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Ontario will offer $77M to offset dramatic spike in OPP costs for towns
The Ford government has promised to pitch tens of millions of dollars to help small and rural municipalities absorb the rising cost of provincial policing, […]
Ontario expanding nurse practitioners’ scope of practice
By Allison Jones The Canadian Press Posted November 28, 2024 2:58 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Nurse practitioners […]
Ford government ‘in conversation’ with Hwy. 407 owners as buy back calls grow
The Ford government says it has been “in conversation” with the owners of Highway 407 as calls grow for the province to either buy back […]
Ontario government set to match federal 2-month tax ‘holiday’ on some items
Ontario’s finance minister has announced the province will match a holiday tax break announced by the federal government, removing its provincial sales tax on the […]
Ford government makes limited progress on Hwy. 401 tunnel study
More than two months after Ontario Premier Doug Ford stood at the edge of Highway 401 and promised to dig a 50-kilometre tunnel below the […]
Ford government plans to fast-track supervised consumption site ban through legislature
The Ford government is planning to push for another one of its controversial bills to fly through the legislative process, with the house leader now […]
Ontario’s 10-year e-scooter pilot a ‘slap in the face,’ disability advocacy group says
Ontario has quietly extended a five-year pilot allowing electric scooters to be ridden in some towns and cities until the end of the decade, a […]
How a Hwy. 401 tunnel went from private proposal to government policy
Long before Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced plans to burrow a tunnel under Highway 401, a Canadian construction firm with a history of successful public […]
Ford gov’t passes law to remove Ontario bike lanes, frustrate future installations
The Ford government’s controversial decision to remove bike lanes from major roads in Toronto, and to frustrate the efforts of other cities to install them […]