Ford government could keep school boards under supervision for ‘years’ | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Ontario’s education minister says he will keep school boards in the province under supervision for years if necessary and won’t feel pressure to hand them back to elected trustees until he is confident they’re being well-run. Paul Calandra has put eight school boards under supervision over the past year, sidelining trustees at some of […]
Ontario elementary school teachers getting $750 spending accounts for supplies | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The Ford government says it will give elementary school teachers access to $750 per year in classroom supplies, which they’ll be able to order directly from a new provincial website. Beginning in September, teachers will be able to use the money to buy writing supplies, calculators, chalk, art, crafts and tissue, among other classroom […]
How a ransomware attack left an Ontario government health agency scrambling | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] It was early June when representatives of the Ford government’s home care agency penned an increasingly frustrated and urgent legal letter to one of its vendors. Weeks after a ransomware attack, officials were still trying to work out how many Ontarians had been impacted. “Just want to reiterate the urgency around the numbers,” a […]
Ford government reveals date for budget, promises it won’t include cuts | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The Ford government will table its annual budget at the end of March, a financial document the premier has promised will not feature cuts. During an appearance at the Empire Club in Toronto, Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy revealed he would publish the budget on Thursday, March 26. The budget confirms the government’s spending plans […]
Ford government confirms 75% reduction in number of conservation authorities | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The Ford government has confirmed it is amalgamating Ontario’s 36 conservation authorities into just nine, a move critics fear will reduce key environmental protections and the government argues is necessary to provide “more consistent services.” Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks Todd McCarthy, announced the changes at an event on Tuesday, marking a […]
Ontario government home care vendor paid ransom to regain access to its servers: report | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] A medical supplies vendor, contracted by Ontario’s taxpayer-funded home care agency, paid out a ransom demand last year, after its systems were accessed and data belonging to as many as 200,000 patients was locked, according to an Ontario government agency report. In April 2025, servers belonging to Ontario Medical Supply — which works with […]
Ford government mulls legal changes to stop B.C.-style drug superlabs | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size More than a year after police officers in British Columbia dismantled what they said was the largest drug superlab in the country, the Ford government is bringing in regulations aimed at ensuring similar operations can’t start up in Ontario. Toward the end of 2024, the RCMP […]
Ontario health agency vendor suffered major ransomware attack in 2025 | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] A vendor contracted by the agency in charge of overseeing Ontario’s home care system suffered a ransomware attack, Global News can reveal – details the province didn’t share after the incident. Ontario Health atHome, a body created by the Ford government to coordinate resources for home care and palliative patients, came under scrutiny last […]
Ford considers filling part of Lake Ontario to build massive convention centre | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he is considering filling part of Lake Ontario to accommodate his vision for a massive new convention centre in downtown Toronto. At an unrelated event in Mississauga, Ont., on Friday, Ford confirmed reporting he was considering filling part of the lake […]
Trustee says they were ‘fully cut off’ from information on Ford government takeover | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] A trustee at Ontario’s second-largest school board says she and her colleagues were “fully cut off” from information about the provincial takeover, expressing concerns about how programming decisions will impact special needs students. On Thursday, the Ford government confirmed that the Peel District and York Catholic school boards would be under provincial supervision, a […]