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How Ontario’s main parties are pledging to find family doctors for all The province’s major provincial campaign leaders are promising family doctors for the 2.5 million Ontarians without one. CBC Queen’s Park reporter Mike Crawley breaks down how — and if — they can make that happen. All the mainContinue Reading

Toronto Parks Canada says it has found a confirmed case of bird flu in a Canada goose at Rouge National Urban Park and suspects five more. Here’s how you can protect yourself and your pets. Experts advise public to avoid touching wildlife and keep dogs on leashes Britnei Bilhete · CBCContinue Reading

The Ontario election campaign is in full swing — which you may have noticed because of an unsolicited text message from PC Leader Doug Ford (more on that below). Here’s a quick look at how the race unfolded during the first full week of campaigning. We’re keeping things simple here, but be sureContinue Reading

For Ontario farmers relieved by the pause of U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods, there still remains significant anxiety over planning for the rest of this year’s season and into the next. “Really the challenge is around the uncertainty,” said Drew Spoelstra, a Binbrook, Ont., farmer and president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture. The province’sContinue Reading

One week into Ontario’s four-week election campaign, the dominant issue by far is U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat of tariffs on Canadian exports.  In his role as the incumbent premier, Ontario PC Leader Doug Ford was able to trigger a series of provincial government actions in response to the tariffs,Continue Reading

Toronto PC Leader Doug Ford was captured on video after a news conference Monday saying he was happy that President Donald Trump had won the most recent U.S. election — that is until Trump responded with tariff threats that could cause massive harm to Ontario’s economy.  Ontario paused retaliatory measures toContinue Reading

Toronto One of the city’s architectural jewels is about to go quiet for the first time in more than five decades. Report on famed site’s new use due next yearMichael Smee · CBC News · Posted: Feb 03, 2025 5:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 3 hours ago Historian MichaelContinue Reading

With Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives seeking re-election on a slogan of “Protect Ontario,” it’s worth examining whether they made good on their last campaign slogan: “Get It Done.”  The Ontario PC campaign promises in 2022 focused largely on building, in particular housing, hospitals, highways, transit and long-term care homes.  AContinue Reading

Toronto Ontario snowbirds worry they won’t be able to vote in Ford’s snap electionSeniors who are already out of the country are trying to figure out how to vote by mail, while those about to leave worry they’ll be casting early ballots without a full picture of what the partiesContinue Reading