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Ontario MPP Chris Scott Removed from PC Caucus Following Assault Charges
Ontario Premier Doug Ford removed Chris Scott, MPP for Sault Ste. Marie, from the Progressive Conservative caucus on Monday following Scott's arrest on assault charges, with Scott now sitting as an independent.
Ontario MPP Chris Scott Removed from PC Caucus Following Assault Charges
Ontario Premier Doug Ford removed Chris Scott, MPP for Sault Ste. Marie, from the Progressive Conservative caucus on Monday following Scott's arrest on assault charges, with Scott now sitting as an independent.
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20% Bias Score
Ontario Greenbelt Documents Scandal Reveals Systemic Failures
Ontario's Information and Privacy Commissioner Patricia Kosseim's report details systemic failures in the government's handling of Greenbelt documents, including email deletion and codeword use, hindering transparency and accountability, echoing issues from the 2013 gas plant scandal.
Ontario Greenbelt Documents Scandal Reveals Systemic Failures
Ontario's Information and Privacy Commissioner Patricia Kosseim's report details systemic failures in the government's handling of Greenbelt documents, including email deletion and codeword use, hindering transparency and accountability, echoing issues from the 2013 gas plant scandal.
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40% Bias Score
Ontario Expands School Board Oversight Amidst Funding Debate
Ontario's education minister introduced legislation to increase oversight of school boards, including mandating police in schools and standardizing university admissions, despite criticism that underfunding is the core issue.
Ontario Expands School Board Oversight Amidst Funding Debate
Ontario's education minister introduced legislation to increase oversight of school boards, including mandating police in schools and standardizing university admissions, despite criticism that underfunding is the core issue.
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48% Bias Score
Ontario Bolsters Economy Against U.S. Tariffs with Infrastructure and Trade Initiatives
Facing potential U.S. tariffs, Ontario's government plans to reduce interprovincial trade barriers, speed up mining approvals in the Ring of Fire, and build a tunnel under Highway 401, all while investing in the electric vehicle sector and citing the need for economic independence from the U.S.
Ontario Bolsters Economy Against U.S. Tariffs with Infrastructure and Trade Initiatives
Facing potential U.S. tariffs, Ontario's government plans to reduce interprovincial trade barriers, speed up mining approvals in the Ring of Fire, and build a tunnel under Highway 401, all while investing in the electric vehicle sector and citing the need for economic independence from the U.S.
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52% Bias Score
Ford's High-Stakes Trade War with Trump
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, leveraging his prominent US media appearances, directly confronts Donald Trump's protectionist trade policies, citing the substantial economic interdependence between Ontario and the US, and threatening retaliatory measures to protect Canadian interests.
Ford's High-Stakes Trade War with Trump
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, leveraging his prominent US media appearances, directly confronts Donald Trump's protectionist trade policies, citing the substantial economic interdependence between Ontario and the US, and threatening retaliatory measures to protect Canadian interests.
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44% Bias Score
Ontario's Supervised Drug-Use Site Closures to Strain Healthcare System
Ontario plans to close 10 of its 23 supervised drug-use sites by month's end, prompting warnings from health professionals about increased overdoses and strain on emergency rooms; the decision, driven by safety concerns and supported by public opinion polls favoring the governing party, contrasts wi...
Ontario's Supervised Drug-Use Site Closures to Strain Healthcare System
Ontario plans to close 10 of its 23 supervised drug-use sites by month's end, prompting warnings from health professionals about increased overdoses and strain on emergency rooms; the decision, driven by safety concerns and supported by public opinion polls favoring the governing party, contrasts wi...
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48% Bias Score
Ontario's Highway 413: A Lack of Transparency in Mega-Project Planning
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's plan to build Highway 413 and a three-level tunnel under Highway 401 without releasing cost estimates or timelines prevents public debate and assessment of the projects' merits.
Ontario's Highway 413: A Lack of Transparency in Mega-Project Planning
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's plan to build Highway 413 and a three-level tunnel under Highway 401 without releasing cost estimates or timelines prevents public debate and assessment of the projects' merits.
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52% Bias Score
Ontario's Strong Mayor Powers Face Widespread Municipal Backlash
Ontario's expansion of strong mayor powers to 169 municipalities, granting them veto power and unilateral hiring/firing authority, has sparked widespread rejection from smaller municipalities concerned about threats to local democracy, despite the province's aim to expedite housing development.
Ontario's Strong Mayor Powers Face Widespread Municipal Backlash
Ontario's expansion of strong mayor powers to 169 municipalities, granting them veto power and unilateral hiring/firing authority, has sparked widespread rejection from smaller municipalities concerned about threats to local democracy, despite the province's aim to expedite housing development.
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44% Bias Score
Ontario's Judicial Appointment Process Sparks Politicization Concerns
Ontario's proposed changes to its judicial appointment process, allowing the Attorney-General greater control over candidate selection and committee decisions, have raised concerns about politicization and potential threats to judicial independence, prompting criticism from legal organizations and o...
Ontario's Judicial Appointment Process Sparks Politicization Concerns
Ontario's proposed changes to its judicial appointment process, allowing the Attorney-General greater control over candidate selection and committee decisions, have raised concerns about politicization and potential threats to judicial independence, prompting criticism from legal organizations and o...
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56% Bias Score
Ontario Legislature Elects First Female Speaker Amidst Plans to Counter US Tariffs
The Ontario Legislature selected Donna Skelly, a PC MPP, as its first female Speaker on Monday, ahead of Tuesday's Throne Speech outlining plans to counter U.S. tariffs by easing interprovincial trade and expediting mining approvals.
Ontario Legislature Elects First Female Speaker Amidst Plans to Counter US Tariffs
The Ontario Legislature selected Donna Skelly, a PC MPP, as its first female Speaker on Monday, ahead of Tuesday's Throne Speech outlining plans to counter U.S. tariffs by easing interprovincial trade and expediting mining approvals.
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40% Bias Score
Ford Wins Reelection, Vows to Fight Trump Tariffs
Ontario Premier Doug Ford won reelection on June 2, securing a majority government with 79 seats, exceeding the required 63, amidst US President Trump's threatened tariffs on Canadian imports; Ford plans to fight the tariffs, potentially spending "tens of billions of dollars" to protect Ontario's ec...
Ford Wins Reelection, Vows to Fight Trump Tariffs
Ontario Premier Doug Ford won reelection on June 2, securing a majority government with 79 seats, exceeding the required 63, amidst US President Trump's threatened tariffs on Canadian imports; Ford plans to fight the tariffs, potentially spending "tens of billions of dollars" to protect Ontario's ec...
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44% Bias Score
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