Attorney general ‘not commenting’ on Ford’s call for Umar Zameer judge to apologize | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Ontario’s attorney general will neither condemn nor support Premier Doug Ford’s suggestion that a provincial judge should apologize for her instructions to the jury in the trial of Umar Zameer. The high-profile case saw Zameer acquitted of first-degree murder in the death of Det. Const. Jeffrey Northrup, a plainclothes officer who was fatally run […]
A year after HART Hubs opened, advocates say addiction services still MIA | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] After the Ford government declared supervised consumption sites (SCS) were causing more harm than good, researchers and community workers say the province’s new model for treating addiction isn’t offering a clear path for people to actually get help, with advocates urging changes to the abstinence-based plan. Responding to community backlash, the province introduced legislation […]
Ontario Premier Ford urges B.C., Quebec to drop EV sales targets | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] By Allison Jones The Canadian Press Posted March 18, 2026 11:40 am Updated March 18, 2026 11:43 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Premier Doug Ford is asking his counterparts in Quebec and British Columbia to drop their electric-vehicle sales targets, saying they are making the country […]
Brampton considers embedding LED lights in roads to increase safety | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] A Brampton, Ont., city councillor said the Ford government’s controversial ban on automated speed cameras resulted in speeding nearly doubling and an urgent need for a solution, which may be coming in the form of an illuminating method used in other municipalities —which they expect the province to pay for. Coun. Rowena Santos said […]
Threat against Premier Doug Ford lead to charge for Hamilton man | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] A Hamilton, Ont., man is facing charges in relation to a threat made against Ontario Premier Doug Ford, the second such incident in less than a week. Ontario Provincial Police’s protective services section (PSS) said they began an investigation on Feb. 22 into a threat made against Ford. They said as a result of […]
Premier wants to see ‘gold mine’ airport in downtown Toronto expanded for jets | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] After unveiling the latest renderings for Ontario Place and blasting the Metro Toronto Convention Centre as “one of the worst” in the world, Premier Doug Ford appears to be turning his efforts to the city’s downtown airport. Speaking at an event with the Toronto Region Board of Trade on Thursday evening, Ford said he’d […]