Metrolinx CEO promises fewer legal battles on future Ontario transit projects | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The head of Metrolinx is acknowledging the provincial transit agency has spent too much time embroiled in legal battles with its contractors, pledging a new approach after finally finishing the Eglinton Crosstown LRT. The light rail route carried its first passengers on Feb. 8, roughly six years after it was originally scheduled to open, […]
Ford backs down on Crown Royal ban after reaching agreement with Diageo | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Ontario Premier Doug Ford is backing down from his threat to remove Crown Royal from the shelves of the LCBO after the government said it reached a $23-million agreement with the company that includes new investment but won’t replace the jobs lost. Months after Ford poured out a bottle of Crown Royal in protest […]
OPG signs deal with Port Hope, Ont., to build new large nuclear reactor | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 12, 2026 4:10 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Power Generation has signed a deal with a municipality east of Toronto to build a new, large nuclear reactor. Energy Minister Stephen Lecce says the proposed nuclear project in Port Hope, […]
Ontario not currently on path to balance, financial watchdog finds | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Ontario’s financial watchdog says the province is not currently on a path to balance as spending ticks up and revenue from taxation begins to fall in the face of a cost-of-living crisis. The Financial Accountability Officer of Ontario found that the provincial government’s budget deficit will increase to $11.1 billion in the 2025-26 year, […]
Government launches new ‘Protect Ontario’ commercial, won’t reveal cost | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Critics are questioning the Ford government’s decision to pour more public money into an advertising blitz after the province debuted its latest commercial during the Super Bowl. The new one-minute Protect Ontario ad for the provincial government was first aired on Canadian television Sunday night as part of a push to promote the government’s […]
Eglinton Crosstown LRT officially opens in Toronto without pomp or ceremony | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] More than 5,000 days after construction began in Toronto, the Crosstown LRT will finally begin carrying passengers along Eglinton Avenue. Around 7:30 a.m. Sunday, the first train will start its journey westward from Kennedy Station in Scarborough, past connections to the Yonge/University subway line, to terminate at Mount Dennis Station in the west. The […]
Ontario minister responsible for policing won’t comment on arrests of Toronto officers | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Ontario’s solicitor general — the minister responsible for policing in the province — is declining to speak about the arrest of multiple officers during an organized crime investigation that is rocking law enforcement in and around Toronto. A York Regional Police investigation into organized crime led to the arrest of seven Toronto police officers […]
The Eglinton Crosstown LRT finally opens Sunday, ushering in a new era for the street | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] When soil testing machines were first rolled out on Eglinton Avenue around 2008 to prepare for a potential light rail line, local business owner Anita Dimitrijevic found them “pretty scary.” But they were only the start. Work on the Eglinton Crosstown LRT would continue until early this year, spanning political parties, governments, construction firms […]
Public trust in Toronto police was ‘strained’ before officers’ arrest. What now? | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Toronto police knew it had a trust issue before seven serving officers were charged as part of an organized crime investigation. A study completed by the police services board last year found public trust in the force was “strained,” with many concerned about misconduct and the uneven application of standards. “From the public, we […]