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Immigration minister calls Ontario’s international student claims ‘garbage’The federal government has responded to a growing series of attacks from Ontario Premier Doug Ford and his ministers over the imposition of a cap on international students.PoliticsFeb 27
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Ontario town backs scrapped LCBO pilot program to scan IDsThe Ford government swiftly cancelled a pilot that would have required ID at the entrances of some LCBO stores. Now, one Ontario town says the program was needed.PoliticsFeb 27
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Ford shut down internal push to raise university, college tuition: DocsInternal documents obtained by Global News show the minister in charge of universities and colleges was ready to raise tuition fees before Premier Doug Ford shut the plan down.PoliticsFeb 27
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Doug Ford reiterates plan for ‘like-minded judges’ on Ontario courtsOntario Premier Doug Ford has doubled down on his comments about appointing "like-minded judges" in Ontario as backlash over his original comments continues.PoliticsFeb 26
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Ontario unveils $1B-plus in colleges, universities funding and new legislationThe Minister of Colleges and Universities, Jill Dunlop, said $1.3 billion in new funding would be handed to post-secondary institutions, along with legislative changes.EducationFeb 26
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Ford teases ‘really good’ announcement for Ontario colleges, universitiesPremier Doug Ford hinted at new funding for Ontario's universities and colleges, which are struggling financially in the face of a federal cap on foreign students.PoliticsFeb 24
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Ford government begins boosting housing numbers with LTC beds, basementsOntario Premier Doug Ford announced Brampton 'broke ground' on more than 7,000 new housing units in 2023. The reality, however, is the majority were not new housing starts.CanadaFeb 23
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Ford defends political appointments to judge selection committeeThe appointments are made by Attorney General Doug Downey, and Ford says today that his Progressive Conservative government got elected "to get like-minded people in appointments."PoliticsFeb 23
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Ontario formally repeals controversial wage restraint legislation, Bill 124The province has repealed Bill 124 almost five years after it was introduced and after losing two court battles. The law capped wages at one per cent annually over three years.PoliticsFeb 23
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Ontario seeks to overrule independent energy board on natural gas decisionThe decision by the Ontario Energy Board would increase costs for homebuyers by making them pay up front for the connection instead of over 40 years, Todd Smith said.PoliticsFeb 22
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