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Colin D'Mello Global News @colindmello.bsky.social · Apr 15

More than 35 million trips were made using Ontario’s fare integration program during its first year, according to data from the provincial government.

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Colin D'Mello Global News @colindmello.bsky.social · Apr 14

NEW: Education minister ‘concerned’ by vaccination rates amidst Ontario measles outbreak

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Colin D'Mello Global News @colindmello.bsky.social · Apr 14

This week: Ontario plans to create ‘economic priority areas’ as part of anti-tariff strategy.

But it's a bill that could raise concerns about end-runs around the environment.

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Ontario plans to create ‘economic priority areas’ as part of anti-tariff strategy | Globalnews.ca

The bill is expected to allow the province to designate 'regions/zones of economic and security interest,' to allow the government to speed up the permitting process.

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Colin D'Mello Global News @colindmello.bsky.social · Apr 4

Premier Doug Ford says a major auto assembly plant in western Ontario must quickly reopen after it announced a two-week shutdown in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs.

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Colin D'Mello Global News @colindmello.bsky.social · Apr 4

Weeks after saying his caucus would be too busy to get involved with the federal election, Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he gave Caroline Mulroney his blessing to endorse Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre.

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Colin D'Mello Global News @colindmello.bsky.social · Mar 31

NEW: During a speech to the Toronto Region Board of Trade Metrolinx CEO Michael Lindsey says the agency is showing “humility” as it moves away from P3 contracts in order to avoid painful transit construction delays similar to the Eglinton LRT.

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‘Open heart surgery’: Metrolinx interim CEO warns of upcoming subway construction disruption | Globalnews.ca

In his speech to the Board of Trade, Metrolinx CEO Michael Lindsay said while progress might seem "incremental," transit projects are moving forward.

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Colin D'Mello Global News @colindmello.bsky.social · Mar 31

NEW: The interim-CEO of Metrolinx believes greater communication about ongoing construction projects, coupled with “around the clock” work will help residents tolerate the “open heart surgery” being performed on Toronto streets.

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‘Open heart surgery’: Metrolinx interim CEO warns of upcoming subway construction disruption | Globalnews.ca

In his speech to the Board of Trade, Metrolinx CEO Michael Lindsay said while progress might seem "incremental," transit projects are moving forward.

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Colin D'Mello Global News @colindmello.bsky.social · Mar 26

Ontario’s newest associate housing minister is facing questions about his commitment to building new homes after appearing to promise during the recent election to block the idea of allowing towering developments in his riding.

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Colin D'Mello Global News @colindmello.bsky.social · Mar 21

Measles, a vaccine-preventable disease, is surging across Canada, alarming health officials as new cases pop up throughout the country, with cases piling up in Ontario.

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Measles is spreading across Canada. A look at the affected areas | Globalnews.ca

Measles is surging across Canada, alarming health officials as new cases emerge in the Prairies, possibly signaling the westward spread of Ontario's outbreak.

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Colin D'Mello Global News @colindmello.bsky.social · Mar 21

On Wednesday, Moore was at the swearing-in ceremony for Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s new cabinet. There he turned down a request to be interviewed, saying he would wait until the health minister was sworn in.

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Colin D'Mello Global News @colindmello.bsky.social · Mar 21

Global News has made several requests to the Ministry of Health to speak to Moore in the past week, also asking whether he will hold a public briefing on the measles outbreak.

Those requests have been ignored or declined.

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Colin D'Mello Global News @colindmello.bsky.social · Mar 21

NEW: After a 290% increase in measles cases in Ontario this week, questions are growing about why the Chief Medical Officer of Health isn't holding regular updates.

Dr. Kieran Moore has also rebuffed several media requests for interviews.

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Calls grow for Ontario to do more to tackle growing measles outbreak | Globalnews.ca

On Thursday, Public Health Ontario reported a total of 470 measles cases, up from 120 cases the week before. Thirty-four people were in hospital and two in intensive care.

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Colin D'Mello Global News @colindmello.bsky.social · Mar 20

Ontario business and education leaders are calling on the Ford government to increase funding to colleges and universities as a strategy to defend the province from the looming threat of U.S. tariffs.

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Colin D'Mello Global News @colindmello.bsky.social · Mar 20

NEW: Allowing people to smoke drugs at supervised consumption sites was once on a shortlist of internal recommendations to overhaul the system before Ontario decided to shutter some locations and ban new ones altogether.

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Colin D'Mello Global News @colindmello.bsky.social · Mar 19

As Ontario Premier Doug Ford prepares to unveil his third-term cabinet, Progressive Conservative strategists are expecting a status quo government with the majority of front-bench ministers returning to their posts.

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Colin D'Mello Global News @colindmello.bsky.social · Mar 19

Canada as 51st state a ‘compliment,’ Ford says but country is ‘not for sale’

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Colin D'Mello Global News @colindmello.bsky.social · Mar 18

Premier Doug Ford today called President Trump's threats to make Canada the 51st state "a compliment."

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Colin D'Mello Global News @colindmello.bsky.social · Mar 18

NEW: The Ford government still plans to make the gas tax cut permanent despite PM Carney’s carbon tax change.

The Premier’s Office was evasive about Ontario’s industrial carbon tax which has raised $400M so far.

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Colin D'Mello Global News @colindmello.bsky.social · Mar 16

A group of Toronto cyclists hoping to put a roadblock in the way of Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s bike lane plans have lost their bid to delay them

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Toronto cyclists lose bid to force Ford government to pause bike lane removals | Globalnews.ca

A group of Toronto cyclists hoping to put a road block in the way of Doug Ford’s bike lane plans have lost their bid to delay them.

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Colin D'Mello Global News @colindmello.bsky.social · Mar 16

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Colin D'Mello Global News @colindmello.bsky.social · Mar 16

Ontario’s mental health and addictions minister says the government isn’t in a place to consider involuntary treatment for people in crisis because the current system is already under too much stress.

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Ontario system ‘not ready’ to introduce involuntary addictions treatment | Globalnews.ca

Ontario's mental health and addictions minister says the government isn't in a place to consider involuntary treatment because the current system is already under too much stress.

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Colin D'Mello Global News @colindmello.bsky.social · Jan 26

NEW: As Premier Doug Ford prepares to trigger a provincial election opposition parties are raising concerns about two planned trips to Washington during the campaign calling them “explicitly partisan” and an inappropriate use of taxpayer funds.

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Liberals claim Ford’s plan to visit Washington during election is ‘explicitly partisan’ | Globalnews.ca

When the Ontario legislature is dissolved, the government enters caretaker mode - a convention that prevents a political party from using taxpayer resources to campaign.

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Colin D'Mello Global News @colindmello.bsky.social · Jan 26

NEW: Ontario’s Liberals have written a letter to the provinces chief electoral officer asking them to consider Premier Doug Ford’s upcoming trips to Washington as election related events, subject to election spending limits.

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Liberals claim Ford’s plan to visit Washington during election is ‘explicitly partisan’ | Globalnews.ca

When the Ontario legislature is dissolved, the government enters caretaker mode - a convention that prevents a political party from using taxpayer resources to campaign.

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Colin D'Mello Global News @colindmello.bsky.social · Jan 23

Does Premier Doug Ford’s ‘Ontario needs a loud voice’ pitch hold up to scrutiny?

One government cabinet minister said the province had no issues meeting with American lawmakers during a trip to Washington.

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Ontario snap election? Ford says ‘stay tuned’ as government announcements sped up | Globalnews.ca

Asked by reporters on Wednesday if Ontarians should expect to see an election campaign begin next week, Ford answered, 'Stay tuned.'

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