Ford government fails to reach poverty reduction target, report says The province is working on a new poverty reduction strategy, although the timeline for when it could come is unclear

Ford government fails to reach poverty reduction target, report says

OPINION: Scarborough Southwest is a leadership test the Ontario Liberals can’t afford to fail Nate Erskine-Smith's byelection play carries political risk for him, and for the party itself, writes Stephen Adler

OPINION: Scarborough Southwest is a leadership test the Ontario Liberals can’t afford to fail

Ford promises no more inmates will be improperly released from jail TORONTO — A "furious" Premier Doug Ford has promised to keep all inmates behind bars after news broke that more than 150 of them were improperly released from jails across Ontario over the last few years.

Ford promises no more inmates will be improperly released from jail

Ford government minister didn’t attend the prestigious U.S. university claimed on his official bios Michael Tibollo never went to the University of Southern California — it was the online-only ‘California Southern University'

Ford government minister didn’t attend the prestigious U.S. university claimed on his official bios

Ontario PC lead has shrunk, poll shows The Pallas Data poll also shows a deep divide in voters' views of the housing market

Ontario PC lead has shrunk, poll shows

Metrolinx ‘blocked’ key tasks, then fired partners for missing deadlines: report Internal emails and minutes hint at what a source called 'pure chaos' behind the scenes

Metrolinx ‘blocked’ key tasks, then fired partners for missing deadlines: report

Ontario Liberal nomination kicks off after tensions run high at Scarborough victory party Prospective nominees for the OLP candidacy in Scarborough Southwest got into a she-said-he-said dispute through the media at Doly Begum’s bash

Ontario Liberal nomination kicks off after tensions run high at Scarborough victory party

‘These aren’t accidents’: Families, NDP call for road safety measures in North The Official Opposition unveiled a 15-minute documentary-style video from their two-week journey along Hwy. 11/17

‘These aren’t accidents’: Families, NDP call for road safety measures in North

BREAKING: Ford government to restrict number and duties of school board trustees After musing about eliminating some elected school board elections altogether, the PCs are planning to curtail trustee powers instead

BREAKING: Ford government to restrict number and duties of school board trustees

Wake and bake? Ontario may soon let weed stores open at 7 a.m. The Ford government is seeking the public’s feedback on its proposal to allow authorized cannabis stores to open two hours earlier

Wake and bake? Ontario may soon let weed stores open at 7 a.m.

Ontario electricity system to add 14 new solar, wind projects TORONTO — Ontario's electricity system operator is giving long-term energy generation contracts to 12 new solar and two wind projects.

Ontario electricity system to add 14 new solar, wind projects

Four zoning orders issued, advancing plans for 56-storey buildings in Midtown Oakville Ontario has issued four Minister’s zoning orders to advance the controversial development in Midtown Oakville, expected to bring more than 6,800 new homes (including buildings up to 56 storeys tall) near the GO station

Four zoning orders issued, advancing plans for 56-storey buildings in Midtown Oakville

Northlander passenger train return: Doug Ford stops in North Bay as testing continues 'Thank you, Premier Ford, for making this dream of the north a reality'

Northlander passenger train return: Doug Ford stops in North Bay as testing continues

TDSB to cut more than 600 teachers next year The Toronto District School Board is planning to slash about 484 elementary teacher jobs and about 123 secondary teacher positions

TDSB to cut more than 600 teachers next year

Province agrees to pay $400K in mall collapse class-action settlement Proposed $10-million resolution was announced last month, but court filings reveal how much money each defendant — including Ontario — will contribute to the long-awaited settlement

Province agrees to pay $400K in mall collapse class-action settlement

OPINION: Ontario’s economic plan shows more continuity than change Ontario's budget outlines a familiar strategy, increasingly financed through borrowing, writes economist Brian Lewis

OPINION: Ontario’s economic plan shows more continuity than change

VIDEO: Minimum wage is going up, but it’s still nowhere near a living wage Tonight on Village Media's 'Closer Look' podcast: More than 700,000 workers in Ontario will get a slight raise later this year when minimum wage climbs to $17.95 an hour. Here's what you need to know

VIDEO: Minimum wage is going up, but it’s still nowhere near a living wage

PCs advance their proposed records-secrecy law changes Their vote on Thursday moves forward an omnibus bill that includes its planned restrictions on the province’s records-access system to a committee to review

PCs advance their proposed records-secrecy law changes

Michael Ford won’t run for mayor of Toronto: report The premier’s nephew was considering a bid but now says he has decided not to pursue a mayoral run

Michael Ford won’t run for mayor of Toronto: report

OPINION: A diagnosis isn’t care — inside Ontario’s failure to treat rare disease patients Timely access to care at every stage is key, writes Gabrielle Gallant, who shares her personal experience with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

OPINION: A diagnosis isn’t care — inside Ontario’s failure to treat rare disease patients

EDITORIAL: What is Doug Ford hiding from you? Way more than ever before All of a sudden, the Ontario government is determined to overhaul our freedom-of-information regime — shielding high-level records accessible to the public for decades

EDITORIAL: What is Doug Ford hiding from you? Way more than ever before

VIDEO: Ford plus Carney equals more housing across Ontario? Tonight on Village Media's 'Closer Look' podcast: We break down the $8.8-billion plan by the feds and province to slash municipal development charges and kickstart home construction

VIDEO: Ford plus Carney equals more housing across Ontario?

OPINION: When you're premier, FOI requests are part of the job If you put your name on a ballot, scrutiny by the public is fair game, writes former premier Kathleen Wynne

OPINION: When you're premier, FOI requests are part of the job

Stephen Lewis, former Ontario NDP leader and lifelong social activist, dies at 88 Lewis died on Tuesday, at the age of 88, after an eight-year battle with stomach cancer

Stephen Lewis, former Ontario NDP leader and lifelong social activist, dies at 88

'Lack of resources' for vulnerable people a top concern for departing ombudsman Ombudsman Paul Dubé spoke with The Trillium just before wrapping up 10 years as the province's ombudsman

'Lack of resources' for vulnerable people a top concern for departing ombudsman

Carney calls Ford’s Billy Bishop jet plan a ‘very interesting vision’ The prime minister said removing the City of Toronto’s say over the island airport’s future would create ‘efficiency’

Carney calls Ford’s Billy Bishop jet plan a ‘very interesting vision’

Carney and Ford pledge $8.8B to slash homebuilding fees The program will prioritize municipalities that reduce development charges on new homes

Carney and Ford pledge $8.8B to slash homebuilding fees

VIDEO: Everything you need to know about Doug Ford’s latest unbalanced budget Tonight on Village Media's 'Closer Look' podcast: Now that the dust has settled, we dissect all the details of Ontario's $244-billion budget with the editor-in-chief of our Queen's Park bureau

VIDEO: Everything you need to know about Doug Ford’s latest unbalanced budget

Toronto council votes to join Supreme Court case against Ford government’s Ontario Place redevelopment Decision could put Premier Doug Ford at odds with Mayor Olivia Chow, who previously promised to drop her opposition to the Ontario Place redevelopment

Toronto council votes to join Supreme Court case against Ford government’s Ontario Place redevelopment

PCs officially table controversial FOI law changes in 2026 budget bill Doug Ford’s government aims to make records of the premier, cabinet ministers, parliamentary assistants and their staff secret

PCs officially table controversial FOI law changes in 2026 budget bill