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âThereâs no safety netâ: Parents welcome proposed medical-care reforms in schools, but warn gaps remain
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âThereâs no safety netâ: Parents welcome proposed medical-care reforms in schools, but warn gaps remain
The Ford government is consulting on new mandatory standards of care for students with prevalent medical conditions, as families adjust work schedules to keep their children safe at school
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2 days ago
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Ontario to designate Toronto island airport special economic zone after land takeover
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Ontario to designate Toronto island airport special economic zone after land takeover
TORONTO â Ontario's transportation minister says the province plans to soon designate Toronto's island airport a so-called special economic zone to expand it faster now that it has taken over the land.
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3 days ago
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'We're in trouble': TDSB to see $6.4M drop in special ed funding next year
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'We're in trouble': TDSB to see $6.4M drop in special ed funding next year
Provincial special education funding is closely tied to enrolment. The TDSB anticipates a reduction of about 5,000 students next year compared to this year
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5 days ago
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Toronto backpedals on Eglinton bike lanes following Ford government crackdown
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Toronto backpedals on Eglinton bike lanes following Ford government crackdown
The city originally planned to install new lanes â creating a continuous stretch between Etobicoke and Mount Pleasant Road â after the Eglinton Crosstown LRT came online, but the Ford governmentâs bike lane bills quashed that plan
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5 days ago
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Ontario municipal councillors to face stiffer ethics penalties
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Ontario municipal councillors to face stiffer ethics penalties
TORONTO â Ontario municipal councillors could soon be removed from office for violating a code of conduct under a provincial bill that passed today.
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5 days ago
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Ford government goes to court to fight FOI disclosure of blue licence plate documents
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Ford government goes to court to fight FOI disclosure of blue licence plate documents
TORONTO â Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government is going to court to try to prevent the release of documents about its ill-fated blue licence plates, a move that comes amid a broader clampdown on public access to government records.
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7 days ago
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Doug Fordâs penchant for flying private took off before jet purchase, records show
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Doug Fordâs penchant for flying private took off before jet purchase, records show
The premierâs calendars show he trended away from taking commercial fights after the OPP bought a plane that Ford could use in 2023
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7 days ago
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Majority of Ontario students failed to complete Ford governmentâs mandatory e-learning requirement, ministry data reveals
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Majority of Ontario students failed to complete Ford governmentâs mandatory e-learning requirement, ministry data reveals
70 per cent of students were either exempted from or opted out of the online credit requirement
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7 days ago
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Carpentersâ union officials resign as probe continues
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Carpentersâ union officials resign as probe continues
Jason Rowe, Stacey Rowe and Tom Cardinal out after media reports of multimillion-dollar homes bought by union
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8 days ago
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Freedom of information freeze lifted: privacy commissioner
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Freedom of information freeze lifted: privacy commissioner
The commissioner asked the government about The Trilliumâs reporting on the freeze and was told it was put in place while officials put together guidance on new restrictions
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9 days ago
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Carpentersâ union bought second multimillion-dollar home in Nobleton
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Carpentersâ union bought second multimillion-dollar home in Nobleton
$2.5-million, $4-million homes purchased 14 months apart
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10 days ago
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Toronto District School Board appoints new CEO
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Toronto District School Board appoints new CEO
During his tenure as CEO of the Niagara Catholic District School Board, Camillo Cipriano was able to change the boardâs financial deficit into surplus, the TDSB says
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10 days ago
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40% of OSAP grants went to private career college students in 2024-25: data
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40% of OSAP grants went to private career college students in 2024-25: data
Data obtained by FOI request shows private career college OSAP recipients received on average over $15K in grants in 2024-25.
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10 days ago
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Ford government freezes FOI requests amid controversy
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Ford government freezes FOI requests amid controversy
Ministriesâ FOI coordinators were instructed not to issue decisions, contact program areas
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11 days ago
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Ontario to ban government use and purchase of Chinese-made drones
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Ontario to ban government use and purchase of Chinese-made drones
Ontario will ban the use and purchase of Chinese-made drones by the government and provincial police amid 'growing security and privacy concerns' with foreign-made technology
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11 days ago
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Chris Scott's criminal charges not yet behind him
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Chris Scott's criminal charges not yet behind him
The MPP had hoped the matter would be dealt with this week
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12 days ago
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Toronto island airport expansion would lead to severe traffic, committee hears
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Toronto island airport expansion would lead to severe traffic, committee hears
TORONTO â Premier Doug Ford's plan to significantly redevelop Toronto's waterfront will have "substantial implications" on gridlock, transit congestion and could lead to the degradation of the water quality in the harbour, a city official told a Quee
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12 days ago
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$500M expropriation claim involving a friend of the premier is âuniqueâ: expropriation lawyers
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$500M expropriation claim involving a friend of the premier is âuniqueâ: expropriation lawyers
Government wonât say how much Metrolinx paid company linked to premierâs friend
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12 days ago
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Province looking to lease Niagara Falls parkland to ferris wheel builder for up to 49 years
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Province looking to lease Niagara Falls parkland to ferris wheel builder for up to 49 years
The Ford governmentâs preference is for the ferris wheel to be built directly across from the falls, in Queen Victoria Park
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16 days ago
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Ontario's more restrictive transparency law nixes request for health minister records
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Ontario's more restrictive transparency law nixes request for health minister records
TORONTO â Ontario's new and more restrictive freedom-of-information laws have quashed another request, this time for documents that may have given a glimpse into potential hospital cuts.
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17 days ago
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TDSB to cut 15 specialized kindergarten classes for students with complex needs
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TDSB to cut 15 specialized kindergarten classes for students with complex needs
The board said declining enrolment means fewer diagnostic kindergarten classrooms are needed, but critics argue larger class sizes are allowing more students to be absorbed into fewer classrooms â placing more strain on vulnerable students and staff
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17 days ago
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Ontario spent nearly $200k in aviation-related costs for returned private jet: docs
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Ontario spent nearly $200k in aviation-related costs for returned private jet: docs
TORONTO â The Ontario government has released documents related to the purchase and subsequent sale of a $28.9-million private jet.
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18 days ago
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TDSB to cut outdoor education programs amid sweeping staff reductions
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TDSB to cut outdoor education programs amid sweeping staff reductions
The cuts are part of broader cost-cutting measures tied to declining enrolment
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18 days ago
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Liberal MP Erskine-Smith says provincial leadership bid 'less likely' now
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Liberal MP Erskine-Smith says provincial leadership bid 'less likely' now
TORONTO â Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith cast doubt Tuesday on a potential leadership bid for the provincial Liberals, hours after filing a notice of appeal to that party challenging the result of a nomination race that he lost.
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19 days ago
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Premier Ford wonât say how much Metrolinx is paying his friendâs company in air rights settlement
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Premier Ford wonât say how much Metrolinx is paying his friendâs company in air rights settlement
âI donât get involved,â the premier said when asked about the settlement
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19 days ago
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Most classroom teachers unable to adequately support students with special education needs: AG
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Most classroom teachers unable to adequately support students with special education needs: AG
Report raises serious concerns about students with special education needs being sent home when schools could not meet their needs
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20 days ago
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Most Ontario-approved medical AI scribes erred in tests: auditor general
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Most Ontario-approved medical AI scribes erred in tests: auditor general
Province weighted âaccuracyâ at 4%; âpresence in Ontarioâ at 30% in procurement scoring, report finds
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20 days ago
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GO train crash recorders failed multiple times in recent years: documents
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GO train crash recorders failed multiple times in recent years: documents
Glitches left investigators without âvaluable informationâ
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20 days ago
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Sharp spike in emergency room wait times putting Ontario patients at risk: study
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Sharp spike in emergency room wait times putting Ontario patients at risk: study
Majority of Ontario hospitals are also forecasting budget deficits, according to a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
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20 days ago
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Ontario allowing pharmacists to treat more conditions, administer more vaccines
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Ontario allowing pharmacists to treat more conditions, administer more vaccines
TORONTO â Ontario pharmacists will soon be allowed to administer more vaccines and treat more common ailments, as part of the government's continuing moves to expand their scope of practice.
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21 days ago
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Ontario Liberal leadership hopeful loses bid to be partyâs Scarborough riding byelection candidate
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Ontario Liberal leadership hopeful loses bid to be partyâs Scarborough riding byelection candidate
Ahsanul Hafiz takes east-Toronto riding nomination over Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith
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22 days ago
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Ford friendâs Metrolinx settlement âprivateâ: transportation minister
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Ford friendâs Metrolinx settlement âprivateâ: transportation minister
Carmine Nigroâs development group sought $500 million in expropriation battle over âair rightsâ it did not own
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24 days ago
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Ford friendâs company settles $500M air rights expropriation dispute with Metrolinx
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Ford friendâs company settles $500M air rights expropriation dispute with Metrolinx
Government wonât say how much taxpayer money went to Carmine Nigroâs development group
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25 days ago
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Honda to extend halt indefinitely on $15 billion Canadian EV plant: reports
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Honda to extend halt indefinitely on $15 billion Canadian EV plant: reports
TORONTO â Honda Motor Co. plans to more definitively halt development on its $15-billion electric vehicle complex in Ontario, according to multiple news reports by Japanese media. The Japanese automaker paused development of the Alliston, Ont.
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25 days ago
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Ford Government shortens public input on education bill, reverses course after questions
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Ford Government shortens public input on education bill, reverses course after questions
The deadline to submit comments on Bill 101 was moved up nine days, without notice
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26 days ago
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Government-supervised board mistakenly distributes email identifying teachers at risk of layoffs
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Government-supervised board mistakenly distributes email identifying teachers at risk of layoffs
An attachment with the names of the 159 teachers declared surplus was sent to all secondary school teachers in Peel Region
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26 days ago
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Metrolinx told them the trains on their doorstep would be quiet and electric. It didn't say when
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Metrolinx told them the trains on their doorstep would be quiet and electric. It didn't say when
Residents near the future Bloor-Lansdowne GO station are asking for a noise barrier after leaked documents show plans for indefinite diesel service
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27 days ago
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OPINION: If thereâs nothing to hide, why hide it?
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OPINION: If thereâs nothing to hide, why hide it?
The Ford government's changes to Ontario's freedom of information law should set off alarm bells, writes MPP Tyler Watt
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27 days ago
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Ford government has turned over Greenbelt records to RCMP investigation
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Ford government has turned over Greenbelt records to RCMP investigation
The government has blocked public access to Greenbelt records through changes to the freedom of information law, but the premier says it has given RCMP officers âeverything they needâ
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27 days ago
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Ford eyeing Ontario taxpayer funds for Billy Bishop expansion
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Ford eyeing Ontario taxpayer funds for Billy Bishop expansion
Premier promises âwe arenât touchingâ Little Norway Park
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27 days ago
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Access denied: Province using OPP investigation to justify concealing key training fund scandal records
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Access denied: Province using OPP investigation to justify concealing key training fund scandal records
Multiple Ontario government ministries have issued blanket records-request denials, citing a police investigation it prompted
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27 days ago
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The Trilliumâs investigative work nominated for Canadaâs top journalism prize
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The Trilliumâs investigative work nominated for Canadaâs top journalism prize
Our exclusive reporting on the Ford governmentâs Skills Development Fund is a finalist for this yearâs prestigious Michener Award
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about 1 month ago
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Two legal battles over Greenbelt records âlikelyâ quashed by PCsâ FOI restrictions
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Two legal battles over Greenbelt records âlikelyâ quashed by PCsâ FOI restrictions
The Ford governmentâs retroactive FOI changes are expected to prevent the release of highly protected Greenbelt scandal-related documents, including records of the premierâs calls
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about 1 month ago
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Ford governmentâs FOI changes block release of 219 Greenbelt 'investment-opportunity meeting' records
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Ford governmentâs FOI changes block release of 219 Greenbelt 'investment-opportunity meeting' records
One email chain among the hundreds of records being withheld from The Trillium concerns a meeting between âMr. Xâ and Minister David Piccini about land that was later removed from the Greenbelt
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about 1 month ago
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Advocates urge Ontario to boost special education funding, report kids being excluded
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Advocates urge Ontario to boost special education funding, report kids being excluded
TORONTO â Ontario autism advocates are calling for greater staffing and funding for special education in the province in order to address what they say is a lack of adequate in-class supports to allow their kids to fully participate and be safe.
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about 1 month ago
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GO trains using âobsoleteâ crash-recording devices
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GO trains using âobsoleteâ crash-recording devices
Metrolinx working to replace onboard cameras that are ânot able to provide the necessary functionsâ: internal draft report
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about 1 month ago
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MPP Chris Scott hopes assault charges will be dropped next month
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MPP Chris Scott hopes assault charges will be dropped next month
'Based off what the judge said, we're expecting this matter to end May 20 and be behind us,' Scott said
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about 1 month ago
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Ontario Place parking garage could feature a digital billboard bigger than the Raptors' court
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Ontario Place parking garage could feature a digital billboard bigger than the Raptors' court
The Ford government is also adding an OPP detachment at the waterfront site, almost a year after announcing its âfinal designsâ
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about 1 month ago
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VIDEO: Our prime farmland in Ontario is rapidly disappearing
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VIDEO: Our prime farmland in Ontario is rapidly disappearing
This week on Village Media's 'Closer Look' podcast: The Ford government is determined to limit foreign ownership of Ontario farmland. Is the province ignoring the bigger crisis threatening our food supply?
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about 1 month ago
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Ford government says it wonât take entire Toronto Islands for Billy Bishop expansion
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Ford government says it wonât take entire Toronto Islands for Billy Bishop expansion
Despite a new bill giving the province power to expropriate almost all of the Toronto Islands, the Ford government is pledging to only take whatâs needed
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about 1 month ago
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