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Ontario to designate Ring of Fire as special economic zone ‘as quickly as possible,’ Ford says
Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler warns response could include protests or blocking mines, highways or rail ...
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Ford government has underestimated resolve of First Nations with Bill 5: NDP MPP
An NDP MPP says Bill 5, that will give the government the power to override environmental and municipal laws, underestimates ...
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Progressive-left outlets weigh in on Ontario government’s ‘full-scale attack on Indigenous rights, the environment, workers and democracy’
In a piece filed hours before the bill secured the final approval of the legislature, Ontario Federation of Labour members ...
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Ontario Day may soon be marked at schools across the province. Here’s how people are reacting online to what that means
“Ontario is home to approximately 14.5 million people, accounting for 38 per cent of Canada’s population,” the province said ...
Ford government again refuses to declare intimate partner violence an epidemic
On Thursday, the government rejected a call to declare intimate partner violence and epidemic but restarted a committee which had been studying the topic since last year.
Ford remains popular, but half think Ontario is 'on the wrong track': Leger poll
Roughly three months into his third consecutive majority mandate, Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s championing of Canada in its ...
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Ford government proposes major rollback of Blue Box recycling rules
The Ford government has quietly proposed major changes to Ontario’s Blue Box recycling program — changes advocates say will increase pollution, reduce accountability for waste producers and place more ...
Doug Ford urges Canada’s leader to ramp up tariffs on US
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is pressuring Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney to ramp up tariffs against the United States ...
Ontario making it easier to poach U.S. health-care workers with registration change
On Thursday, the Ford government announced it would allow nurses and board-certified physicians to move from the United ...
Ontario MPP ejected from debate for claiming Ford is telling ‘untruths’ about Bill 5
The government has faced fierce pushback to its proposed law to create special economic zones to fast-track priority ...
Doug Ford wants Canada to double its own tariffs against the US
OTTAWA — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is urging Canada’s prime minister to retaliate against the United States after it doubled tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. But Prime Minister Mark Carney is ...
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Ontario to make Ring of Fire a special economic zone ‘as quickly as possible’: Ford
Ontario intends to designate the mineral-rich Ring of Fire as a so-called special economic zone "as quickly as possible," Premier Doug Ford said Thursday.