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WATCH: Affordable housing a 'Top 3 issue' in Ontario election campaign

WATCH: Affordable housing a 'Top 3 issue' in Ontario election campaign

Tim Hudak, CEO of the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA), says voters need to press their local candidates about plans to build more affordable housing
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Ford pledges to restore Northlander passenger rail service, rebuild Highway 101

Ford pledges to restore Northlander passenger rail service, rebuild Highway 101

Ontario's Progressive Conservatives are promising improvements to road and rail transportation in northern Ontario, including a $75 million campaign pledge to restore the Northlander passenger rail service between Toronto and Timmins, Ont.
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Where the Ontario leaders are on the campaign trail for May 9

Where the Ontario leaders are on the campaign trail for May 9

TORONTO — Here's where the leaders of Ontario's main political parties are today: ____ Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford No scheduled events. ____ NDP Leader Andrea Horwath Sudbury.
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Ontario reports 10 new COVID-19 deaths and a drop in hospitalizations

Ontario reports 10 new COVID-19 deaths and a drop in hospitalizations

Ontario is reporting 10 more deaths linked to COVID-19 today and another drop in the number of people in hospital with the virus. The Ministry of Health says one of the 10 deaths is from an earlier date and is part of a data cleanup.
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Soaring cost of living, eroding affordability top of mind for Ontario voters

Soaring cost of living, eroding affordability top of mind for Ontario voters

Chanakya Ramdev has changed where he shops for groceries, he no longer goes to restaurants and he cooks all his meals at home. But the Waterloo, Ont., resident says he’s still struggling with soaring food prices.
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Toronto police looking for one suspect in double shooting in city's east end

Toronto police looking for one suspect in double shooting in city's east end

A double shooting in Toronto's east end early Saturday morning has left one man dead and another in serious condition in hospital.
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Where the Ontario leaders are on the campaign train for May 8

Where the Ontario leaders are on the campaign train for May 8

TORONTO — Here's where the leaders of Ontario's main political parties are today: ____ Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford Timmins : Makes an announcement. 9:30 a.m. ____ NDP Leader Andrea Horwath Cambridge: Hosts Mother's Day brunch. 10 a.m.
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Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford touts party's progress in Ring of Fire plan

Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford touts party's progress in Ring of Fire plan

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. — Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford is touting the progress his party has made on the Ring of Fire development.
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Promise tracker: What the parties are pitching on the campaign trail

Promise tracker: What the parties are pitching on the campaign trail

TORONTO — A running list of election promises announced by the Progressive Conservatives, NDP, Liberals and Greens in Ontario since late March: Progressive Conservatives May 7: Continue with work to build road infrastructure to the Ring of Fire.
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Ontario NDP brings issue of hydro bills back to election campaign trail

Ontario NDP brings issue of hydro bills back to election campaign trail

Ontario's New Democrats promised to lower hydro bills on the campaign trail Saturday, reigniting the hot topic of 2018's election, though they're approaching the issue through energy efficiency rather than direct subsidies.
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