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Doug Ford praises Queen’s ‘far-reaching impact,’ says he will ‘miss her dearly’
Michelle DiEmanuele, Secretary of the Cabinet and Head of the Ontario Public Service, and Ted Arnott, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, look on as Premier Doug Ford, centre, signs Ontario’s book of condolence in honour of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II at Queen's Park in Toronto, Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. Members of Ontario's legislature are set to pay tribute today to Queen Elizabeth II. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Alex Lupul
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Ontario’s lieutenant governor proclaims accession of King Charles III
Premier Doug Ford stands in front of a photo of Queen Elizabeth II at Queen's Park in Toronto, Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. Ontario's lieutenant governor and premier will proclaim the accession of King Charles III today. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Alex Lupul
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No, Doug Ford is not sending Granny to the Gulag
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Ontario passes controversial long-term care bill
Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks to the Association of Municipalities Ontario conference on August 15, 2022 in Ottawa. The association says the province must conduct broad consultations as it considers expanding so-called "strong mayor" powers to communities other than Toronto and Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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The Ford government is betting Ontarians won’t care about relocating seniors without their consent
Robyn Urback
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Doug Ford, Justin Trudeau talk health care at Queen’s Park as province is poised to pass contentious long-term-care bill
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with Ontario Premier Doug Ford at Queen's Park provincial legislature in Toronto, Ontario, Canada August 30, 2022. REUTERS/Cole Burston
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Ontario must consult public, groups before expanding ‘strong mayor’ powers, AMO says
Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks to the Association of Municipalities Ontario conference on August 15, 2022 in Ottawa. The association says the province must conduct broad consultations as it considers expanding so-called "strong mayor" powers to communities other than Toronto and Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Ontario, Maritimes premiers meet to talk health care but offer no details, solutions
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, centre, attends a press conference with New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs, left, and Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston following a meeting with the Maritime premiers in Moncton, N.B., on Monday, Aug. 22, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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Premiers of Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and PEI to meet today for health-care summit
A hospital in southwestern Ontario says it has been forced to cancel several surgeries this week to create capacity as it deals with ongoing staff and inpatient bed shortages. A paramedic closes the doors on his ambulance at a hospital in Toronto on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
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Premiers to meet for health care summit on Monday
Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks to the Association of Municipalities Ontario conference, Monday, August 15, 2022 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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For medicare, ‘privatization’ holds some promise – and much peril
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Why Canada’s hospitals shouldn’t be nursing homes
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Ontario to extend deadline for child-care operators to apply for $10-a-day program
Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau listens on after reaching and agreement in $10-a-day child-care program deal in Brampton, Ont., on March 28, 2022. Parents in some parts of Ontario are already receiving rebates under the program, while elsewhere operators can't even apply yet, leaving the belated rollout in the province a patchwork of processes. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Strong-mayor powers will actually make cities like Toronto and Ottawa weaker
Adam Vaughan
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Doug Ford is Premier of Ontario. Why does he want to be Mayor of Toronto?
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Ontario government is planning to expand ‘strong mayor’ powers to other municipalities, Ford says
Ontario Premier Doug Ford jokes about swallowing a bee before speaking to the Association of Municipalities Ontario conference, Monday, August 15, 2022 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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‘I just swallowed a bee’: Doug Ford
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Ford says he believes in public health care but government to ‘get creative’
Doug Ford speaks after Lt.-Gov. Elizabeth Dowdeswell delivered her Speech from the Throne at Queen's Park in Toronto, on Tuesday, August 9, 2022. The premier has acknowledged that more can be done to ease health system pressures in Ontario.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Lahodynskyj
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Ontario vows ‘bold action’ on health care but offers no specifics
Doug Ford claps during Ted Arnott's acceptance speech for his re-election to the position of Speaker of the Ontario Legislative Assembly at Queen's Park, in Toronto on Monday, August 8, 2022. The Ontario premier is set to present a vision today for what he hopes to accomplish with a new term of government, as well as reintroduce this year's budget.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
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To preserve medicare, Canada has to hire thousands of nurses. Now
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