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Ontario reaches $108.5-million deal with feds for school food program meals for 160,000 more kids
Ontario reaches $108.5-million deal with feds for school food program meals for 160,000 more kids
The funding will mean 9.8 million more meals for Ontario youth and will begin this school year
Education and Training
Sneh Duggal and Aidan Chamandy
 Ford government to yank MZOs if developments stall for 1 year: minister
Ford government to yank MZOs if developments stall for 1 year: minister
'We don't give zoning orders to sit on,' Housing Minister Paul Calandra said on Friday
Housing Trillium Insiders
Charlie Pinkerton Charlie Pinkerton
Ford to cyclists: 'Be careful out there'
Ford to cyclists: 'Be careful out there'
The premier told cyclists to take secondary roads after his government moved to shield itself from bike lane removal lawsuits
Municipalities, Transit and Infrastructure Trillium Insiders
Jack Hauen Jack Hauen
Queen's Park Today: No lawsuits from injured cyclists
Queen's Park Today: No lawsuits from injured cyclists
Your daily report from Ontario's provincial legislature
Queen's Park Today Trillium Insiders
Alan S. Hale Alan S. Hale
Crombie shares 'tough on crime' messaging with police association, promises to boost funding
Crombie shares 'tough on crime' messaging with police association, promises to boost funding
Bonnie Crombie said in a speech to the Police Association of Ontario that she believes in the 'old adage that we have to be tough on crime'
Politics Trillium Insiders
Sneh Duggal Sneh Duggal
Ontario not likely to follow federal two-month tax break
Ontario not likely to follow federal two-month tax break
Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy takes credit for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's idea of a $250 workers rebate
Politics Trillium Insiders
Palak Mangat and Katherine DeClerq
 Ford government moves to bar lawsuits over injured, killed cyclists after bike lane removals
Ford government moves to bar lawsuits over injured, killed cyclists after bike lane removals
An amendment to the bike lane bill aims to insulate the Crown if cyclists are struck: biking lawyers
Municipalities, Transit and Infrastructure
Jack Hauen and Aidan Chamandy
 Draft briefing for cabinet warned bike lane changes could worsen congestion
Draft briefing for cabinet warned bike lane changes could worsen congestion
A leaked government document says removing bike lanes in cities could backfire
Municipalities, Transit and Infrastructure
Aidan Chamandy and Jack Hauen
 ‘Political sensitivities’ a risk to redevelopment of historic Niagara Falls buildings: provincial commission
‘Political sensitivities’ a risk to redevelopment of historic Niagara Falls buildings: provincial commission
Plans for companies to redevelop two provincially owned decommissioned power stations next to Niagara Falls resemble the Ford government's Ontario Place plan
Municipalities, Transit and Infrastructure Trillium Insiders
Charlie Pinkerton Charlie Pinkerton
Queen's Park Today: Captain Canada to the rescue!
Queen's Park Today: Captain Canada to the rescue!
Your daily report from the Ontario provincial legislature
Queen's Park Today Trillium Insiders
Alan S. Hale Alan S. Hale
Federal NDP leader asks provinces to exempt 'daily essentials' from sales tax
Federal NDP leader asks provinces to exempt 'daily essentials' from sales tax
However, his Ontario counterpart is not yet sure her party is on board
Government Finance and the Economy
Palak Mangat
 Parents call on province to stop 'playing politics' and implement wage grid for child-care sector
Parents call on province to stop 'playing politics' and implement wage grid for child-care sector
Parent advocates have come together to launch a new group called 'Parents for Child Care'
Education and Training Trillium Insiders
Sneh Duggal Sneh Duggal
Canada’s premiers agree on one-on-one trade deals with U.S. and Mexico: Ford
Canada’s premiers agree on one-on-one trade deals with U.S. and Mexico: Ford
The Ontario premier spoke with his counterparts about the new strategy for North American trade Wednesday
Government Finance and the Economy Trillium Insiders
Alan S. Hale Alan S. Hale
Queen's Park Today: ‘High-tax Tories’
Queen's Park Today: ‘High-tax Tories’
Your daily report from the Ontario provincial legislature
Queen's Park Today Trillium Insiders
Alan S. Hale Alan S. Hale
Ontario's housing crisis 'hitting people with mental illnesses especially hard': CMHA report
Ontario's housing crisis 'hitting people with mental illnesses especially hard': CMHA report
The new report from the Canadian Mental Health Association also highlights the province's 'low support' for harm reduction services
Health Trillium Insiders
Sneh Duggal Sneh Duggal
Ontario facing housing-inflicted 'brain drain' to other provinces: report
Ontario facing housing-inflicted 'brain drain' to other provinces: report
More young people moving to Atlantic provinces or Alberta for cheaper housing
Housing Trillium Insiders
Jack Hauen Jack Hauen
Ontario First Nation declares emergency caused by under policing
Ontario First Nation declares emergency caused by under policing
The PCs say public safety is their highest priority, but Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg First Nation says it has been left to fend for itself using private security
Indigenous, Rural and Northern Affairs Trillium Insiders
Alan S. Hale Alan S. Hale
Ontario Liberals promise to tighten government advertising rules they weakened
Ontario Liberals promise to tighten government advertising rules they weakened
Comments the PC campaign manager made about government advertising boosting the party's poll numbers are 'obscene,' Liberal critic says
Politics
Jessica Smith Cross Jessica Smith Cross
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