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Toronto clamps down on FIFA World Cup spending over funding fight with Ontario
Toronto will clamp down on FIFA World Cup spending until it can find savings on its hosting duties or secure more money from other levels of government.
Gondola, tunnel or bridge? Toronto city council eyes improved island access
City councillors are being asked to create a task force to accelerate expanded access to Toronto Island, work that includes long-term and pricey options like a possible bridge, tunnel or gondola to the popular park.
As Ontario struggles to reach home building goal, new bill could speed up development
Ontario’s housing minister says he will introduce legislation this week to speed up new home construction, the Ford government’s latest attempt to put the province on track to meet its goal of building 1.5 million homes.
Trump tariffs could throw off Ford's path to balanced Ontario budget
U.S. President Donald Trump’s chaotic trade war will loom large over Doug Ford’s provincial budget, with experts saying billions in financial aid to impacted workers and businesses will throw a wrench in the premier’s plan to balance Ontario’s books next year.
ANALYSIS
Trump and Ontario's tariff response likely to dominate Ford's throne speech
Ontario’s legislature has returned for a shortened spring session with just over 20 days scheduled, and experts say Premier Doug Ford’s throne speech is likely to focus on the continued fight against Trump’s tariffs.
Key roadblock in Ontario's takeover of DVP and Gardiner Expressway could be cleared by end of year
The final roadblock to Ontario's takeover of the Gardiner Expressway Parkway could be cleared this year as the province and city finalize a deal Toronto's mayor says will free up the city's finances to better maintain everything from its transit system to its parks.
Can bolstering provincial trade help thwart Trump's tariffs? Ontario looks at reducing barriers
Doug Ford says pulling down internal trade barriers will be among his first orders of business when Ontario's legislature resumes next month, and experts say the premier should start by addressing rules that make it difficult for workers to move seamlessly between provinces.
ANALYSIS
Will Doug Ford join the federal campaign? Trump's trade war may pull him into the fight
Fresh off his third straight election win last month, Ontario Premier Doug Ford seems content to watch the fight to form the next federal government from the sidelines, a battle experts say he may not be able to stay out of even if he tries.
Analysis
Conservative strategists expect status quo cabinet from re-elected Ford government
Premier Doug Ford's new cabinet will be sworn in Wednesday, and some conservative strategists expect familiar ministers to be sitting around that table as the re-elected Progressive Conservatives try to project stability in the face of U.S. tariffs.
'The trust is gone': Ontario business and labour look for new partners as U.S. trade war continues
The damage done by Donald Trump’s chaotic tariff war has Ontario businesses looking for new trading partners and allies in the midst of deep uncertainty caused by the conflict.