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Where the Ontario leaders are on the campaign trail for May 16

Where the Ontario leaders are on the campaign trail for May 16

Here's where the leaders of Ontario's main political parties are today: ____ Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford Toronto: Takes part in Ontario Leaders Debate. 6:30 p.m.
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Ontario NDP plan to run deficits for six years, cancel gas tax cut

Ontario NDP plan to run deficits for six years, cancel gas tax cut

TORONTO — Ontario's New Democrats are pledging to run larger deficits than the Progressive Conservatives and Liberals if elected and would likely not balance the budget for six years, but the party is eyeing some cost savings from cancelling a gas ta
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Ontario reports seven more COVID 19 deaths, 1,024 in hospital with the virus

Ontario reports seven more COVID 19 deaths, 1,024 in hospital with the virus

TORONTO — Ontario is reporting seven more deaths linked to COVID-19. In data posted this morning, the province says there were 1,024 people hospitalized with the virus, a drop of 368 patients from the 1,392 hospitalizations logged Saturday.
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'I'll never be able to afford property': Housing costs key issue for Ontario voters

'I'll never be able to afford property': Housing costs key issue for Ontario voters

TORONTO — When Thiago Lang and his wife began searching for a Greater Toronto Area home last year, they spent most weekends viewing about 15 properties and weekdays placing up to five bids – often over asking – on houses that sold for astronomical pr
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Where the Ontario leaders are on the campaign trail for May 15

Where the Ontario leaders are on the campaign trail for May 15

Here's where the leaders of Ontario's main political parties are today: ____ Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford No scheduled public events. ____ NDP Leader Andrea Horwath No scheduled public events.
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NDP increase ODSP campaign pledge, promise to double current rate in second year

NDP increase ODSP campaign pledge, promise to double current rate in second year

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Ontario's New Democrats say they'll boost their planned increases to the province's disability support program.
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Liberals, New Democrats promise to bolster investments in arts and culture

Liberals, New Democrats promise to bolster investments in arts and culture

Ontario's Liberals and New Democrats are promising to bulk up spending on the arts sector, whose funding they say was already being whittled away before the COVID-19 pandemic closed galleries and cancelled concerts.
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Hundreds ordered to leave homes in Kenora, Ont., as floodwaters continue to rise

Hundreds ordered to leave homes in Kenora, Ont., as floodwaters continue to rise

KENORA, Ont. — A city in northwestern Ontario has issued an evacuation order in response to a flood risk that's expected to grow in the coming days. Officials in Kenora, Ont.
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Ontario Liberals and NDP offer different rent control promises

Ontario Liberals and NDP offer different rent control promises

TORONTO — Ontario's Liberals and New Democrats are both pledging to reintroduce rent control, taking slightly different tacks on the policy they say would help lifelong renters and would-be homeowners alike.
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Ontario NDP, Liberals eye four-day work weeks in proposed pilot projects

Ontario NDP, Liberals eye four-day work weeks in proposed pilot projects

TORONTO — Two Ontario political parties are promising to explore a four-day work week if they form government, an idea that has met with great success in one southwestern township, but business groups are wary.
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