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Ford government ordered to dig deeper for possible traces of premier's office direction of Greenbelt removals
Ford government ordered to dig deeper for possible traces of premier's office direction of Greenbelt removals
An Information and Privacy Commissioner's office adjudicator found there's 'a reasonable basis for believing' the records exist
Politics
Charlie Pinkerton Charlie Pinkerton
Ontario housing starts, building permits down to start 2025
Ontario housing starts, building permits down to start 2025
Despite making up almost 40 per cent of Canada's population, Ontario is building just over a quarter of its homes
Housing Trillium Insiders
Jack Hauen Jack Hauen
Queen’s Park Today: A ceremonial week
Queen’s Park Today: A ceremonial week
Your daily report from the Ontario provincial legislature
Queen's Park Today Trillium Insiders
Katherine DeClerq Katherine DeClerq
'The status quo is no longer an option': hospital association warns of aging population
'The status quo is no longer an option': hospital association warns of aging population
The trade war adds to uncertainty in Ontario's health-care sector, the hospital association says
Health Trillium Insiders
Jessica Smith Cross Jessica Smith Cross
Court denies injunction to stop Toronto bike lane removals
Court denies injunction to stop Toronto bike lane removals
Cycle Toronto’s Charter challenge to the Doug Ford government’s bike lane removal legislation will be heard in April
Municipalities, Transit and Infrastructure
Aidan Chamandy and Jack Hauen
 Queen's Park Today: Best I ever had
Queen's Park Today: Best I ever had
Your daily report from the Ontario provincial legislature
Queen's Park Today Trillium Insiders
Katherine DeClerq Katherine DeClerq
Ontario's premier's wish list from the feds will take some work no matter who becomes PM
Ontario's premier's wish list from the feds will take some work no matter who becomes PM
Each candidate offers pros and cons for what Ontario’s premier stressed as the two ‘areas that we have to focus on’
Politics Trillium Insiders
Charlie Pinkerton Charlie Pinkerton
Health coalition mulls appeal after LTC home court challenge denied
Health coalition mulls appeal after LTC home court challenge denied
The group said it won't appeal the court's decision to uphold a controversial long-term care home law, however
Justice Trillium Insiders
Jack Hauen Jack Hauen
D.C. trade meeting ‘productive,’ ‘positive,’ another scheduled: Ford
D.C. trade meeting ‘productive,’ ‘positive,’ another scheduled: Ford
The Ontario premier emerged sounding optimistic, even as the U.S. president has used increasingly dismissive language about him in recent days
Politics
Jessica Smith Cross Jessica Smith Cross
Queen's Park Today: Breakfast at Carney’s
Queen's Park Today: Breakfast at Carney’s
Your daily report from the Ontario provincial legislature
Queen's Park Today Trillium Insiders
Alan S. Hale and Katherine DeClerq
 Snow is still on the ground — why are Ontario’s best campsites already booked?
Snow is still on the ground — why are Ontario’s best campsites already booked?
One expert says B.C. has 'effectively remedied' a loophole that, in Ontario, lets savvy campers snag provincial campsites early
Energy and the Environment
Jack Hauen Jack Hauen
PCs’ early (non-tariff) moves expected to include encampment-clearing legislation
PCs’ early (non-tariff) moves expected to include encampment-clearing legislation
Doug Ford’s government could bring back several pieces of legislation that were killed as a result of the early election
Politics Trillium Insiders
Charlie Pinkerton Charlie Pinkerton
Feds, Ontario talk of different goals for Washington meeting
Feds, Ontario talk of different goals for Washington meeting
The Thursday meeting was negotiated by Ontario’s premier in exchange for the suspension of his province’s 25 per cent surcharge on electricity exports to the U.S.
Government Finance and the Economy
Katherine DeClerq Katherine DeClerq
Queen’s Park Today: ‘Cooler heads prevail’
Queen’s Park Today: ‘Cooler heads prevail’
Your daily report from the Ontario provincial legislature
Queen's Park Today Trillium Insiders
Alan S. Hale Alan S. Hale
Removing bike lanes will likely worsen gridlock, lead to more collisions: government documents
Removing bike lanes will likely worsen gridlock, lead to more collisions: government documents
Engineering report prepared for the province estimates the Ford government's plan to remove Toronto bike lanes could increase collisions by 54 per cent
Municipalities, Transit and Infrastructure
Aidan Chamandy and Jack Hauen
 Doug Ford suspends electricity export surcharge in exchange for trade meeting
Doug Ford suspends electricity export surcharge in exchange for trade meeting
President Donald Trump had threatened to escalate the trade war with Canada in retaliation for a 25-per cent surcharge on electricity imports
Politics
Katherine DeClerq Katherine DeClerq
Docs reviewing fewer pharmacist MedsChecks as province moves toward program changes
Docs reviewing fewer pharmacist MedsChecks as province moves toward program changes
Ford government says changes to controversial program coming in months ahead
Health Trillium Insiders
Jack Hauen Jack Hauen
Queen’s Park Today: A shock to the U.S. electrical system
Queen’s Park Today: A shock to the U.S. electrical system
Your daily report from the Ontario provincial legislature
Queen's Park Today Trillium Insiders
Alan S. Hale Alan S. Hale
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