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CLOSER LOOK: No one loves Marineland right now Tonight on Village Media's new daily podcast: A whale of a problem at Marineland, where owners are threatening to euthanize 30 captive belugas unless Ottawa steps up to help pay for food and care

CLOSER LOOK: No one loves Marineland right now

Clients of lobby firms connected to premier, his nephew given tens of millions in training funds Groups represented by a lobbying firm owned by the premier’s campaign manager got more than $100 million in grant money, a Trillium analysis has found

Clients of lobby firms connected to premier, his nephew given tens of millions in training funds

VIDEO: Ford’s health minister to meet family of teen who died after long ER wait During an emotional interview on Village Media's 'Closer Look' podcast, the mother of 16-year-old Finlay van der Werken confirmed Sylvia Jones has agreed to a face-to-face meeting later this month

VIDEO: Ford’s health minister to meet family of teen who died after long ER wait

‘It’s very barbaric’: Families, advocates decry truancy charges against Ontario teens The Trillium reached out to school boards across Ontario to find out which ones pursue charges against teens who refuse to attend or who are ‘habitually absent’ from school. This is what we found.

‘It’s very barbaric’: Families, advocates decry truancy charges against Ontario teens

Community leaders call for provincial lifeline for idled Kapuskasing paper mill The Kapuskasing paper mill is at the centre of finger-pointing over which level of government is to blame

Community leaders call for provincial lifeline for idled Kapuskasing paper mill

MPP Chris Scott issues statement announcing a 'short leave' 'I am taking a short leave from partisan and non-essential public appearances but remain fully committed to serving the people of Sault Ste. Marie as I was elected to do'

MPP Chris Scott issues statement announcing a 'short leave'

Ontario ‘at risk’ of missing $10-a-day child-care program targets: auditor general A new report says the province will ‘likely need to change its current plans’ to reach an average of $10-per-day child care by next March

Ontario ‘at risk’ of missing $10-a-day child-care program targets: auditor general

BREAKING: Ford government skills training funding ‘not fair, transparent or accountable’: auditor general Ford government labour ministers overruled civil servants to fund skills training by groups with lobbyists, according to a scathing new report

BREAKING: Ford government skills training funding ‘not fair, transparent or accountable’: auditor general

VIDEO: Family on a mission to fix ER wait times after teenage son’s tragic death Tonight on 'Closer Look': 16-year-old Finlay van der Werken died after waiting more than eight hours in a hospital emergency room. His loved ones are fighting to ensure no other child meets the same fate

VIDEO: Family on a mission to fix ER wait times after teenage son’s tragic death

Ford government proposes zoning orders to boost density in Toronto’s Liberty Village The province is aiming to double the heights of a few future condos in the busy downtown neighbourhood

Ford government proposes zoning orders to boost density in Toronto’s Liberty Village

New provincial cuts will compound Toronto’s shelter system crisis, warns Chow The steep cut to the Canada-Ontario Housing Benefit comes in addition to federal funding cuts to refugee housing, further straining the shelter system

New provincial cuts will compound Toronto’s shelter system crisis, warns Chow

VIDEO: Doug Ford puts pedal to the metal on promise to ban speed cameras Tonight on our new 'Closer Look' podcast: Premier says his PCs will introduce legislation to outlaw automated speed enforcement cameras, calling them a 'cash grab.' Is he going down the wrong road?

VIDEO: Doug Ford puts pedal to the metal on promise to ban speed cameras

College looks to cut psychologist training requirements, citing Ford government changes National association warns proposal a ‘serious threat to public safety’

College looks to cut psychologist training requirements, citing Ford government changes

OPINION: Ontario Liberals should mirror federal counterparts' voting safeguards to prevent foreign interference and coercion The OLP can set an example by following the lessons of the Hogue inquiry in its upcoming leadership contest, writes Nathan Carr

OPINION: Ontario Liberals should mirror federal counterparts' voting safeguards to prevent foreign interference and coercion

Millions from Ontario training funding went to dentists’ brokerage with ties to then-labour minister’s wife Dentacloud received more than $2 million through the Ford government’s Skills Development Fund

Millions from Ontario training funding went to dentists’ brokerage with ties to then-labour minister’s wife

Ontario to ban speed cameras, fund other road-calming measures instead Ford makes series of false claims in announcement

Ontario to ban speed cameras, fund other road-calming measures instead

Cameras slow speeders, data shows, as Ford government says it's prepared to ban them Revenue funds traffic-calming measures, not general expenses: Mississauga and Burlington

Cameras slow speeders, data shows, as Ford government says it's prepared to ban them

VIDEO: What we know about Chris Scott, the MPP accused of spousal assault Tonight on Village Media's new 'Closer Look' podcast: Stay or go? That is the choice facing a rookie Ontario MPP as more details emerge about the criminal charges that have upended his political future

VIDEO: What we know about Chris Scott, the MPP accused of spousal assault

'Incredibly troubling': Sault MPP's future unclear as NDP demands his resignation 'He should be laser-focused on giving the very best, effective representation to the good people of Sault Ste. Marie, and he will not be able to do that,' says one NDP MPP of Chris Scott

'Incredibly troubling': Sault MPP's future unclear as NDP demands his resignation

Ontario sees slight decrease in social support recipients who are homeless As asylum claims have slowed down, the number of refugees living on the streets while receiving provincial financial supports has been cut in half

Ontario sees slight decrease in social support recipients who are homeless

Doug Ford on ‘different page’ when it comes to U.S. trade, ambassador says Pete Hoekstra says the Ontario premier is not a strong advocate for the Canadian-American relationship

Doug Ford on ‘different page’ when it comes to U.S. trade, ambassador says

BREAKING: Sault MPP Chris Scott out of Progressive Conservative Caucus The premier's office informed the media Monday morning that the rookie Sault MPP is no longer a member of the governing caucus

BREAKING: Sault MPP Chris Scott out of Progressive Conservative Caucus

VIDEO: Ford has faith Carney will steer his way on 401 tunnel Tonight on Village Media's new 'Closer Look' podcast: On the heels of more headlines this week, we revisit a recent episode that dug deep into Doug Ford's tunnel vision for Highway 401

VIDEO: Ford has faith Carney will steer his way on 401 tunnel

Critics blast millions in Skills Development Fund grants given to PC-friendly companies A law firm, a private animal hospital and a large commercial bakery are among the recipients with ties to the PCs

Critics blast millions in Skills Development Fund grants given to PC-friendly companies

VIDEO: Barrie mayor says ‘more and more’ cities will follow his lead on encampments Tonight on Village Media's new 'Closer Look' podcast: An in-depth interview with Barrie mayor Alex Nuttall, who has made national headlines for his bold plan to dismantle homeless encampments

VIDEO: Barrie mayor says ‘more and more’ cities will follow his lead on encampments

Group training workers for ‘Rob Ford’s favourite nightclub owner’ got $6.5M in provincial skills development funding Training takes place at Zlatko Starkovski’s event venue at Exhibition Place

Group training workers for ‘Rob Ford’s favourite nightclub owner’ got $6.5M in provincial skills development funding

OPINION: Five take-aways from Bonnie's crumble at the AGM The Ontario Liberal Party has some lessons to learn about hating Doug Ford and building a new electoral coalition, writes pollster Joseph Angolano

OPINION: Five take-aways from Bonnie's crumble at the AGM

Doug Ford calls on Carney to keep tariffs on Chinese EVs The Mark Carney government has said its ‘looking into’ whether to drop the levy

Doug Ford calls on Carney to keep tariffs on Chinese EVs

Legally blind school trustee called out by minister says buying Elvis song with public money was an accident Education Minister Paul Calandra said trustees' expenses are 'really frustrating people' and that the government is 'taking steps to get the system under control'

Legally blind school trustee called out by minister says buying Elvis song with public money was an accident

OPINION: Bonnie Crombie's 57% was enough to win, but not enough to lead By resigning but staying on, Crombie has left her party in limbo, writes Stephen Adler

OPINION: Bonnie Crombie's 57% was enough to win, but not enough to lead