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Ontario loses 16.7K jobs in June, wiping some previous gainsNew figures released by Statistics Canada revealed Ontario lost 16,700 jobs in the past month, keeping its unemployment rate steady and above the national average.CanadaJul 10
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Ontario’s repealed wage restraint law Bill 124 still rippling through public sectorThe Independent Electricity System Operator is looking to recover $329 million from ratepayers this year, which is a 40 per cent jump from last year.PoliticsJun 17
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Ford says Washington trip ‘jammed’ with meetings despite chamber of commerce cancellationThe premier headed down to the Capitol on Monday and Tuesday for a series of meetings to promote his hopes of increased free trade between Canada and the United States.CanadaJun 9
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Stop Toronto island airport expansion, Ontario NDP leader asks Mark CarneyThe latest letter follows a similar plea last month in which Marit Stiles argued the changes weren't popular in Toronto and didn't have a business case.CanadaJun 1
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Ontario in secrecy-by-default mode, critics say after blue licence plate reversalThe information and privacy commissioner ordered the release of documents earlier this year on the government's plan to get the plates with visibility issues off the roads.PoliticsMay 29
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Ontario to designate Toronto island airport special economic zone after land takeoverThe province passed into law Thursday a bill that allows it to take over all the land on the Toronto Islands where Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport is located.PoliticsMay 28
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Ontario rules to remove misbehaving councillors set to become lawThe legislation was first tabled in May 2025 and passed through committee over the summer, but has languished for months while other laws have passed.CanadaMay 26
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Infertility or endometriosis could be linked to early menopause risk: studyA study published by the Menopause Society has found that women who had unexplained infertility or endometriosis had an increased risk of early menopause happening before age 45.HealthJun 3
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Ontario’s more restrictive transparency law nixes request for health minister recordsMore than 70 per cent of Ontario hospitals are forecasting deficits, and Health Minister Sylvia Jones has told them to come up with three-year plans to balance their budgets.CanadaMay 14
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Doug Ford accuses NDP leader Marit Stiles of “trump-style” commentsPremier Doug Ford called Stiles's remark "unacceptable" and tried to tie it to U.S. President Donald Trump. Stiles pushed back and said she had nothing to apologize for.PoliticsMay 5
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Tory MP Jivani returns to Washington to meet with U.S. trade repConservative MP Jamil Jivani is back in Washington Wednesday for a meeting with Canadian business interests and United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.PoliticsApr 29
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Ontario education minister grills stakeholders on trustee reform legislationOn Monday public hearings on major education reform began with advocates and politicians discussing an overhaul that will see more power over boards reside at Queen's Park.EducationApr 27
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Ford urged to apologize for personal insults hurled in the legislatureMost of the day's question period was focused on amendments in the budget bill that will shield records of the premier, cabinet and staff from freedom-of-information laws.CanadaApr 23
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Ford says it wasn’t a mistake to buy jet, citing ‘terrifying’ flights up northThe premier insisted it wasn't a mistake to buy the plane but said he would stick to his plan to sell it, despite being 'inundated' with calls telling him to keep it.CanadaApr 21
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How Ford’s freedom of information changes could hide details of private jet purchaseThe province took possession of a second-hand plane last week but was forced into a reversal by Sunday morning due to sustained public backlash.CanadaApr 21
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Ford grounds Ontario jet purchase after backlashAfter the Ontario premier's office announced Friday the Ford government spent nearly $30 million on a second-hand private jet, they said Sunday they'd not be keeping it.CanadaApr 19
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Canada byelection results: Scarborough SouthwestVoters in the federal riding of Scarborough Southwest will choose their first new member of Parliament in more than a decade in Monday’s byelection.PoliticsApr 13
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Critics ask how Ontario jails could have mistakenly released more than 150 inmatesInternal documents and data obtained by Global News using freedom of information laws show inmates are routinely released 'improperly' from the province's correctional facilities.PoliticsApr 15
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Dozens of inmates released from Ontario jails every year because of ‘errors or oversight’The corrections system is regularly making "errors" in who it releases from overcrowded and understaffed jails. The government insists a capacity crisis is not the issue.CanadaApr 15
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Ontario failed to collect nearly $10M owed by alleged animal abusers: documentsSince 2019, the province has charged owners money to care for animals seized by Animal Welfare Services to the tune of $10,633,241, documents show.CanadaApr 10