Premier Doug Ford says six inmates mistakenly released from Ontario’s jails remain at large. More than 150 inmates have been improperly released from the provincial jail system since 2021. Ford says the criminals will be captured, but he says the situation is unacceptable. Ontario’s solicitor general and his No. 2 have apologized for “inadvertently” saying […]

Ontario is reversing course and will sell the $29-million private jet it bought for Premier Doug Ford. The move comes just days after the purchase of the 2016 Bombardier Challenger 650 jet was revealed on Friday, sparking a wave of backlash from critics who called it a waste of money. Ford acknowledged the criticism in […]

Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government is planning to skip public hearings to pass its omnibus budget bill that contains a retroactive clampdown on access to his cellphone records. The usual legislative process sees bills go to committee, where affected groups and members of the public have a chance to weigh in, and committee members from […]

A “furious” Premier Doug Ford has promised to keep all inmates behind bars after news broke that more than 150 of them were improperly released from jails across Ontario over the last few years. Ford and Solicitor General Michael Kerzner both admitted that jails and courts have released inmates by mistake. “I’m getting down to […]

Ontario Premier Doug Ford defended his government’s plan to build many more jails, saying the billions in cost will be worth it. Ontario’s jails are well over capacity and the overcrowding has been worsening for years under Ford’s tenure as premier. The province plans to add upward of 6,000 new jail beds by 2050, government […]

Ontario’s premier and solicitor general have vowed to figure out how the province’s jails improperly released more than 100 inmates over several years. Premier Doug Ford says the situation is unacceptable and he will get to the bottom of what happened. Global News unearthed government documents through freedom of information laws that show the province […]

Ontario is planning a massive expansion of jails over the next few decades, The Canadian Press has learned. The province’s jails are bursting and have been significantly over capacity for years, with the situation worsening. Ontario plans to add nearly 6,000 jail beds by 2050, documents obtained by University of Ottawa researchers through freedom-of-information laws […]

Ontario has failed to collect more than 90 per cent of money owed by alleged animal abusers whose pets, livestock or menagerie were seized during investigations, The Canadian Press has learned. Since 2019, the province has charged owners money to care for animals seized by Animal Welfare Services to the tune of $10,633,241, documents obtained […]

Dark clouds hovered over Queen’s Park. Thunder cracked and the sky wept as Caledon grandmother Betty de Groot and Stouffville grandmother Victoria Creese waited anxiously for what this year’s budget might bring. On March 26, they stood alongside fellow members of Grand(m)others Act To Save The Planet (GASP) with a single, urgent plea for the […]

Demonstrators gathered on Saturday, March 28, to protest a long list of grievances with the provincial government. Protestors critical of decisions made by Premier Doug Ford began assembling outside local MPP Sylvia Jones’ office, near the Broadway and First Street intersection, just before noon. United by a common desire for accountability and transparency from the […]

A new infusion of cash for the Ontario Autism Program in the recent provincial budget will bring annual spending to nearly $1 billion, money advocates hope will go directly toward core therapy for children. The Ontario Autism Coalition says it welcomes the new $189 million, but worries it will not make enough of a dent […]

What do conservation authorities, a downtown Toronto parking lot and freedom-of-information requests have in common? On the face of it, nothing — but provincial legislative changes are coming to all three, and they are jammed into an omnibus budget bill tabled Thursday by Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy. The province’s plan for doling out taxpayer […]