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Province slashing funds for Tourism Toronto, city estimates $100M total shortfall from funding changes
The city is estimating a shortfall “well north” of $100 million for 2019 because of the province’s recent funding cuts,…
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Any Canadian Green New Deal must be more than free money: Don Pittis
Conservative politicians who think action on climate change is a left-wing project should look to Britain. While not advertised under…
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Ford government to review Ontario’s cycling policy amid surge in e-bikes, scooters
The Progressive Conservative government plans to review the rules of the road for cyclists and a host of electric vehicles in…
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Major recovery effort looms as Muskoka water levels begin slow drop
Bracebridge Mayor Graydon Smith says flooding in his community is still an “active emergency,” but there are signs that the…
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Anti-carbon tax crusaders Doug Ford, Jason Kenney meet at Queen’s Park
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is meeting with newly elected Alberta Premier Jason Kenney today at the Ontario legislature, where they…
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Ontario Green party parodies Doug Ford’s carbon tax stickers
The Ford government’s anti-carbon-tax stickers are getting the parody treatment. The Green Party of Ontario is unveiling its own version of the…
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Sainte-Marthe is built on a lake bed. How did that happen?
Like many of the suburbs that dot Montreal’s North Shore, Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac was home only to summer cottages not so long…
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Ontario to table legislation to upload new Toronto subway expansions
Ontario will introduce subway upload legislation Thursday that would give the province ownership of future expansion projects in Toronto’s system.…
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Cancer survivor who dared premier for meeting in viral video gets her wish
The cancer survivor who dared the premier of Nova Scotia to meet with her about the problems she sees in the…
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Thousands gather at Queen’s Park to protest against Ford government health cuts
Thousands of demonstrators gathered on the south lawn of Queen’s Park Tuesday to protest against the Ford government’s cuts to public health…
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Use surplus public lands ‘more aggressively’ to create affordable housing, researcher says
A Ryerson University researcher is calling on governments in Ontario to be more aggressive in using surplus public land to…
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Ford defends himself against $5M defamation claim by Brad Blair, calls it an attempt to ‘muzzle’ him
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is firing back after being hit with a $5M defamation lawsuit by former OPP deputy Brad…
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Ontario cancels program that aimed to plant 50 million trees
Ontario is cancelling a tree planting program, with those involved warning the move will lead to the loss of jobs…
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The federal budget bill can’t actually ‘free the beer’
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said this year’s budget bill does what the Harper government could never do over ten years…
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Toronto honours Yonge Street van attack victims, heroes with special vigil
One year after a man tore down a stretch of Yonge Street in a van, cutting short 10 lives and…
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Hundreds evacuated in Quebec as flooding affects 2,300 homes
Flooding from the spring thaw and rain has affected more than 2,300 homes in Quebec and 1,200 residents have been…
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Ford government injects $1B to fix Ontario’s affordable housing crisis
Premier Doug Ford’s government has earmarked more than $1 billion aimed at helping to repair Ontario’s languishing affordable housing stock…
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369 Peel teachers learn they won’t have permanent spots in September
More than 360 teachers with the Peel District School Board have learned they will no longer have permanent positions heading…
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City staff calling on council to potentially allocate $4B to Ford government’s transit plan
Despite sparse public details about the Ontario government’s recently unveiled Ontario Line and other GTA transit expansion plans, city staff are calling on…
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Justin Trudeau says Doug Ford ‘doesn’t want to partner’ on funding projects
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is ready to give money to Ontario municipalities, but the provincial government…
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Canadian Civil Liberties Association files lawsuit over Sidewalk Labs project
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association says it’s making good on its threat to sue all three orders of government over…
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Clinicians, health advocates ringing alarms about province’s ‘short-sighted’ cuts to public health
Clinicians and public health advocates are ringing alarms about the province’s “short-sighted” cuts, citing major crises like the early-2000s SARS outbreak —…
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What Ontario’s budget means for Toronto: Goodbye gas tax revenue hike, hello circus at Ontario Place
A circus at Ontario Place. Legal drinking in Trinity Bellwoods Park. Subways, subways, subways. That’s a possible vision for Toronto’s…
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From 1971: Ontario Place under construction and over budget
It took two years, “three old freighters” and a million and a half cubic yards of landfill to build Ontario…
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A dozen Ontario pot shops are being penalized for not opening on time
A dozen Ontario cannabis retailers are being financially penalized for failing to open their stores at the beginning of this month.…
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Ford government’s 1st budget to feature child-care rebate, sources say
Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government is poised to make a child-care rebate a central feature of its first budget, CBC News…
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Ontario to legalize tailgating; amendment to be introduced in budget
Sports fans in Ontario will soon be able to have a drink and tailgate before a game. The provincial government…
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‘It is scandalous’: $224M spent on transit projects, but several now in limbo, report reveals
Around $224 million has been spent so far on multiple Toronto transit projects, and city staff are warning any changes…
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Doug Ford wasting public money on anti-carbon tax campaign, Green Party leader says
Ontario’s only Green Party MPP called on the Doug Ford government on Tuesday to stop spending public money on a…
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Premier Doug Ford hit with $5M defamation lawsuit by ex-OPP deputy Brad Blair
A former high-ranking Ontario Provincial Police officer is suing Premier Doug Ford for defamation. Brad Blair, who was fired earlier…
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