Ontario Premier Doug Ford told the integrity commissioner that guests identified as developers at his daughter's stag and doe party in the summer were 'personal friends.'

A list of federally protected species living on land removed from the Greenbelt gives Ottawa significant powers to intervene in the Ford government's plan to allow new development.

New figures obtained by Global News reveal the Ford government fell thousands short of its promise to enroll 8,000 children in funding for autism services in time for the fall.

Ontario's Court of Appeal is allowing a class-action lawsuit to proceed against the minister of long-term care for alleged negligence regarding the government's response to COVID.

The Ontario NDP obtained a form with details of the Ontario Place bidding process using freedom of information laws. Leader Marit Stiles said it raises new questions.

Doug Ford made accessibility part of his brand, handing his personal number to voters and CEOs. Now, questions are being raised about him using the device for government work.

In a letter to the Ontario NDP, privacy commissioner Patricia Kosseim said her office has 19 active appeal cases 'concerning requests for records related to the Greenbelt.'

The government announced suddenly on Friday that it was closing the Ontario Science Centre at its current location, giving the public only a few hours of warning.

The Kensington Market Overdose Prevention Site was one of 10 such spaces ordered to close by the Ford government this week. Its leadership are begging the premier to reconsider.

Standing outside the Ontario Legislative Chamber, Stiles called the premier 'corrupt' and claimed he's preoccupied with making deals 'that benefit insider friends.'

The explosive report from Bonnie Lysyk into the government's dealings with developers comes after a six-month investigation.

Ontario is refusing to release the number of nurses, personal support workers and physicians the province needs, saying that sharing the data publicly could harm the economy.

The official opposition at Queen's Park is asking for Ontario's integrity commissioner to expand his Greenbelt probe to include call logs on Doug Ford's personal cell phone.

As the opposition calls for more transparency, Global News can reveal three months during the pandemic when Doug Ford failed to make a single call on his government-issued device.

The black and white checkered scarf, typically worn in Arab cultures and often used to symbolize solidarity with Palestinians, was banned by the Speaker as a 'political' symbol.

The Beer Store will be allowed to sell lottery tickets as Ontario liberalizes alcohol sales but unionized LCBO employees are weighing a strike, fearing store closures.

The size and cost of the premier's office under Ontario Premier Doug Ford has expanded significantly since the premier took over, far outpacing spending under the Liberals.

The province has been under pressure after reports emerged that it was planning to close some ServiceOntario locations and open kiosks in Staples stores instead.

The cost of Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s most recent cabinet has increased by 72 per cent compared to the first inner circle he unveiled in 2018.

Ontario government officials are now acknowledging that Premier Doug Ford uses his personal cell phone for government business, but are refusing to divulge his phone logs

In Doug Ford's 2018 mandate letters, obtained exclusively by Global News, the premier laid out his high expectations for incoming cabinet ministers and plan to ensure integrity.

Carlton MPP Goldie Ghamari faced criticism from other parties and a prominent Muslim group after sharing a screenshot of a conversation she had with a U.K. far-right leader.

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A series of freedom of information requests for communications suggest the chief of staff may have withheld private email and text messages sent to the CEO of Metrolinx.

The OPP received multiple complaints after the Ford government revealed that 7,400 acres of land would be removed from the Greenbelt in order to build new housing.

Opposition politicians at Queen's Park are trying to get Premier Doug Ford to release his personal cellphone records using an Opposition Day Motion.

An advocacy group is accusing province of deliberately underfunding health care in the province. A government spokesperson said the group was "ideologically opposed" to them.

The Financial Accountability Officer said Monday his office will look into how much LCBO will stand to lose as convenience, grocery and big box stores begin offering booze.

Data obtained by Global News using freedom of information laws tracked the deaths of 354 children between 2020 and 2022 who were under the care of the government in some form.

On Monday, Global News revealed that Sackville appears to use his private Gmail address frequently to discuss government-related business with his Ontario colleagues.

The minister of children, community and social services said his government was strengthening the tools to deal with child neglect and would continue to push new changes.

The Ford government has been locked in a battle with Global News over the premier’s personal cellphone for more than a year.

Patrick Sackville, Chief of Staff to Ontario Premier Doug Ford, told Integrity Commissioner J. David Wake: 'I do not conduct government business on my personal e-mail.'

The board began hearing arguments after the minister of education made an application to deem the walkout unlawful.

Documents obtained by Global News show the government rushed promotional signs for Highway 413 and the Bradford Bypass, before ripping them out because the font wasn't big enough.

Nearly 300 people in Ontario have been moved from hospitals to long-term care homes not of their choosing under a law the government implemented a little over a year ago.

The ballooning cost of Premier Doug Ford's signature Ontario Line transit project has led to new criticism that the government was "not upfront" about the taxpayer-funded price tag

The Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association announced on Monday it would ballot its members over whether or not to consider a strike in a mid-October vote.

Critics of the plan have accused the government of shrouding the redevelopment in secrecy and welcomed the auditors probe believing it will bring transparency to the process.

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Ontario Place for All, which has rallied and organized opposition to current plans to redevelop the area, has retained a lawyer to outline its case that Ottawa should step in.

The ombudsman announced Monday he would be launching a 'systemic investigation' into direct payments handed out by the Ministry of Education to parents.

The new order will effectively replace the local planning process and puts the province's plans for a spa, concert venue and science centre at the waterfront close to reality.

Sources say the contract was first signed for several hundred thousand dollars in 2020 but has ballooned to over $26 million.

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, the Crown agency that manages and inspects licenses, said one of its inspectors arrived unannounced at an Etobicoke store on Aug. 16.

Civil servants working for the Ontario government have been awarded backpay for the years their wages were frozen by Bill 124. The union says it is the highest increase since 2012.

The Ford government has been using the term 'attainable housing' since 2022, even assigning a junior cabinet minister the file. The term, however, doesn't have a definition.

The Ontario NDP has laid out links between some developers and controversial zoning orders as it tries to raise the heat on the government over its Greenbelt scandal.

As Ontario's forest fire season gets underway, Global News can reveal that one in five crews are unstaffed across the north. The program also faces issues with its aircraft.

An MZO, or Minister's Zoning Order, allows projects in Ontario to sidestep the traditional planning process, including public consultation. Critics call them a gift to developers.

Speaking to reporters at Queen’s Park on Monday, NDP Leader Marit Stiles accused the government of 'trying to pretend' there weren’t issues with the province’s health-care system.

A trove of new documents released by an environmental group show how developers contributed to controversial housing decisions in Ontario, including the Greenbelt scandal.

A request by an Ontario Liberal MPP to speak about International Women's Day was rejected by the Ford government, although female MPPs were invited to take part in a photograph.

In the run-up to the 2018 election, Doug Ford promised more than 70 new long-term care beds to a town in northern Ontario. Six years later, locals say they've seen no progress.

During a mini reshuffle brought on by a surprise resignation, Doug Ford added a new position to his already record-breaking cabinet.

Documents obtained by Global News show anti-drunk driving and addiction groups told Ontario to be careful in expanding alcohol sales, but the government sped up its timeline.

When asked whether governments should 'count new long-term care beds as new homes,' 63 per cent of respondents to a new poll said no, while just 23 per cent felt they should.

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The explosive report from Bonnie Lysyk into the government's dealings with developers comes after a six-month investigation.

Staples is just one of four retailers the government plans to open ServiceOntario locations in, according to a business case justifying the move.

Zameer was acquitted on Sunday in the death of Det. Const. Jeffrey Northrup, who died after he was hit by a vehicle in an underground parking garage at Toronto City Hall.

The leader of the Ontario NDP called for Doug Ford to sack Steve Clark if he did not resign after a damning report into changes to Ontario's Greenbelt was released.

Internal government documents obtained by the Ontario NDP and provided to Global News refer to “Phase 2” in the province’s overhaul of Toronto’s Ontario Place. 

Metrolinx's CEO says the provincial transit agency will not confirm an opening date for the Eglinton Crosstown LRT until three months before it is due to begin running trains.

The Greenbelt Council is supposed to meet 10 times per year but hasn't convened a session since December 2022, despite the Greenbelt scandal that engulfed the Ford government.

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Doug Ford hasn't said how much a defeated byelection candidate is getting paid to lead a new office in Ottawa. One member of his party said the office is 'not a great idea.'

The criticism comes after Global News revealed internal government documents cited Bill 124 and low wages as part of the province's health-care staffing issues.

After a rushed process led by Ford government officials, Toronto Pearson International Airport was forced to tell the province it had greenlit a 50-storey tower on a flight path.

Two major teaching unions in Ontario have netted Bill 124 backpay agreements for the years they were governed by the wage restraint legislation ahead of an appeal court ruling.

Ontario's chief medical officer of health is warning public health agencies to be prepared and roll out vaccinations after two cases of measles were reported in the province.

Speaking during Question Period, Ford and his housing minister defended a decision to offer only brief consultations on a law designed to return land to Ontario's Greenbelt.

Ontario will need 33,200 more nurses and 50,853 more personal support workers by 2032, the government projects — figures obtained by The Canadian Press.

Ontario will begin rolling out new COVID-19 booster shots and annual flu vaccines as the respiratory illness season approaches and hospital brace for a busy winter.

The payouts come after successive courts deemed that Bill 124, which capped public sector wages, interfered with the constitutional rights of unionized workers.

Global News is publishing the entire document, which it obtained from Ontario's Ministry of Health through a freedom of information request.

One of the parcels of land removed from Ontario's Greenbelt belongs to an employee at a large private sector union that backed the PCs during the election, Global News can reveal.

The premier said he planned to make Ontario Place the country’s best tourist attraction and claimed the science centre’s current location is “a sleepy little neighbourhood.”

The Ontario government said it would study tolling and its potential benefits in 2023. It introduced a ban on new tolls before that work was finished, new documents suggest.