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Ford government to end funding for supervised consumption sites — including two in Toronto In Toronto, Moss Park Overdose Prevention Site and the location at Fred Victor will lose their funding, according to letters sent to the site directors.

BREAKING: Premier Doug Ford’s government will stop funding the remaining supervised drug injection sites on June 13. Ford has called the sites a “failed policy.”

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Doug Ford is changing a law to shield politicians from scrutiny The changes will be introduced after the legislature resumes on March 23.

A surprising amount of interest in this story today, suggesting it may not be the “inside baseball” purview of navel-gazing journalists that some politicos might have hoped.

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Doug Ford government moving to ‘modernize’ freedom of information laws to shield politicians from scrutiny The changes will be introduced after the legislature resumes on March 23.

NEW: Doug Ford’s ⁦‪@OntarioPCParty‬⁩ government is changing the law to protect the premier and his ministers from public scrutiny. Freedom of information “modernization” will shield politicians.

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BREAKING: Doug Ford's government is moving to shield ministers and the premier from the scrutiny of freedom of information laws. Complete coverage soon at theStar.com

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Ontario is bracing for ‘tougher times,’ finance minister warns Amid global economic uncertainty, Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy is signalling his March 26 budget could have some sobering news for Ontarians.

NEW: Finance Minister @PBethlenfalvy will table the Ontario budget on March 26.

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Doug Ford says jets are coming to Billy Bishop airport ‘one way or another’ Ontario premier said the federal government had endorsed the plan that would see longer-haul jets at the Toronto Islands airport.

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Doug Ford says jets are coming to Billy Bishop airport ‘one way or another’ Ontario premier said the federal government had endorsed the plan that would see longer-haul jets at the Toronto Islands airport.

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Internal polling by Ford government suggests strong support for expanding Billy Bishop Airport There is overwhelming public support in Toronto and across Ontario for expanding the runway at Billy Bishop Airport, according to internal government polling obtained by the Star.

NEW: Internal government polling obtained by the ⁦‪@TorontoStar‬⁩ suggests overwhelming support for extending the runway at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport to accommodate jets.

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Doug Ford may want to be Ontario’s premier ‘forever,’ but his focus is now on legacy projects The premier appears to want his legacy to be about building things up, not tearing them down.

From today’s @TorontoStar, Premier Doug Ford seems to see major projects as his legacy.

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Steve Paikin: David Frum on Trump’s Iran attack and why Carney’s Canada must be more ‘cold-blooded’ than ever before Trump's great weakness as a politician is he can never believe that he's an employee hired to do a job. He thinks he's a master, empowered to give orders.

A fascinating and important conversation between ⁦‪@spaikin‬⁩ and ⁦‪@davidfrum‬⁩ in today’s ⁦‪@TorontoStar‬⁩.

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Doug Ford floats reclaimed lakeshore land for Toronto convention centre While city-owned Exhibition Place is the likeliest location of the proposed 2-million square foot convention centre, the premier said there are other possibilities.

NEW: Premier Doug Ford says a massive new convention centre could be built on reclaimed land along the lakeshore. But Exhibition Place remains the leading contender for the 2-million square foot complex.

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Toronto Port Authority backs Doug Ford’s call to expand Billy Bishop airport for jets In a letter to provincial Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria, the federally mandated agency that owns and operates the island airport has hailed a potential expansion.

NEW: Toronto Port Authority, which owns Billy Bishop Airport, backs Premier Doug Ford’s call for an extended runway to accommodate jets on the island airfield.

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John Tory not seeking re-election as mayor of Toronto: Sources The former mayor of Toronto will not run in the fall’s municipal election.

BREAKING: ⁦‪@JohnTory‬⁩ will not run for mayor of Toronto this year.

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Doug Ford says new ‘shock and awe’ convention centre will be almost five times the size of downtown Toronto complex Sources say the province is leaning toward building it on the sprawling 192-acre Exhibition Place.

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Doug Ford unveils design for new Science Centre at Ontario Place About 5,700 jobs are expected to be created during construction, the government said.

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Is Doug Ford’s timeline for a new Ontario Science Centre realistic? It depends who you ask Construction is expected to begin "in the coming weeks" as a consortium of companies begins building the new Ontario Science Centre, which Premier Doug Ford says will open in 2029.

NEW: The latest on Premier Doug Ford’s new Ontario Science Centre scheme. Construction expected to begin within weeks.

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Doug Ford unveils design for new Science Centre at Ontario Place About 5,700 jobs are expected to be created during construction, the government said.

I will be taking ⁦‪@TorontoStar‬⁩ readers’ questions about the new Ontario Science Centre and the redevelopment of Ontario Place at 10 am.

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Doug Ford unveils design for new Science Centre at Ontario Place About 5,700 jobs are expected to be created during construction, the government said.

I will be answering ⁦‪@thestar.com readers’ questions about the new Ontario Science Centre and the Ontario Place redevelopment on Friday at 10 a.m.

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Doug Ford government unveils what the new Science Centre will look like at Ontario Place About 5,700 jobs are expected to be created during construction, the government said.

Premier Doug Ford is likening the design of the new Ontario Science Centre at Ontario Place to the Sydney Opera House in Australia. The Toronto museum is designed by local architects Hariri Pontarini.

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Ontario launching pilot project for ‘emotion-focused’ long-term care The Ontario government is launching a three-year, $9-million pilot project for "emotion-focused care" in long-term care facilities.

The ⁦‪@TorontoStar‬⁩’s ⁦‪@MoiraWelsh‬⁩ on a new ⁦‪@ONgov‬⁩ pilot project to help people living with dementia.

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