Man charged after OPP investigate threat made against Ontario Premier Doug Ford
Lucas Casaletto / citynews - Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a 20‑year‑old Alliston, Ont., resident after investigators say a threat was made against Premier Doug Ford. Police say the investigation began on Feb. 13, when the OPP launched an investigation into a threat di…
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Ring of Fire roads to be complete by 2031, ahead of schedule: Ford
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Premier Doug Ford said construction will begin in June and finish several years ahead of schedule, though the province had never said when it had hoped to complete road.
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Niagara mayors must decide on amalgamation
theglobeandmail - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he will leave the possibility of amalgamation of cities and towns in the Niagara region up to local mayors, though he believes there are too many politicians in the area and something must be done. The idea of amalgamation h…
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Doug Ford defends decision to cut financial assistance for post-secondary students
theglobeandmail - Ontario Premier Doug Ford is defending his government's decision to cut back on the amount of financial assistance for post-secondary students. Ford says he heard from thousands of students over Family Day weekend who were angry about the drastic cut to t…
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‘It’s not a freebie’: Ford government defends OSAP changes as opposition continues
Isaac Callan / globalnews - Premier Doug Ford said OSAP "is not a freebie anymore" and that "money doesn't grow on trees" as opposition to his student loan changes continues to bubble.
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Doug Ford defends OSAP changes, says student aid system ‘not sustainable’
Jordan Ercit / torontosun - Province announced last week it will be cutting grants given to needy students in favour of higher loans
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No inquiry on Eglinton Crosstown LRT, Doug Ford says as line set to open
Bryan Passifiume / torontosun - Long-delayed Eglinton LRT set to open Sunday, but premier says no to a public inquiry on what took so long
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Ontario takes over Peel District School Board, halts plan to lay off 60 teachers
Dave McGinn / theglobeandmail - Government also said it will take over York Catholic District School Board if it fails to address concerns in two weeks
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Doug Ford: A Parti Québécois victory would be a ‘disaster’ for Canada
Harry North / montrealgazette - “There has never been a more important time in our history to make sure we act together,” he says as provincial leaders gather in Ottawa.
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Toronto’s Eglinton LRT could open on Feb. 8, Ford says
theglobeandmail - Construction on the line started 15 years ago and it was originally supposed to open six years ago
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Ford calls for boycott of Chinese-made electric vehicles after federal trade deal
Jeremy Borg / westernstandard - TORONTO— Ontario Premier Doug Ford is calling on Canadians to boycott Chinese-made electric vehicles following a federal trade agreement that would allow tens of thousands of the vehicles into Canada each year.
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Universities and colleges say more funding critical to Ford’s ‘protect Ontario’ plan
John Marchesan / citynews - Ontario’s universities and colleges are looking for billion-dollar funding boosts in the province’s upcoming budget, investments they are framing as critical to Premier Doug Ford’s plan to “protect Ontario” from tariff impacts by strengthening domestic ca…
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Doug Ford criticizes Canada’s tariff deal on Chinese EVs
Laura Stone / theglobeandmail - Beijing now has a foothold and will use it at the expense of Canadian workers, Ontario Premier says
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Manitoba Premier Kinew asks Ontario counterpart Ford to rethink Crown Royal boycott
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew called on Ontario Premier Doug Ford Tuesday to drop plans for a boycott of Crown Royal whisky,
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Ford government to build underwater electricity line to power Toronto for 2 decades
Meredith Bond / citynews - The Ford government is planning to go underwater to build a new electricity line that will power Toronto for at least two decades. The cable will run in Lake Ontario from the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station, just east of Oshawa and ending in the eas…
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Ford reaffirms threat to remove Crown Royal from LCBO amid trade tensions
Jeremy Borg / westernstandard - TORONTO- Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province still intends to remove Crown Royal whisky from LCBO shelves following Diageo’s decision to move part of its Ontario production to the United States.
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Ontario’s public service heads back to the office, meaning more traffic and emissions
Fatima Syed / thenarwhal - Doug Ford is bringing bureaucrats back to the office in January, but can transit and traffic across the Greater Toronto Area contend with tens of thousands more commuters?
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Get ready for some booze prices to climb in the new year
sootoday - Changes flow from Doug Ford's plans to expand and modernize how alcohol is sold in the province, which has seen beer, wine and coolers now available in convenience stores
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Ford pitches Toronto as host of new global defence bank
sootoday - OTTAWA — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is pitching Toronto as the best place to host a new global bank for defence spending. The Defence, Security and Resilience Bank is a new multilateral initiative by democratic countries.
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Doug Ford knocks back plan to sell off U.S. booze for charity
Isaac Callan / globalnews - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says selling off surplus American alcohol for charity is 'not as easy as it sounds,' knocking back a suggestion to raise funds for food banks.
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