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Canada: NDP leader Horwath compares Ontario premier Ford to 'dictator' over his political shakeup

Jul 28, 2018, at 10:05 pm

Toronto, July 28 (IBNS): New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Andrea Horwath has compared Ontario premier Doug Ford to a "dictator" over the latter's political restructuring by reducing the number of Toronto council seats, media reports said.

Canada: Ontario premier Doug Ford unveils plan to reduce Toronto council seat

Jul 28, 2018, at 12:18 am

Toronto, July 27 (IBNS): Ontario premier Doug Ford on Friday unveiled his plan to reduce the Toronto council seats from present 47 to 25, media report said.

Canada: Doug Ford to reduce Toronto council seats almost to half of its present number

Jul 27, 2018, at 03:02 pm

Toronto, July 27 (IBNS): Ontario premier Doug Ford will slash the Toronto council seats to just more than half of its present number, media reports said.

Toronto Board of Health urges Canada govt to decriminalize all drugs

Jul 18, 2018, at 12:15 pm

Toronto, Jul 18 (IBNS): The Toronto Board of Health became the first in Canada to officially call on the federal government to decriminalize all drugs, according to Toronto's chief medical officer Dr Eileen de Villa, said media reports.

Canada: Ontario Premier Doug Ford calls meeting with PM Trudeau as 'productive'

Jul 06, 2018, at 01:17 pm

Ottawa/Toronto, July 6 (IBNS): Ontario's newly elected Premier Doug Ford has called his meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as "productive".

Ontario Premier Ford announces end of Cap-and-Trade Carbon Tax Era

Jul 03, 2018, at 11:19 pm

Ottawa, Jul 3 (IBNS):  Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Tuesday confirmed that  there would be an end of the Cap-and-Trade Carbon Tax Era in Ontario, media reports said.

Canada: New Ontario government to have 21-member cabinet

Jun 29, 2018, at 10:07 pm

Toronto, Jun 29 (IBNS): The newly elected Progressive Conservative (PC)-led Ontario government will have a cabinet of 21 ministers including premier Doug Ford, media reports said.

Canada: Ontario premier-elect Doug Ford seeks consultations on marijuana legalisation

Jun 22, 2018, at 10:41 pm

Toronto, Jun 22 (IBNS): Ontario premier-elect Doug Ford is seeking further consultations on marijuana legalisation in the province, media reports said.

Ontario’s finance scrutiny tops Ford’s priority list

Jun 10, 2018, at 05:31 am

Ottawa, June 9 (IBNS): Ontario premier-designate Doug Ford yesterday said his first priority in business would be to examine Ontario’s financial situation, media reports said.

We have taken back Ontario, says Ontario's premier elect Doug Ford

Jun 08, 2018, at 08:47 pm

Ottawa, June 8 (IBNS): Premier-elect Doug Ford, whose Progressive Conservatives  have secured a majority government ending nearly 15 years of Liberal Party rule in Canada's Ontario province, said the people of the region have spoken by electing his party to power.

Canada PM Justin Trudeau congratulates Doug Ford for winning Ontario elections

Jun 08, 2018, at 02:10 pm

Ottawa, Jun 8 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has congratulated Progressive Conservative (PC) leader Doug Ford for winning the Ontario elections, media reports said.

Doug Ford set to become Ontario's next premier

Jun 08, 2018, at 09:48 am

Ontario, June 8 (IBNS): In a landmark election, Doug Ford is all set to guide  Progressive Conservative Party to victory , leaving the leader to be the next premier of Ontario province of Canada.

Canada: Ontario Liberal Party to release Ford's recording

May 25, 2018, at 01:29 am

Ottawa, May 24 (IBNS):  Ontario Liberal Party announced Wednesday that it would release a recording of Ontario Progressive Conservative (PC) leader Doug Ford Thursday morning which would upset his nomination process, media reports said.

Canada: Elections Ontario asked to investigate Doug Ford's campaign videos

May 09, 2018, at 12:12 am

Ottawa, May 7 (IBNS):  Elections Ontario were asked by the Liberal Party of Ontario (Liberals)  to investigate Progressive Conservative leader Doug Ford’s use of campaign videos as not being identified to be created by Ford's party.

Largest financial scandal in Canadian history: PC leader Doug Ford on budget deficit

Apr 27, 2018, at 01:38 pm

Toronto, Apr 26 (IBNS): In a campaign pledge today, Progressive Conservative leader Doug Ford mooted an independent inquiry commission to probe into $ 5 billion deficit-number difference between the current liberal dispensation in Ontario and the auditor general, media reports said.

“Dead against” supervised injection sites, says Ontario PC leader Doug Ford

Apr 22, 2018, at 07:57 am

Ottawa, Apr 21 (IBNS): Ontario Progressive Conservative (PC) leader Doug Ford yesterday said he was "dead against" supervised injection sites, adding that the focus should be on drug rehabilitation services, media reports said.

Christine Elliott agrees to Doug Ford's Ontario PC leadership victory, congratulates winner

Mar 13, 2018, at 12:44 am

Toronto, Mar 12 (IBNS): After disputing the voting results, Christine Elliott has agreed to Doug Ford's victory in the Ontario Progressive Conservative (PC) leadership race, media reports said.

Canada: Doug Ford elected as new Ontario PC leader

Mar 12, 2018, at 04:54 pm

Toronto, Mar 12 (IBNS): Former Toronto city councilor Doug Ford had been elected as the new Ontario Progressive Conservative (PC) party leader on the third ballot of preferential voting on Saturday narrowly, media reports said.

Canada: Doug Ford elected new Ontario PC leader, sources say

Mar 11, 2018, at 08:03 pm

Ottawa, Mar 11 (IBNS): Doug Ford, the former Toronto city councillor, has become the new leader of Ontario's Progressive Conservatives (PC), beating other contestants Christine Elliott, Caroline Mulroney and Tanya Granic Allen in a tense contest, media reports said.

John Tory favourite in Toronto mayoral election 2018: Poll

Sep 15, 2017, at 04:37 am

Toronto, Sep 14 (IBNS): Toronto Mayor John Tory will certainly have no problem in winning the upcoming mayoral election next year, according to a recent poll conducted.