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Canadian leaders promise to retaliate against Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs
Canadian leaders promise to retaliate against Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs
The U.S. president is scheduled to unveil a new round of tariffs at 4 p.m. Wednesday
Government Finance and the Economy
Palak Mangat, Katherine DeClerq and Jessica Smith Cross
 PCs fulfil promise to fund theatre rebuild that stakeholders said was talk of political fundraiser attended by premier
PCs fulfil promise to fund theatre rebuild that stakeholders said was talk of political fundraiser attended by premier
Tourism, Culture and Gaming Minister Stan Cho announced that $35 million in provincial funding will be put towards rebuilding the Royal George Theatre in Niagara-on-the-Lake
Politics Trillium Insiders
Charlie Pinkerton Charlie Pinkerton
HART hub services missing as government touts 'successful transition'
HART hub services missing as government touts 'successful transition'
Sites to receive budgets weeks after opening: health minister
Health
Jack Hauen and Aidan Chamandy
 'It's horrific': families call for more special education supports after young kids 'escape' from school
'It's horrific': families call for more special education supports after young kids 'escape' from school
Chris Walters' said his four-year-old daughter was found blocks away in the middle of a road a couple of weeks ago
Education and Training Trillium Insiders
Sneh Duggal Sneh Duggal
Queen’s Park Today: On the Good Roads again
Queen’s Park Today: On the Good Roads again
Your daily report from the Ontario provincial legislature
Queen's Park Today Trillium Insiders
Katherine DeClerq Katherine DeClerq
Ontario kids missing more school due to exclusions: Education Ministry data
Ontario kids missing more school due to exclusions: Education Ministry data
Advocates believe the data, obtained by The Trillium, showing students were excluded for 11,776 days in 2022-23 is the ‘tip of the iceberg’
Education and Training
Sneh Duggal Sneh Duggal
Intensive kids’ mental health treatment not available across Ontario: AG
Intensive kids’ mental health treatment not available across Ontario: AG
The system is fragmented and siloed, preventing kids from getting the care they need, the auditor found in a special report
Health Trillium Insiders
Sneh Duggal and Jessica Smith Cross
 ‘Non-compliance’ findings about Ford-linked lobbyist reignite calls to update Ontario’s lobbying law
‘Non-compliance’ findings about Ford-linked lobbyist reignite calls to update Ontario’s lobbying law
A parliamentary review of the Lobbyists Registration Act that's required under the law is almost four years late
Politics Trillium Insiders
Charlie Pinkerton Charlie Pinkerton
9 safe consumption sites closing Tuesday despite court reprieve
9 safe consumption sites closing Tuesday despite court reprieve
Threat of losing provincial HART hub funding 'looms large,' advocates say
Social Services and Society Trillium Insiders
Jack Hauen Jack Hauen
Non-municipal drinking water not adequately inspected in Ontario: auditor general
Non-municipal drinking water not adequately inspected in Ontario: auditor general
Some systems haven’t been tested in more than five years
Politics
Katherine DeClerq Katherine DeClerq
Doug Ford’s former assistant broke law lobbying for Greenbelt removals: integrity commissioner
Doug Ford’s former assistant broke law lobbying for Greenbelt removals: integrity commissioner
The commissioner found the lobbyist broke registration rules, offered officials Leafs tickets, and dinged him for other work lobbying an ‘office holder’ confirmed by The Trillium as Premier Ford
Politics
Charlie Pinkerton Charlie Pinkerton
Queens Park Today: Fashion police
Queens Park Today: Fashion police
Your daily report from the Ontario provincial legislature
Queen's Park Today Trillium Insiders
Katherine DeClerq Katherine DeClerq
TRILLIUM TALK: Doug Ford’s campaign manager thinks Pierre Poilievre could get ‘obliterated’
TRILLIUM TALK: Doug Ford’s campaign manager thinks Pierre Poilievre could get ‘obliterated’
Every Sunday morning, one of our legislative reporters from The Trillium provides an inside look at the week that was in Ontario politics — and the week ahead
Trillium Talk
Village Media
 Court grants injunction in supervised consumption site case
Court grants injunction in supervised consumption site case
Ten sites the Ford government ordered to close will be allowed to stay open until a judge decides a Charter challenge
Social Services and Society
Jack Hauen Jack Hauen
Back pay for repealed wage-freeze law boosts teachers on Sunshine List
Back pay for repealed wage-freeze law boosts teachers on Sunshine List
Tens of thousands of teachers show major compensation increases from 2023 to 2024 due to one-time bumps from back pay
Education and Training Trillium Insiders
Jessica Smith Cross Jessica Smith Cross
Canadian, American and Mexican mayors gather to call for removal of tariffs
Canadian, American and Mexican mayors gather to call for removal of tariffs
Leaders of Toronto, Ottawa and Windsor were among Canada's delegation in Washington, D.C.
Municipalities, Transit and Infrastructure Trillium Insiders
Jack Hauen Jack Hauen
Queen's Park Today: Working the back channels
Queen's Park Today: Working the back channels
Your daily report from the Ontario provincial legislature
Queen's Park Today Trillium Insiders
Katherine DeClerq Katherine DeClerq
Doug Ford says tariffs could be waived on cars with over 50% U.S. parts
Doug Ford says tariffs could be waived on cars with over 50% U.S. parts
The premier said that U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick gave him a call Wednesday
Government Finance and the Economy
Katherine DeClerq Katherine DeClerq
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