2022 after the government tasked them with digging into its finances.PoliticsJun 18
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Ontario jail forced to take servers offline after suffering ‘breach’ of security systemsStaff at the Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay, Ont., realized the jail had suffered a 'breach related to its security systems' sometime on June 1.CanadaJun 17
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Ford calls poll that ranked him as Canada’s least popular premier ‘fake’The results show that, between March and June, Ford experienced a 10-point drop, leaving him with just 21 per cent approval from voters in Ontario.CanadaJun 16
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Former Wynne, Trudeau staffer hopes policy chops can win Ontario Liberal leadership raceDylan Marando, the first candidate to sign up as a leadership candidate, is betting his experience as a policy advisor to former prime ministers and premiers.PoliticsJun 16
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Ford government scolded agency over cyber attack. Docs show it knew a month earlierAn Ontario Liberal MPP raised the alarm about a major ransomware attack suffered by one of Ontario Health atHome's key vendors last year.CanadaJun 16
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