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Province to provide Toronto up to $73M to accelerate Gardiner Expressway construction
The Ontario government has announced it will help the city of Toronto accelerate construction on the Gardiner Expressway by at least one year by providing up to $73 million in funding. The Gardiner Expressway in Toronto is shown on Sunday, April 19, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
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LCBO strike should have never happened, Doug Ford says, blaming union for last-minute dispute
Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks to media at a press conference at the Cool Beer Brewing Company in Toronto, on Wednesday, July 10, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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A look at one year of strong mayor powers in Ontario
Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks to reporters at the Council of the Federation meetings in Halifax on Monday, July 15, 2024. In the year since so-called strong mayor powers were granted to the heads of council in a swath of Ontario municipalities, most mayors have used them sparingly — if at all — though in some corners a sense of unease with the sweeping authority remains.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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Dollarama University: The Ford government approach to postsecondary education
Jonathan Malloy
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Olivia Chow says Ontario is obligated to preserve Science Centre, Doug Ford says it’s up to Toronto
The Ontario Science Centre, located in the Don Mills Rd. and Eglinton Ave. East area, is photographed on April 18, 2023. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail) The provincial government announced plans to move the centre to Toronto’s waterfront near Ontario Place.
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First Nation court action against Ontario could invalidate all mining claims in the province
Chief Rudy Turtle of Grassy Narrows First Nation speaks during a rally raising concerns and opposition to the Ontario provincial government’s plans to expand mining operations in the so-called Ring of Fire region in Northern Ontario in Toronto on Thursday, July 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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Closing Ontario Science Centre was the right decision, Ford government says
Sameer Sayed points out the fencing to his three children (from left) Maryam Sayed, Hammaad Sayed and Rayyaan Sayed outside the Ontario Science Centre on June 30, 2024. They live across the street, and can see the Science Centre from their balcony. Now, tall fencing, signage and security block off the entire property. June 30, 2024. (Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail)
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Grassy Narrows First Nation to launch legal action against Ontario to mandate consultation on mining claims
A demonstrator holds a sign following a press conference announcing intention to litigate against the Government over contamination of Grassy Narrows, in Toronto on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
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Ontario Science Centre’s abrupt closing prompts a wave of nostalgia and treasured memories
Sameer Sayed outside the Ontario Science Centre on June 30, 2024. He lives with his three children across the street, and can see the Science Centre from their balcony. Now, tall fencing, signage and security block off the entire property. June 30, 2024. (Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail)
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Cap on for-profit centres hampering growth of $10-a-day child-care system, Ontario government says
Government funding is expected to cover half of the cost of a $10 million expansion of the child care centre at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax. Children's backpacks and shoes are seen at a daycare facility in Langley, B.C., on May 29, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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LCBO union demands guarantee no one will lose job in Ontario alcohol expansion plan
LCBO workers and supporters picket on the line in front of the LCBO main store in Toronto, Friday July 5, 2024. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)�
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Ontario plan to expand alcohol sales is irreversible, Finance Minister says, as LCBO strike continues
Employees picket outside of the LCBO headquarters in downtown Toronto on July 5, 2024. With the strike shutting down LCBO stores today, grocery stores, Beer Stores, breweries and bars are bracing themselves for an extra busy period. (Laura Proctor/The Globe and Mail)
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Striking LCBO workers are making Doug Ford’s case for him
Robyn Urback
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LCBO strike could herald long and nasty battle over who sells booze in Ontario
Steven Tufts
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Ontario mandates quarter of government ads to news organizations
Queen’s Park is shown in Toronto, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. Ontario's legislature resumes sitting Monday on the heels of two cabinet ministers' resignations, a cabinet shuffle, and a major policy reversal – and that was just in the past week.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
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Ontario gets it right with advertising and news businesses
Paul Deegan
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PC government abandons controversial Ontario Place vendor plan backed by Ford-supporting union
Ontario Place in Toronto is shown on Friday, November 3, 2023. Ontario awarded nearly $1 million in contracts to various companies to write a business case on moving the Ontario Science Centre to Ontario Place on Toronto's waterfront, The Canadian Press has learned. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Ford kicks backbencher Goldie Ghamari out of Ontario PC caucus after she met with far-right figure
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is flanked by MPPs Michael Parsa, left, and Goldie Ghamari, as he announces a scholarship fund to honour the victims of the Iran plane crash, during a news conference in Toronto, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020. Ford has kicked a backbencher out of the Progressive Conservative caucus after what he calls repeated and serious lapses in judgment. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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Architecture firm behind Ontario Science Centre says closure was ‘a political move’
Ontario is searching for a temporary home for the Ontario Science Centre at a fraction of the size of the building the province abruptly closed last week due to structural concerns. A general view of the Ontario Science Centre is shown in Toronto, Friday, May 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESSChris Young
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Ontario searching for smaller, temporary home for Toronto’s science centre
Ontario is searching for a temporary home for the Ontario Science Centre at a fraction of the size of the building the province abruptly closed last week due to structural concerns. A general view of the Ontario Science Centre is shown in Toronto, Friday, May 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESSChris Young
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